Purchasing a guitar from China?

RhynoRhyno Posts: 304
edited June 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
I am curious if anyone has any experience either purchasing a guitar from china through Ebay or other means. I am looking to purchase an Epiphone Les Paul Custom and possibly an amp as well (Fender Blues Jr. or a Marshall).

Anyway, my cousin does business in China (Beijing) and will be traveling over there in the next few months. So, I thought I'd check to see if I could get a deal as I'd be able to ship it back here relatively cheap.
Cheers!
Rhyno

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  • Just watch the shipping, that my only advice. I'm really not sure about the Japanese guitar market otherwise, sorry!
    "i wanna rock and roll **all night**, and part of everyday"
  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    From what I've read, the Chinese Les Paul's aren't very good. Just Gibson copies.

    I'm a guitar newbs though.....

    From what I hear the Japanese make some great stuff......Fender-wise. Fender, made in Japan.....not a copy.
  • RhynoRhyno Posts: 304
    Thanks, I've heard that about Japanese Fenders as well as Epiphones, that's what got me wondering...
    Cheers!
    Rhyno

    11/30/1991 ~ 3/25/92 ~ 8/28/92 ~ 6/30/98 ~ 10/8/2000 ~ 6/18/2003 ~ 6/21/2003 ~ 6/26/2006 ~ 6/27/2006 ~ 7/7/2006 ~ 8/5/2007 ~ 6/24/2008 ~ ALPINE VALLEY in '09 ;-)
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Japanese stuff is brilliant.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
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