List of countries you've owned gear from.

Achilles

Achilles

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USA
England
China
Mexico
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Germany -
Italy
Poland
France
Italy
Spain
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
Russia
The Ukraine

* Finland and Korea added via TJ.
 
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Achilles said:
USA
England
China
Mexico - strat
Indonesia - Strandberg
Japan - Ibanez
Germany -
Italy
Poland
France
Italy
Spain
Sweden
Denmark
Russia
The Ukraine

probably more to be added
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All these +

Argentina
Canada
Korea
Finland
Latvia
Singapore
Australia
 
USA
England
China
Mexico
Canada
Indonesia
Malaysia
Japan
Korea
Singapore
Vietnam
Denmark
 
Currently owned, roughly sorted by region:
  • United States
    • G&L Legacy, Strat, 1996
    • Fender American Original '60s Jazzmaster, 2018
    • Kiesel Aries AM7, 7-string multiscale, 2015
    • Carvin C66 superstrat, 2010
  • Canada
    • Heatley Tradition, LP style, 2006
  • Finland
    • Flaxwood Rautia, hollowbody (though it's about solid-body Strat sized), 2007 maybe?
  • Poland
    • Skervesen Shoggie 8, headless multiscale 8-string, 2017
  • Slovenia
    • KDC Barncaster, 2022
  • Japan
    • Yamaha SA-1200S semi-hollowbody, late 1970s or early 1980s
  • South Korea
    • Fenix Les Paul Custom, 1990
  • Indonesia
    • Schecter Coupe, a Gretsch style hollowbody, 2021
    • Ibanez BTB33 bass, 2017 maybe
  • China
    • Ibanez AW800 acoustic, 2007
I think everything I've previously owned has been from the same countries.

PS. I'm interested in what guitars from Finland you have owned.
 
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Still mostly;
USA
Japan
But
Strandberg
Aristides
Eastman
Altimera
Vigier
One budget Ibanez jazz box
One MIM Charvel
And my own.
 
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Not sure about the details.

I have several American guitars, Fender, Gibson, PRS. I have a couple Chinese guitars from Squier and Epiphone. One Japanese guitar from Ibanez.

I’ve had guitars from Mexico, Korea, Indonesia previously.

Generally the USA guitars are better quality but they also have better parts and higher prices. Korean guitars have generally been quite good too. Chinese are hit or miss. May be bad luck but all my Mexican guitars have been underwhelming.
 
Achilles said:
Had a used Roukangas for a short bit.
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What made you sell it and what did you replace it with?

I've played a few, including a one off that had a 25000 euro price tag on it...they've all been really well built and I kick myself for not buying one of the Strat/Tele types when they were cheaper.
 
Dunno; don't care. The one piece of gear that I have had difficulty re-selling due specifically to its country of origin is, oddly, probably one of the finest electrics I've owned: a made in Japan Bacchus Handmade series HSS Strat.
 
laxu said:
What made you sell it and what did you replace it with?
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Damned if I remember. There was a time in the years before the 2007-2008 crash where finances were good and really killer used guitars at great prices were easy to find. I was cycling through stuff like crazy.

D'Pergo, McInturff, Roukangas, Mayones, McNaught, Melancon, Vigier, ....
 
Since we were talking teles the other day and the name Melancon has been dropped........

:chef What ya think @laxu
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I know my Strat was made in Fenders Ensenada factory in Mexico and my LP was made in Gibsons Tennessee factory in USA.

Everything else I have no idea where it was made and never really cared.
 
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