tradetang.com???!!!

These are probably decent guitars. Decent to an novice though. The finish looks nice, just not Gibson quality nice. The sound is probably decent too. They have copied Gibsons patented pickups. Pickups are really simple machines, and with a little trial and error anyone could make something that works. I know we all have a great deal of reverence to our guitars, but realistically its just some wire wrapped around a magnet screwed onto some wood. I love the scene of Jack White at the begining of "It might get loud" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCFXeChXfcI It would be very hard for someone to pick the real or copy in a blind sound test. BUT... I have seen videos of these Aisian factorys where these are being made and you can see poor quality wood with knots and wood filler all over the place. 3 to 5 planks of wood, (which may or may not be mahogany) glued together instead of one solid piece for the bodies. A gallon of glue to hold the neck in place instead of the minimal amount that Gibson uses. Guys spraying the finishes in a corner of a room instead of in a temperature / humidity fully ventilated paint booth like Gibsons. I'm not saying that they "can't" build a Gibson quality guitar, I'm saying they don't. If they did, then why don't they come up with thier own design and have that become a worldwide icon instead of copying someone elses work.