Which factory is making NS guitars?

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So I have been looking at the recent Aristocrats and have noticed at a few places (Amazon, Reverb) they list the location of manufacture as China.

For one of them (listed as a Newark St. Guild Aristocrat), here is the SN:
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Any idea what the deal is with these?
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That looks like some sort of MIRC deal
 
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kakerlak said:
That looks like some sort of MIRC deal
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MIRC?

A lot of ads don't show the SN clearly, but I have seen a couple where the SN stamp looks to be not a number and the "Made in Korea" bus is just a horizontal number. Given everything I have read, this just seems odd.

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E-Type said:
So I have been looking at the recent Aristocrats and have noticed at a few places (Amazon, Reverb) they list the location of manufacture as China.
For one of them (listed as a Newark St. Guild Aristocrat), here is the SN:
Any idea what the deal is with these?
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Welcome to LTG! As kakerlak already mentioned, this is a refurbished MIRC guitar with a MIRC serial number sticker. (MIRC = Musical Instrument Reclamation Center in Franklin, TN)



And no, an Newark St. Aristocrat does not come from China. I didn't find anything on Reverb or Amazon, feel free to post a link so we can check.

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Wonder what's underneath the SN sticker? :)
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The original S/N starting with KSG (Korea SPG Guild) in the case of an Newark St. Aristocrat...usually blanked out.

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SFIV1967 said:
Welcome to LTG! As kakerlak already mentioned, this is a refurbished MIRC guitar with a MIRC serial number sticker. (MIRC = Musical Instrument Reclamation Center in Franklin, TN)



And no, an Newark St. Aristocrat does not come from China. I didn't find anything on Reverb or Amazon, feel free to post a link so we can check.

The original S/N starting with KSG (Korea SPG Guild) in the case of an Newark St. Aristocrat...usually blanked out.

Ralf
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Thanks for both the info and the welcome! All that makes sense. I posted with a link to the ad at Reverb that had China listed, but it has not shown up yet as I am a new member that needs to be vetted first. I am sure this post will show up after that one though.

One of the others that listed China as the country of manufacture was an Amazon listing that I cannot find now that I look again.
 
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Thanks for the answers everyone. I know it looks like I asked follow up questions after they had been answered, but that was because, as a new member, it took 10-14 hours for my posts to be cleared by moderators.
 
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I posted with a link to the ad at Reverb that had China listed...
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The seller just does not know that it was made in Korea. The serial number marking changed over time, the picture you posted has a year 2013 serial number (KSG13...).

Here's a 2014 SPG made Newark St. M-75 Aristocrat one, as you see there is only a line with the serial number and a sticker with Made in Korea:

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Here's a MIRC refurbished Newark St. Bluesbird made at WMI:

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All great info that will help me buy something with confidence. All the help is much appreciated. Thanks!
 
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