Not a Guild but surprisingly nice

[F30]

I checked one of these out because it was priced at $399. No fret out anywhere, very comfortable, and actually sounds great.
How can they put these out with such good fit, finish and feel at this price point?
Nutz

 

[GGJaguar]

I think that model used to be made in Korea, but is now made in Indonesia. So maybe that accounts for the $399 price tag?

 

[chazmo]

^^ Ooh, I think that's a very good bet, GG. We're seeing the same thing with some of the Guild 'leccies.

 

[Walter Broes]

Yes, they're alright for the weirdly low price. Those humuckers do sound quite a bit darker than any traditional Gretsch pickup.

 

[Bonneville88]

Damn nice looking guitar!

 

[Rocky]

Yes, they're alright for the weirdly low price. Those humuckers do sound quite a bit darker than any traditional Gretsch pickup.

Not sure if the pickups themselves are super-dark, or the fact that they're fairly loaded down with both individual volumes, a master volume and a tone knob. With a regular filtertron Gretsch, at least there's not a tone knob.

 

[Walter Broes]

The pickups are generic bottom-bin cheapos, and the pots are too, so...