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Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA | http://winnipeg.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-musical-instruments-guitar...
Not mine!! Interesting looking item though...
Seems like rather a lot of guitar for not too huge an amount. Don't even know how they could make this guitar for that price?. I've always liked Ibanez George Bensons, but now the originals go for huge coinage on eBay...
This looks like a similar concept. Have never been a fan of offshore guitars, but the Koreans are probably the best of the lot...
Hmmm, might have to have a look. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | 7. Looks like a nice guitar. |
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Location: Seoul, Korea | Crafter is one of the most popular Korean brands and it also makes OEM guitars for other brands as well. It is considered in quality and price and sound, somewhere in the middle of the range. Usually, a Crafter goes for between US$200 to US$1,000. The sound quality is all over the map, though, as well as the build quality. |
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Location: Okinawa Japan | Similarly I picked up a Korean guitar a couple months ago just outside Pyeongtaek. It's a Mars. I can't find ANYTHING about that company on these here interwebs. I asked the shop owner about the company, and all he would tell me is that "Mars is Korea Ovation Brother!" STK, do you know anything about that being you are in Korea and all? Kinda Crappy pic below.
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Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA | "Mars is Korea Ovation Brother!"
Isn't that cute... I love that, lol. |
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| Hi John:
I played a Crafter when I was looking for guitars last year. A nice but not exciting guitar, IMHO.
Probably the reason that they are able to keep the price down is because of relatively cheap labor.
I had a laminate Walden (made in China) that was relatively cheap, but it was a nice guitar.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Another piece of shyte from across the pacific pond. I think it's really supposed to be spelled "Crapter". At least they don't stain your fingers like that blueberry spoo does. |
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Location: Seoul, Korea | load.toad: I have no idea about the Mars brand. There is a place in Seoul where the whole building is dedicated to music instruments. Probably about 20-30 guitar shops in that place. I have seen many brand names I have never heard or seen before. The bigger Korean brands are Crafter, Dexter, and Samic. These companies also produce OEM products such as Epiphone, Fender, Ovation-Celebrity, etc. The price range is around US$200 and up to US$1,000. Even cheaper models are now being produced in China due to labor costs. Your Mars is probably a Ovation Celebrity which has been modified at the factory. Did you pay roughly about US$200-300? |
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Location: Okinawa Japan | Originally posted by STK:
load.toad: I have no idea about the Mars brand. There is a place in Seoul where the whole building is dedicated to music instruments. Probably about 20-30 guitar shops in that place. I have seen many brand names I have never heard or seen before. The bigger Korean brands are Crafter, Dexter, and Samic. These companies also produce OEM products such as Epiphone, Fender, Ovation-Celebrity, etc. The price range is around US$200 and up to US$1,000. Even cheaper models are now being produced in China due to labor costs. Your Mars is probably a Ovation Celebrity which has been modified at the factory. Did you pay roughly about US$200-300? That giant building in Seoul would have been nice to go to when I was stationed in the R.O.K.! Yep, paid $290 for the Mars. It isn't an Ovation mod though, the soundholes in the soundboard aren't quite right, close to a Tangent though, and there isn't a rear access door on the bowl. It looks as though the soundboard was just glued to the bowl with no reguard to future maintenance. Its a super shallow but is REALLY loud compared to my iDea. The neck is slimmer and faster, but I can tell this thing will be shot after another 2 years or so. But it was cheap, and I like the look, very original. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Tony,
Is that used during live fire?  |
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Location: Okinawa Japan | Johnny,
I try to keep it in it's case during live fire lol. And this one is NOT going to the Stan with me, don't need to make myself an easy targert or anything! |
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Crafter? Anybody Know This Brand?