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I say ster clear of them if you can and go for a Canadian made guitar. I owned a BR 183 for a couple of years and by the fourth year it began to develop problems that would have required a neck reset and even that didn't guarantee to fix the problem. After discussing this problem w/ my tech, he filled me into the fact that these Chinese made guitars, though they aremade well and do sound quite nice, are not necessarily made with wood that has been properly cured/dried. It is kiln dried in a manner that is quick, efficient, and cost effective. Problems with this tend to slip under the radar because they are not detected immediately. The result is a guitar that is prone to weather changes greatly effecting it. Then there's shipping across the ocean; enough said.
American/Canadian guitars are already used to the climates of the continent, they don't have to spend time in a shipping container going across the ocean,the wood selection is better (Canadian hardwoods RAWK! they're super old in most cases) as well as the attention to detail in places like La Patrie, Bozeman, etc...... I REALLY loved my BLueridge to bits and was really sad to have to let it go, but unfortunately, I don't make Mad amounts of money and I wasn't really wanting to nurse a sick guitar. So for now all I got is my classical, which thank goodness is doing just fine, and a handful of electrics that seem to be hanging in there. In short, the safest thing to do is play a bunch of North American made guitars and choose the best one. Good Luck!
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