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Id agree with the rough 1 in 10 verdict... my mate has a Mex Strat whch is a belter
So.... was the Mexican one that "one in ten" or was the standard model crap even though it was made by the same people from the same country?
hmmmm....
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Yep! My last tech often had a little frown when I brought something in, but I think that was only so he could flog me some pickups or a different guitar!
They're all a bit different.
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For example, I loaned a guitar to be used at a jam night, and everyone who played it said exactly the same (a fantastic guitar, with a fantastic set-up), without knowing it was my guitar.
None of those who commented were ever going to make anything from said guitar, unlike a tech.
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Crikey, these are pretty much entirely automated production line products. Do CNC machines have off days? Do pickup winding machines come into work with a hangover after a late night? Fair enough the odd flaw might get through, but to say only 10% are any good? Cheese.
My experience is that the '1 in 10' is not the good ones, it's the bad ones. One or two in ten is great right off the bat, about five or six can be made at least very good with a decent set-up, a couple you struggle with but get to be not bad and one is just a dog that will not resonate right or sound any good no matter what you do to it.
That applies to most ranges of at least above beginner-level guitars by the way…
I like to try most of the guitars which come into the shop for sale - I don't get around all of them, but I do play a wide variety, and there are a lot of perfectly decent guitars out there.
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As ICBM says, the ratios seem much different these days.
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I've no idea of a figure and it would be pretty silly if I made one up and I'm sure Simon Jones wasn't really trying to give 1 in 10 as some kind of scientifically accurate figure.