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Has anybody heard of guitar company called "Apollo".
I found in one shop some very cheap guitars from this company.
Are Apollo guitars good guitar and should I buy a replica of Les Paul,Tele,Stratocaster???
Here are some pictures of Apollo guitars.
Please give your opinions.
Thanks
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[allthumbs]

I wouldn't go for it. Chinese made. The Chinese have just started making guitars in the last ten years. The quality is not there. The reviews are not good. You would be better looking on Rondo for an Aglile LP in the same price range. The quality is much higher.
http://www.harmony-central.com/Guita...LP_1200-1.html

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Thanks allthumbs.
You really helped me .
Thanks a lot again.
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[guttertrashsingalong]

i have a epiphone les paul i been playing with for years and i havent had a problem with it.plus the price is decent.not sure if thats what ya had in mind or not.i know its not a gibson but sounds close enough compared to my gibson les.thumbs is right about the chinese but maybe i got luck.the epis are made in china but inspected in usa dont know if that makes a difference or not.

[Ultimate Garage Band]

Hey Marty, I forgot. Where the Washburn F32SCE made again?



Aren't Agiles made in China too?

[allthumbs]

Originally Posted by Ultimate Garage Band

Hey Marty, I forgot. Where the Washburn F32SCE made again?



Aren't Agiles made in China too?

There are exceptions. The Agiles and Washburns are non native to China and have more rigorous standards enforced in the factories. I am talking homegrown Chinese products. Take a look on flea bay for chinese made guitars if you want a chuckle. One of my personal favourites.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stunning-Chinese-brand-new-electric-guitar_W0QQitemZ7422998701QQihZ016QQcategoryZ2384Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

[guttertrashsingalong]

i thought apollos was custom made in a guys garage in canada

[allthumbs]

Originally Posted by guttertrashsingalong

i thought apollos was custom made in a guys garage in canada

I took a look on flea bay. There seem to be at least 3 different guitar companies using Apollo as a guitar name not including China.

[737blues]

Originally Posted by allthumbs

I wouldn't go for it. Chinese made. The Chinese have just started making guitars in the last ten years. The quality is not there. The reviews are not good.

I don't think you can make that sort of generalisation anymore AT. You really have to relate everything back to the price tag in the end and the equation works both ways. Sometimes I look at a very expensive item made in a first world country and see flaws, which to my mind, just should not be there. Almost all guitars now are made by CRC routers and other machinery which is usually designed, built and installed by European or American companies anyway. The quality of the finished product that it produces can be as high or low as the buyer orders.

[guttertrashsingalong]

this was what i found on it dosent look like anything sales showed so AT must be right about the others using same names...lmao wouldnt that be a copyright?nm bad subject lmao...http://www.apolloguitars.ca/

[allthumbs]

Originally Posted by 737blues

I don't think you can make that sort of generalisation anymore AT. You really have to relate everything back to the price tag in the end and the equation works both ways. Sometimes I look at a very expensive item made in a first world country and see flaws, which to my mind, just should not be there. Almost all guitars now are made by CRC routers and other machinery which is usually designed, built and installed by European or American companies anyway. The quality of the finished product that it produces can be as high or low as the buyer orders.

There was a post on here a long while ago about this very thing. It traced the time line of countries building guitars. The manufactures change counties as labour costs go up. Unfortunately that means with each move starts with untrained labour so for the first 5 to 10 years the quality suffers. Ie MIK guitars are more valued than the same guitar MIC. Japan made crap guitars for years then became highly regarded + labour costs etc = Korea. Years later, great guitars, rising costs = China. Indonesia is floating somewhere around the bottom. There are, as I said exceptions and China is getting better but, there is still a ton of low end dreck showing up on flea bay all the time.
This is very clear if you follow the movement and quality of steel guitars through each country. Johnson Steel guitars are much better quality MIK before they moved to China. That will change with time, skilled labour and updated machinery.

[Ultimate Garage Band]

Originally Posted by allthumbs

There are exceptions. The Agiles and Washburns are non native to China and have more rigorous standards enforced in the factories. I am talking homegrown Chinese products. Take a look on flea bay for chinese made guitars if you want a chuckle. One of my personal favourites.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stunning-Chinese-brand-new-electric-guitar_W0QQitemZ7422998701QQihZ016QQcategoryZ2384Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

ahhh, The Daisy Lock*






*apologies for a cheap, ethnic/linguistic joke.

[guttertrashsingalong]

so you guys think in future we can expect way better quality work from the chinese?

[cshude]

Man, that "Stunning Chinese Guitar" is stunningly oo-glay!!! I like how the shipping charge is $375AU+$8AU for shipping. What a deal!

[D-Dawn]

Originally Posted by Ultimate Garage Band

ahhh, The Daisy Lock*






*apologies for a cheap, ethnic/linguistic joke.

yes that was bad!