Post by russjsmith on Oct 22, 2009 21:57:23 GMT
I noticed an advert on this site for a chinese website selling guitars called tradetang.com and they are selling Gibson, Fender,Gretsch etc for ridiculously cheap prices. They purport to be genuine originals but obviously they are copies.
Has anyone bought anything off this site and what has their experience been?
The pictures shown are of genuine Gibsons etc but presumably that is not what you get.
There are a lot of chinese guitars on the market now and some are excellent. I have tried an Aria semi acoustic similar to a Gibson es 335 and found that it played really nicely and the build and finish were excellent all for about £300.
I bought a chinese acoustic from a local shop which was similar to a Martin but was badged "Woods". It has a solid spruce top, build quality is good and after some adjustments and different strings it plays and sounds wonderful (all for £130!). I have had various other acoustics before including a J45 Gibson and I must say that it is the best one I have ever had.
If the tradetang site is sellling illegal copies then should the adverts be allowed to appear on this site?
Has anyone bought anything off this site and what has their experience been?
The pictures shown are of genuine Gibsons etc but presumably that is not what you get.
There are a lot of chinese guitars on the market now and some are excellent. I have tried an Aria semi acoustic similar to a Gibson es 335 and found that it played really nicely and the build and finish were excellent all for about £300.
I bought a chinese acoustic from a local shop which was similar to a Martin but was badged "Woods". It has a solid spruce top, build quality is good and after some adjustments and different strings it plays and sounds wonderful (all for £130!). I have had various other acoustics before including a J45 Gibson and I must say that it is the best one I have ever had.
If the tradetang site is sellling illegal copies then should the adverts be allowed to appear on this site?
