![]() ![]() In fact, they closed the Samick guitar factory in Korea a few years ago. Today, they don't make any guitars for us. Fifteen years ago, a lot of, but certainly not all, Epiphone guitars as well as other brands, were made at the Samick factory in Korea. JIM: I think that's what a lot of people still think. That's a significant difference.ĮPI: I thought all Epiphones were made by Samick. guitar company with their own factory in Asia. and they were produced at a variety of factories in Japan (presumably and initially to the cheapest builder) that said in the mid 1960’s and up to. ![]() Strangely enough there was also an association with Tiesco Corp and Aria Guitars. The brand first appeared in 1958 and were a House brand name which were originally built in Japan. So in October 2002, we opened Qingdao Gibson - our own factory near Qingdao, China dedicated to making Epiphone and only Epiphone guitars. Encore guitars is a brand of the UK importer John Hornby Skewes. Therefore, in order to produce a superior instrument, we needed to open our own factory. In this case, it's difficult, if not impossible, to have a substantially better instrument than your competition when the parts, process and people to make them are the same. Ten to fifteen years ago, many Epiphone guitars were made at the same factories where many other guitars were and are currently made. ![]() And I think it's a great follow-up to the topic of quality. at Paul Reed Smith’s factory in Stevensville, Maryland. This is an experpt from an interview with the president of Epiphone.ĮPI: I understand Epiphone has even opened its own factory in China. As most guitarists know, PRS guitars are made in the U.S. I was given an old samick dot clone that was supposedly exactly the same as an epiphone that was made by samick. ![]()
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