0 |; A0 Y: Y* y( P. ~ _1 p5 Ihello guys i finally got the answer today OFFICIALLY from ESP! ! d- w( B% [; U/ E' O1 j7 e; pand guess what? YES we are right that EDWARDS gtrs are MOSTLY . k" j- u# z: U: JMADE IN CHINA only the parts assembly is done in JAPAN!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 m2 _7 w% N# T3 z" @* m8 l9 }- W1 H& u+ v5 r; _
here's the translation of the official email from ESP tokyo headoffice x7 p, e4 B I" `$ M' |today......... 8 s! c3 B* y t4 E7 b, V# v2 Z7 Z& B# b5 Q) c6 V$ l7 Q3 D0 A* h- j, _8 v
" EDWARDS guitars are made in our ESP CHINA factory fully ; o7 v& m* r# R# }4 E4 G; b( v0 E3 r
(from wood working to painting) not by other OEM factories there. 1 J7 w4 g6 E f
and ONLY the final parts assembly and set-up are done at ! }; C" }& u3 p: Vour new tokyo factory. " ' o; J% r9 V! @- G
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so after all, when all, the body&neck and plus the finish are 8 v: ]6 }8 U0 [" _totally beautifully done at ther chinese factory and only 4 q/ w1 P m' @/ i: f
the final parts assembly and set-up are done in japan, % h: |" s# Z: L& v- O: K. V+ X( t6 sif we call them which country they are made in? * w2 T1 \$ U o* @2 |1 ai guess to be fair we must say they are "MADE IN CHINA". * W% c. j u& a4 qsince more than 60% is now obviously made in china..... 5 a: G4 ^9 b( g6 z$ j" G; S
i knew this sure since everytime i called ESP they never ' |9 H7 H9 O) M4 {3 E+ B4 @0 lsay it clearly. always unclear and sometimes even lying. * p% C1 U) X, f* f, M( m/ j0 |- \+ Fdirty and silly ESP. i thought so! sorry sneaky. go home! 8 c0 a" q9 r! `+ F: x
, a0 _, {/ A& S- Nso ............edwards gtrs are mostly "MADE IN CHINA" + {9 @1 x7 N# X7 Q& D% dNOT MADE IN JAPAN.............. , Z2 k9 {5 e; p2 D
: a8 c* {6 r( e6 Z2 [* xthey are great value gtrs however so this shouldnt be any + _! v2 N# i/ z! s0 J
problem unless you hate chinese products somehow. " ]8 O8 b3 a$ V1 Y6 G; o9 Z
better to be non-prejudice always to be happy in this . l# E9 m. h+ Z
global years world. here's the original email from ESP today. " s5 ~# R: e1 b: B
if you wanna read it then you can try in anyways......... 0 [; U4 I3 |) S whey mick yo. we are right on all the way from the beginning!!!!!! $ Y5 z, X# A8 N2 v-------------------------------------------------------------- , w# w% r+ R, }! @ z% r
お客様より受信いたしました問い合わせメールの依頼内容について ; c' y! Z# h2 \$ O. r$ I2 O
回答させて頂きました。 $ v( W) c1 K) Z: n: Z1 F) ^お手数ですがご確認下さいますようお願い申し上げます。 + b/ w' o( A& c. E& d
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edwardsのギターは次のどれですか? " `' l* ~1 _% m" ]@中国製・日本で部品取り付けなど。 {+ k. \ C5 t: O@韓国製・日本で部品取り付けなど。 ) y, N8 h* K) y: g& X0 h@ベトナム製・日本で部品取り付けなど。 $ b8 F- O! D& W知らせて下さい。よろしく。吉田。 & u; {& {/ E# P
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EDWARDSは、木工~塗装までを弊社中国工場(下請けではありません)にて行い、組み込み~セットアップを新東京工場にて行っております。 4 @3 N. i" Q5 ~6 D' p e$ L! `6 n2 H9 q4 _0 o7 T, y
===================================== + |: Y, R0 }( {. h8 L7 u个人翻译 , I- I' I: d( h7 T% P- I$ S大家好,我今天终于搞到了ESP的官方回答,你们猜怎么样?是的我们对了,EDWARDS吉他大部分都是中国制造只有一小部分是在日本组装!!!!!!+ N' _- x; ~; \8 S6 p3 V
这有ESP官方回信的翻译: * m7 L7 C# K% L/ [, e) P“EDWARDS吉他是在我们ESP中国工厂制作(从木料切割到喷漆),而不是任何代工厂商做的。只有最后一部分是在我们新的东京工厂组装的。” # w3 I# ?5 ~# c; k) T. V4 \所以,琴体和指板,贴面都是在他们的中国工厂完美完成的二只有最后的组装部分是在日本。 " ~! i$ ?7 d! {* f如果我们要说它是那里制作,我猜我们必须说它是中国制造了。。。。。现在很明显它的60%都是中国造。。。我知道这是真的。每次我问ESP,他们从来都很含糊,甚至还说谎。ESP是肮脏和愚蠢的,至少我这么认为!1 Z7 z/ F& L' i
所以。。。EDWARDS吉他大部分是中国制造,不是日本制造。。。 * Y% n; R, |& L f无论怎样,它们是很棒的吉他,除非你讨厌中国产品。在这个全球化的时代,没有偏见才能过的更快乐。下面是ESP的信,如果你想读的话你可以尝试任何方式。。 , h# ~1 w6 a7 I; q- W( `Hey Mick Yo.我们一开始就是对的!!!!!+ P3 L: w; a( I$ E. G