Who is the King of Korea?

[Axewielder]

OK admit it. You have one in your closet. Hell, you may even have two. I'm talking about...*gasp*...Korean made guitars. Maybe you learned on one, maybe you found one in a dumpster, hell maybe you accepted one as payment for drugs or sex. It's fair to say that Jackson/Charvel is the king of the slag heap as far as the MIA/MIJ stuff . That being said, let's hear some opinions on the Korean-made wares, past or present (note that some of these choices are not MIK anymore)

[rjohnstone]

You don't have Samick listed.
Since they actually make a good majority of the guitars you have listed up there, you should list them.
And in that case, I would pick Samick.

[Axewielder]

You don't have Samick listed.
Since they actually make a good majority of the guitars you have listed up there, you should list them.
And in that case, I would pick Samick.

Ha, I actually had them in the list, but had to pare down to 10 choices. I figured they are mostly resold as other brands anyway, so they are covered.

[Rich#6]

My washurn x50 was a really great guitar.
Schecter are higher on my korea list then all of those too.

[Axewielder]

Damn ok three good ones are not represented in the poll! Frickin stupid Korean guitars.... :ROTF:

[HeWhoIs]

I'd vote Schecter, if it was an option...

[levantin]

One more for Schecter.

[slash-ed]

+1 for Schecter, good value and bang for buck Korean guitars. The fact that I hate the thick poly is another story.

[BeholdTheFallen]

schecter easily.

[Endrik]

all are clowns rather than kings... but G&L tribute bass is something I'd wouldn't be embarassed to play on a big stage... high quality stuff

[Snoogans]

[nhspike]

Why doesn't anyone fuggin' risten to me?

I've had two of the PRS SE woodchoppers, and they fairly rule.

[goodwood]

I voted ESP/LTD and since the guys are yelling "Schecter" over and over & ESP owns them too...add those votes to ESP/LTD too.

I have some Korean G&L guitars and they are a close second in my opinion (but a different animal altogether than the ESP/LTD/Schecter too). I also think that Ibanez Korea is right up there but I find their designs unattractive for the most part...still their quality keeps them right up there. As to B.C Rich and PRS (which were both tied with ESP/LTD at the time I posted) I say "not even close on the B.C.Rich" and just "no" to PRS. Not that either are bad but definitely not the cream of the Korean crop.

[Kizarney]

Schecter/ESP/LTD hands down.

[10secondLX]

Why doesn't anyone fuggin' risten to me?

I've had two of the PRS SE woodchoppers, and they fairly rule.

+2

I had a PRS se singlecut and the build quality was top notch for something that cost less than $500.00.