Originally Posted by Robbie

I can tell you that Fender and Gibson both have plenty of cheap guitars (Fender Squires, Gibson Epiphones) that play well. But...the REAL Gibson and Fenders are made in the USA.

I'm not talking about the $700 cheap Les Paul or the $700 cheap Stratocaster.

My latest Les Paul cost $3,700 and was built in Nashville. Everything in it, right down to the CTS pots and the braided wiring was made in the USA.
And my Custom Shop Jeff Beck Signature Strat cost me $4,200 in 2006. It's built by hand in the Fender Custom Shop right here in the USA.

So yeah...plenty of cheap to mid-range guitars are made overseas...but the REAL pro models are not.