This 2008, jazz titan Pat Metheny has an affordable model for the jazz fledglings who so adore that discontinued single humbucking PM20. The PM35 depicted here is the first Metheny signature model to be made in China by the Artcore Custom handlers; this is a testimony to the good craftsmanship of the Chinese made Artcore hollows which are nothing less than superb. Coming from the master himself, Metheny is indeed impressed with the marked improvements in craftsmanship of the affordable jazz boxes available today.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Ibanez: PM35
This 2008, jazz titan Pat Metheny has an affordable model for the jazz fledglings who so adore that discontinued single humbucking PM20. The PM35 depicted here is the first Metheny signature model to be made in China by the Artcore Custom handlers; this is a testimony to the good craftsmanship of the Chinese made Artcore hollows which are nothing less than superb. Coming from the master himself, Metheny is indeed impressed with the marked improvements in craftsmanship of the affordable jazz boxes available today.
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I have always loved Ibanez guitars, and noticed a change in quality after the last of the Japanese made ones in 1992. I hope this model made in China is an improvement from the models made in Taiwan, Indonesia 1993 and later.
Frampton's Lute.
We have to be clear that the Chinese manifestation is NOT an attempt to improve the Jap's ommissions or the change in standards. Whatever was espoused in the production philosophy clearly embraces quality manufacturing as evident today. The manufacturers realized along the way that the mere provision of a cheap alternative without the preservation of quality would dent their credibility.
It is also hoped that players who were privy to the production standards of the early 1990s (or earlier for that matter) would not equate that era with what the current standards of production.
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