Papa Mikie,

You are a Canadian - buy a Godin.
Go used to keep the price low, if you want, but even new they are a serious bargain. They sound good, play like a dream, are well built, and the quality control is good. The same company makes Seagull, La Patrie, Norman, and Art and Lutherie guitars.
The LG model is a fabulous Gibson-style guitar, and the Freeway model has the classic Fender feel and sound. The components are made in a small factory in Quebec and assembled across the border in New Hampshire.

Have a look here: lower-priced Godin electric guitars

Why buy something from Korea, China, or Japan when you could own a real working man's guitar, made in your own back yard?

I play the Godin "Freeway 4", and it is the equal of any bass I've ever played (and I have owned a lot of basses ).
I have owned, and recorded with, two Godin LG's, and actually prefer them to the Gibson SG or Les Paul.

Am I making any sense, yet?.....


just looking for clues...
Oren.
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