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In general, and based more on my experience with guitars, the ones made at the mothership in the US tend to have better top woods and more attention to the fine details of finishing and fret work. I’ve only played 1 MM68 when I was young and the $650 seemed like a fortune. In hindsight I should have bought it, but I wasn’t really playing out and couldn’t justify the expense to myself. I did own a Korean made 6 string that lacked some of the finer finishing touches and had a laminate top, so acoustic tone wasn’t much to speak of, but it sounded great plugged in and was stable in the elements, living up to their reputation.
I agree that Korean craftsmanship can be as good as anyone else’s, and sometimes even better. But, I don’t know that that’s the expectation in a factory designed for cost savings.
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