Amazing craftamanship all the way from China. I know a lot of people get scared when they buy something produced in countries like china, taiwan etc. I do too. But Ibanez are one of the best guitar-brands around. the amount of guitar you get for the pricetag is sinoly unbelievable! I previously owned 2 Ibanez guitars, both cost me like 400-500 euros, and they are incredlible. Easy to play on, great quality, great sound and affordable, and this guitar was NO exeption! It handles like a charm and comes ready to play on out of the box, even the strings were almost in tune when it got here, to Finland, all the way from Germany. If you're thinking about getting a Martins guitar, forget it, unless you've played for like 30 years, then it's acceptable... go buy yourself an Ibanez instead. The money you saved you can put on cool things like effect-pedals or guitar straps, many guitar straps...