Author Topic: National Pride? (Read 17437 times)

big steve · « **Reply #15 on:** November 23, 2005, 08:55:08 PM »

the netherlands has some quality "national produce"...

Ratrod · « **Reply #16 on:** November 23, 2005, 08:59:10 PM »

Quote from: big steve

the netherlands has some quality "national produce"...

Our biggest export product (XTC). Not something to be proud of, I'm afraid.

The grass is great tho. (haven't smoked it in years, btw)

indysmith · « **Reply #17 on:** November 23, 2005, 09:03:35 PM »

If i could afford it, everything i owned would be British and Hand Made. However, its not always the most economical (or sensible) way to spend your money. Hence japanese guitar, american pre-amp, british amplifier :lol:

tewboss · « **Reply #18 on:** November 23, 2005, 10:27:28 PM »

Quote from: Ratrod

To bad there aren't many Australian cars on the European roads. At least the UK gets the Monaro. I'd like to see more Monaros, Falcon XR8's etc. Big V8 engines, decent handling and a fair price tag.

Yeah but can you imagine how much it would cost to run with petrol prices over here! The Aussies get cheap fuel hence big engines. I'd like to see more HSV's over here mind.

Steve-Mr Pig 2U · « **Reply #19 on:** November 24, 2005, 12:05:28 AM »

I like to try and keep my money in Europe at least. Warwick amps and basses, EBS sweedish effects...Our pickups of course! But if something sounds good and it's american I'd buy it.

willo · « **Reply #20 on:** November 24, 2005, 12:20:48 AM »

Quote from: Steve-Mr Pig 2U

EBS sweedish effects...

did they become Carl Martin? its just the paintwork looks very similar :?

Steve-Mr Pig 2U · « **Reply #21 on:** November 24, 2005, 12:23:01 AM »

Nope, they make bass effects.

willo · « **Reply #22 on:** November 24, 2005, 12:27:06 AM »

Quote from: Steve-Mr Pig 2U

Nope, they make bass effects.

oh right, my mistake. I just came across an old Guitarist magazine a while back, and thought the pedals looked familiar - wondered whether the company had changed names.

Steve-Mr Pig 2U · « **Reply #23 on:** November 24, 2005, 12:41:17 AM »

Just seen some of the CM's. they are pretty simular looking!

The amazing Phil · « **Reply #24 on:** November 24, 2005, 09:14:42 AM »

I've just had a thought occur to me, the same sort of thing happens with beers. America being the Japan of beers I think, for years assosciated with utter shitee (Crudweiser, joke of beers) then coming along with some real winners in the form of microbreweries. I like stuff from all over, but I do take satisfaction to some degree if I rally enjoy a home grown product. Although a lot of what I drink's Irish, they know how to get ya pissed!

Floyd Pepper · « **Reply #25 on:** November 24, 2005, 12:31:29 PM »

Beer's a funny one as where ever you go everyone thinks imported beer should be better than home grown. In the US Heineken is a premium imported beer but Budweiser is seen a cheap rubbish. But perhaps people in the US are just strange - they have draft Newcastle Brown and I once went to a "Scottish" restaurant in Cincinnati where they served the "traditional" Scottish starter "burnt toast".

Even more crazy, there's an Irish pub in Chicago with a plaque on the wall saying that it was actually built in Ireland but taken apart and shipped over there and rebuilt. (Wonder if this is the same as certain amp companies do - get the components made in China then ship the bit to the UK where they put them in a box and stamp it made in UK?)

carlaz · « **Reply #26 on:** November 24, 2005, 02:29:34 PM »

I'm the least nationalist/patriotic person on the planet -- or in the running for that spot, at least! I don't even like the idea of nation-states :). I buy and use stuff because I like it, or think I'll like it, and (importantly) can afford it, and for no other reasons. Value for money is king! OK ... if I had a personal friend or family member making stuff, I would probably at least try theirs before anything else.

That said, all my kit is made on Planet Earth by humans, and it's gonna stay that way until aliens bring me something better ;)

Same goes for beer :)

rooky · « **Reply #27 on:** November 24, 2005, 02:39:51 PM »

I try to buy British even if there's a slight premium on price. The commercial advantage American manufacturers have enjoyed for years is down to them having a massive, largely nationalistic (or should I say loyal), domestic market. And that's where the marketing budget comes from.
This dominance, particularly in the guitar market, has made the big manufacturers into "household names" with a marketing image that's hard to contend with. Many people will go for the product with the well known name even when a far superior lesser known product is staring them in the face.

Floyd Pepper · « **Reply #28 on:** November 24, 2005, 04:34:44 PM »

One other reason I try to buy local (in my case British) is for environmental reasons. Why buy a Mesa cab with celestions? The speakers have been made in the UK then shipped to the US only to be shipped back here again.

Searcher · « **Reply #29 on:** November 24, 2005, 06:36:12 PM »

Quote from: tewboss

The Aussies get cheap fuel hence big engines.

Not to derail the thread or anything, but fuel recently was up to $4.94 US per gallon in Melbourne, Australia. Tell me how that's cheap.