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I would have to disagree.  LOTS of great guitars being made today.  Lots of crap too.  People want to compare to the great guitars of the past like pre-war Martins or 59 Les Pauls.  Well, remember these were not cheap guitars even when new.  Very expensive and truth be told many of the LPs had poor tolerances and needing shims etc.  Not all of the Martins had "it" with perfect ringing tone.   What we see of the exceptional examples of craftsmanship and materials that survived.  

I have guitars that IMO are equal or superior to anything made in the past.  I grant you it isn't entry level price.  But the choices are abundant.  My go to is a Kevin Ryan Nightingale.  I believe it is as quality an instrument as anything Martin ever made.

Where I agree is most people restrict themselves to a budget that delivers a poor instrument.  The crap from China flooding the market turns people off of playing.  Poor action.  Shit tone.  Even if they accidentally do fret a chord right there isn't positive feedback.

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I should have pulled the trigger on the Kevin Ryan I was looking at in the 90’s.  Great instruments.