OMFG!!!
How long until all guitars are made in China?? .....
They already are
Another 18 months, and at that time a lot of the protectionist FReepers will call Gibson a traitor and sell-out. Of course, Gibson either moves production to China, or goes out of business. Not because of pricing or labor, but simply because they cannot get the materials desired by customers.
The US Federal Government is the number one reason companies move production off-shore. It's not lower labor costs, or lower factory costs. It's simply availability of materials and taxation/regulation laws.