I have the first versions of the model/they cost about 1200 euros a few years ago and were made in Korea. It is a (at least) value-for-money instrument. Maple top (not veneer), Indian rosewood fingerboard with flag inlays (pearl), orange sunburst color (very good work). Seymour Duncan Hot-rodded pickups [JB (B) / '59 (N)] and Sperzel locking tuners. The electronics are decent (switch, potentiometers, and cables) without noise, etc. (If something goes wrong, simply replace it with an American CTS or Bourns). The feel of the fingerboard is incredibly comfortable. In short, an all-around instrument that can play everything (I jam from blues to heavy metal). I have used it live and for recordings. In my opinion, compared to other instruments of the same price range, it is very decent. If it had a different brand on the headstock (e.g. Gibson or PRS), it would cost at least twice as much. The newer versions are made in Indonesia as far as I know and have similar characteristics, but the prices are significantly lower. I don't know much about them as I haven't played them, but I think they are not lacking in quality as this particular model is considered the deluxe of the EC series (or 1000 and 1001).