We've been contacted by a manufacturer in South Korea who make finished guitars for some very well known guitar brands. They are very interested in the Kit market and want to do business with Pit Bull Guitars. Yes, I am a little chuffed they contacted us first (apparently).
Obviously, being a First World country, they're not going to make kits for US$80, they are going to be a premium price.
To give you some idea, their ST style kit would list here for AU$300-400 and a PRS style kit, with a 20cm flame maple cap (which looks beautiful), would be around $800. This is factoring in an even smaller profit margin than we aim for (but never achieve) on our Chinese kits.
So, I guess the question is... will anyone here seriously consider paying this much for a guitar kit? Or, is this the price point where you would shop for a finished guitar?
What do you think?