TAG Rip Off?

[michaelomiya]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Schecter-SD-2-24-made-in-JAPAN-Brand-New_W0QQitemZ280151216479QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item2 80151216479

http://cgi.ebay.com/Schecter-NV-3-24-made-in-JAPAN-Brand-New-Special-Price_W0QQitemZ280151216517QQihZ018QQcategoryZ1211 66QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Tom, what are your thoughts on these MIJ models?
BBB seems very close to a DTC (including what looks to be B5 switching!), and the CR seems awfully similar to a DT (w/o the p/up rings and w/ a 24 fret neck):eek:

[tom]

never seen one in person, but everyone does something like that these days. japan is famous for having copies of everything there. i went there 25 years ago for schecter, and was surprised to see copies of every guitar i had ever seen. the good ones and the bad ones. also saw stores with shocking amounts of vintage guitars. one store had 10 sunburst les pauls, and we're talking real ones!

[tom]

we do still make a small number of pickups for schecter, but i can't tell if those are them.