Edited sentence: -centered brands have outsourced the production of their low-cost models to Asian firms: Fender/Squier and Gibson/Epiphone all own or contract with Asian factories to produce many of their entry-level and even intermediate-level instruments.Alvarez Guitars, another quality brand, are made in China or Japan.Among the leading European brands are Avalon and Tanglewood.Breedlove, Collings, Gibson, Guild, Martin and Taylor are known for both the quality and price of their instruments.Guitars can be factory-built or made in smaller operations focusing on handcrafting and tailoring to individual customers' requirements.In Australia top-end guitars are manufactured by Cole Clark and Maton.In Europe, several steel-string acoustic guitar makers have gained a worldwide reputation, although their production output is small relative to U.In addition, many traditionally U.Many prominent, quality East Asian brands have been introduced to the U.Other less-recognized but popular North American luthier shops include Godin and Larrivée, both based in Canada.The latter are often referred to as luthiers.There are several prominent American makers of steel-string acoustic guitars.Yamaha produces a large assortment of musical instruments; while Cort, Ibanez, Ovation and Takamine are other popular Korean/Japanese companies that specialize in guitar-making.and Asian makers.and are popular with players of many skill levels