CDR King basically gets its goods from a major distrubutor in China, which in turn gets these items from various factories. When CDR King orders from the distributor, they can have them put on any brand name on all your items. This is the "Made in China" way. Guitars, amps, Strings, etc (hence, all the fake brands out there). you name it, they have it. RJ, Lumanog, JB Music, Lyric, Lazer, it's all the same as in CDR King. The goods come from different manufacturers, which explains the varying levels of quality. If you shop for groceries at SM and are familiar with the Bonus line of products, it's the same as CDR King. So some of the items last and some don't.