most GBs that we have are made in Indonesia... same factory as the Ibbys and Squiers, I believe...
I used to have one of the first GB FB-1 sold at Lazer SM North Edsa... I liked the short scale as well as the feel... pups have to be changed as well as the nut and bridge... loved the burst quilted maple top body... as well as the maple fretboard...
here are some old photos of it when it was still with me...
with my old (and now gone) minimal setup...
being used by abstract during the first blues night...
and I said goodbye to her several months after I bought her... why? I had 5 guitars to take care of then... I wanted to keep the higher end ones... lol...