Opinion on 70s and 80s Japanese guitars (Fender, Yamaha, Takamine etc)

I recall an article in one of the guitar magazines a few years ago which
extolled the virtues of Japanese factory steel strung guitars such as the
above, before production was moved to Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia, China
(possibly in that order?).

I just wondered what you guys made of this - is it true that the Japanese
guitars are generally really good - and also how they compare to the 'good'
budget guitars of today - not the same makes, but for example Simon and
Patrick et al.

Thanks for any info.
J.


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