Considering that there are a number of factors that could actually be effected by the pandemic, I'm not sure why you think it's a lie.Saying the QC dipped "because of the pandemic" is such a cop out. They are still building the guitars fine, but suddenly they decided to start cutting corners on the QC before it leaves the factory? It's a BS excuse that has nothing to do with supply chain issues cited above.
Solar is getting a reputation for shitty QC on the internet and I don't think it's because of supply chain issues related to covid. That is my point. It was mostly responding to the person trying to justify the drop in QC using covid as an excuse:
Travel got fucked, inventory got fucked, manpower got fucked, finances got fucked. Now take that and apply it to Solar.
Now, take that and apply it to EVERY single company that Solar works with.
Take that and apply to EVERY supplier that Solar works with. I could be wrong but Solar seemed to be doing fine with no complaints for a good while, and then the issues with QC started happening. Even if those issues weren't pandemic related, trying to fix them can certainly be hindered by the pandemic.
If nothing else, it sure as hell doesn't help things. It's more logical to believe that Ola and the powers that be have a lot on their hands and they're trying to fix the issue, but covid is making things difficult. It's not as logical to believe that Solar is just purposely pumping out crap that will damage the company and ruin it even though there's nothing stopping them from fixing it.