Well...I only had good to great experience with Micro Brands back in my gen days.
Boschett, Precista, Armida, Magrette to name just a few. All of them delivered great value at a relatively low price.
That being said I'd rather buy some high end reps at these prices...they are for some reason more fun to me
With that build at this price I can't see any reason to go gen. You always can get your money back if you're tired of it...go and get it Sent from my wooden drums via Tupperware