Great guys, great place to do business. They were shafted by Bailey's when they (Bailey's) closed up their shop in Laytonville, CA. So the group working there scrambled and opened LCS just south of Laytonville, in Willits. Which is good for me, as I have friends that I stay with in Redwood Valley, just south of Willits.
From what I know, the GB ProTop, harvestor, custom and Ti bars are all made in Oz. Other low end GB bars are made in China. G & B split up when they sold the company off in Oz, and one of them went to China (I forget which one). Greg at LCS does business direct with both parts of GB and gets bars for stunning deals. I know several guys in Oz that are pissed off at us in the US (and GB) for that. Of course, we also get saws for a hell of a lot less here stateside as well. I dunno about the weight comparison to Stihl ES light bars. I do not know much about the cheaper China bars either, but the GB pro bars hold up well. They also have less of an oval than Stihl bars and cut a straighter line. I prefer ProTop to Stihl ES bars, actually. I have a lot of both Stihl and GB bars, and with exception to one Oregon bar, those are all I have and run now.
