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The real answer is Ibanez. Massive company, does very little wrong. That said, I don't own any of their guitars.
And then there's the back catalogue of random awesomeness, from the early Japanese stuff, through the Korean Stagemasters with Floyds and the brilliant ProTones, to totally bonkers stuff like the Katana and Venus.
A totally non-pretentious budget brand that has probably launched more guitarists' careers than anyone else.
Musicman
Ibanez
Hamer
Tokai
Gretsch (the modern company)
Guild
And I agree about Squier ... a genius stroke by fender all those years ago ... and I will always have a few Squires hanging about ...
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Gibson have always had the quality thing floating around, i imagine it always will, but it's such a 'classic' that i doubt it will deter anyone, they might just try a few more before buying.
I've always liked ibanez, but as i said, i like Cort. Cort make most Ibanez, and they basically have the same own brand stuff that is better and cheaper. imo.
darthed1981 said: Yep agree here - lots of snobbery involved, saying that though, in recent years, i've heard so much good stuff about Squier and Epiphone recently.. big names have Epiphone sig guitars.
And Chapman guitars are great
Everyone has opinions and preferences, which is fine, one persons golden guitar is another persons cow poo, which we all know. This thread is not about that.
Also thinking more about big brands than the smaller luthiers