50 choices better than a fake

DonovanB

Let's do it. List the better options to a fake les paul. Or strat for that matter...

Epiphone
Carparelli
Burns
Squier
Tokai
Ibanez
Esp
Esp ltd
Hohner
Samick

Who else?

MikeM

Crafter, SX (Highly regarded in the US), Hondo, Xavier.

costafonix

Fernandez

Tonedef

Hell, my cheap Sanchez strat clone is better than a fake!

DonovanB

Ah SX escaped me.

Crafter also have a sub-brand called Cruiser.

There are ultra cheapies like Venson as well.

Nobody mentioned Cort yet

raithza

Tanglewood! yes, they make LP's...

StephenG

Donovan Banks wrote Nobody mentioned Cort yet

cause we talking "better" than a chinese fake..! ?

Tonedef

StephenG wrote
Donovan Banks wrote Nobody mentioned Cort yet

cause we talking "better" than a chinese fake..! ?

Jy krap nou met 'n BAIE kort stokkie. >☹

arjunmenon

Fretking; Agile; the lower end PRS guitars

Norman86

StephenG wrote
Donovan Banks wrote Nobody mentioned Cort yet

cause we talking "better" than a chinese fake..! ?

Cort DO have good quality products!
Tanglewood gets my vote too!
Squire too!

Eastman...

Cant think of more right now!

StephenG

Tonedef wrote
StephenG wrote
Donovan Banks wrote Nobody mentioned Cort yet

cause we talking "better" than a chinese fake..! ?
Jy krap nou met 'n BAIE kort stokkie. >☹

vergeet die stokkie, ek krap nou met my vinger....

actually bought my first Cort not so long ago, and am super impressed with the bang for buck.... definitely great value for money guitars.

DonovanB

I know there are also a bevy of kit and homemade guitars.

dee

Vintage:
http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintageiconguitars.html

Navigator (ESP Japan):
http://www.espguitars.co.jp/navigator/

Edwards (ESP Japan):
http://www.espguitars.co.jp/edwards/

AndrewD

Air guitar

arjunmenon

MIC Gibson ?

guidothepimmp

fernandes
dean (yikes)
washburn

singemonkey

Burny
Greco
Grandy
Edwards
Navigator
Bacchus
Fujigen
Ibanez

---mario---

I shall top you all, though a close call....

Behringer ?

RobK

How 'bout Luna.

---mario---

don't know what shapes they come in or the quality, but I know they're cheap and just to mention: Stagg ?