alex, would you agree with me that hiyaw can be found in both expensive and non-expensive guitars? although in non-expensive guitars, it's harder to find one with hiyaw, it's easier in the more expensive ones, tama?
take for example arie's tele, it's not something that you would call expensive, compared to a custom shop or boutique tele.
i still remember your old tokai strat, it had a little something special about it din diba? hindi din expensive guitar yun.
and shempre, your FM55 baker, yun may hiyaw, and that's expensive, hehe.
i haven't tested your GY les paul. pero i bet that has hiyaw. and i know na that's expensive as well, hehe.
on the other hand, i've tested an american deluxe strat which has no life whatsoever. that's kinda expensive yet walang hiyaw.
and as expected, i've tested a lot of MIJ copies and other cheaper guitars without hiyaw. pero alam na natin yun, hehe.
these are merely examples according to my experience, hehe.