What are those things that are equal? If I give two identical parts: bare wood, electronics, hardware etc., and give it to two luthiers, one is John Suhr and the other one is Elegee and they will be making exactly the same guitar. Basically all they need to do is cut/shape the body and neck, put the guitar together. You will have two exact instruments that will be priced differently. Jon's will definitely be cheaper but is the more expensive one better? No! If we consider all things equal then the premium on the price goes to the cost of labor/ reputation of builder not on the parts.
Oh thats an oversimplification...
John Suhr would know when to use a piece a wood, he rejects a lot of planks. Jon would not know when NOT to use a piece of wood -- I can truly say that non of John Suhr's guitars are as heavy as Jon's heaviest guitars. John winds his own pickups from scratch, Jon uses Korean pickups with some modifications at best or at worst tries to make his own that sound ngo ngo, John Suhr uses Gotoh produced to his specification made to maximize tone and resonance, Gotoh does not even deal with Jon on a personal level. Shall I go on? John Suhr has a super thin nitro finish that maximizes tone, while Jon still uses thick finish that I have no idea as to what it does to tone and resonance. John Suhrs makes consistent guitars in terms of physical properties and shapes. Jon's shapes are not consistent. Finally, the Suhr guys know which guitar has mojo. Jon does not even know when a guitar has mojo.
But of course, mas affordable si Jon and that works to his favor. Mahal ang John Suhr pero malaking layo rin ng quality and attention to detail at tunog ng John Suhr sa elegee. You get what you pay for really...
I own two John Suhrs and even up to this day, elegee guitars are only but 30% in terms of quality and sound of the Suhrs even with so called aftermarket parts.
By the way, I never liked the Klon and I never bought one BECAUSE i dont have a good sounding Fender Deluxe Reverb or Fender Twin Reverb. Unfortunately, I think Jon needed the Klon more than I because of his modified 70s twin reverb which he eventually sold. So, if I were you before you criticize the Klon, make sure you know for WHAT SPECIFIC PURPOSE IT WAS DESIGNED for.