Ok from my experience and perspective ( acoustic guitars only )
For the price that you are paying i can say RJ is not that good enough. why?
in an acoustic guitar what matter are these.
1. Wood used ( cedar top , sitka spruce top are the best sounding ones )
- RJ are just using plywoods! so they can never really sound that good when it comes to acoustic.
2. Bracing , fretboards , neck , truss rod.
- most of RJ guitars 1k - 7k doesn't have truss rods, plus the bracing and fretboards are not that high quality. di ko alam kung ano glue ginagamit nila pero..the type of wood glue used can affect the sound.
3. craftmanship
- most of RJ guitars are mass produced and i heard some are coming from china na nilagyan lang nila ng brand na RJ ( this is for those 1k - 7k ranges )
- importante ang pag setup ng fretboard and saddle which is why may mga gitarang sobrang taas ng action kahit anong gawin mong pag kaskas ng saddle mataas pa rin yan.
so that's it. for cheap affordable and quality craftmanship guitars.
here are the list.
1. Lumanog - good sounding guitars and affordable.
2. Fender - you can get one for 6k and above
3. yamaha - you can get 4k above also
4. washburn - the oscar schidmt is recommandable for low budget and good quality.