anyway, if local guitars are cheap and "crap", i wonder how mr bryan arzaga made his SX tele/strat (i forgot kung alin dun basta SX) sound good on his demos?
youtube compressed the real sound, they are more lively in actuality but to make it that way i had to work with the instrument, out of the box they didnt really appeal well, to a regular person its 'eh nothing different' this happened to the RST when i got it, i mean big deal its $59. but im always the kind 'hmm what i can do with this bugger', didnt...its mostly the stuff in it that made it not likeable..once i got through with that it was likable, right now it needs a new nut(since the plastic one's wear down so easily),.i did a bunch of resets to the neck pocket, im fortunate enough to be provided parts from friends in arizona and jersey..
SX guitars are tinker guitars, they handle tinkering well..decent guitars for what you pay for..but the Q.C. / Q.A is not as close to the those expected to be of a higher bill,
That is why a need for quality guitars is important and you buy quality since if you dont have time to deal with things like that or educate yourself..buy an instrument that is worry free..doesnt matter who's name is on the headstock..
so if they price high..expect and do not compromise on quality..if there is something wrong with the feel take it back..make sure it gets serviced correctly.. you paid high expect to be given high and quality service in return..its never been 'hey i bought an expensive guitar from you..would you be my friend?', no its always business..friendships are only a plus to it..