I really don't see the point of this thread..... I'm not going to close it YET..... unless I have a good statement from the TS.....

You're asking what is the BEST guitar brand.......... that's like asking what's the best car maker, BMW? Mercedes? Ferrari? Mazda? Nissan? Toyota? McLaren?.......

Or maybe what's the best brand of handphone? Samsung? Motorola? Nokia? Dopod?

Best based on what? Playability? Affordability? Value? How many guitar they sold in a year? Their Marketing campaign? Kitch value? And everyone here has their own opinion on the "best" guitar.... so you'll NEVER find an answer.......It's not like computers where it's 2 kinds of mainstream processors.... AMD or Intel... and even THAT has so much debate already.......

HOWEVER.... you can find the BEST guitar based on YOUR needs.
I'm a Zakk Wylde fanatic, so I hover towards Gibson/Epiphone..... however, I also use a Jackson and buying a Dean and possibly an Ibanez next year....... If you're on a budget looking for a guitar.... do a quick search and you'll see we recommend an SX/Microcube combo. We also have alot of recommendations based on other people's needs in the Cheap Guitars sticky thread...... Just scroll through a few pages and see if you can pick up anything.
If you have a bigger budget and want to splurge, then make a thread about what YOUR needs are..... what music you listen to? what music you want to play? etc. etc.

You're also opening the window for alot of flame wars here since we have DEDICATED fans of certain brands... like anything else in the world.

So unless you can come up with a good reason with WHY we should leave this thread open.... I'm closing it by tomorrow.

If that's the case...... then:

- THREAD CLOSED -