Style

Model

Price

Made in

Which Means

Stratocaster

w/three single-coil pickups

Squier Bullet

$100

Korea, China, or Indonesia

Probably built in a sweatshop

Squier Affinity Strat

$150

Fender Standard Strat

$250

Japan

So-so quality

Fender Standard Strat

$350

Mexico

Good value

Fender Standard Strat

$750

USA

Sturdy construction

Les Paul w/two humbucking pickups

Epiphone Les Paul Special II

$275

Korea

Probably built in a sweatshop

Epiphone Les Paul Standard

$550

Gibson Les Paul Special

$700

USA

Sturdy construction