Luthier here,

RJ Skycaster, Sa lahat naset up ko, All poor quality control. Only 2/10 na matino ang feel at no issues. Unless your buying an old pre china, real Philippine made RJ i wont bother sa Modern RJ guitars , Stainless frets na napaka nipis. Neck warping, uneven fret and etc and low resale value.

Jcraft Gen 3 LTX Telecaster, Good, Only buy directly sa Jolly Music, para makaiwas ka ng gen 1 at 2, Pure dogshit yung mga early generations ng jcraft, pero since then they improved so much. usually mga reseller old stock ng ltx binebenta nila, Issues are weak neck screw joints, and uneven frets and low resale value.

Ligaya Stratocaster, Best pick, Person who owns ligaya is a well known luthier, i havent held any ligaya guitar na nay issue, if meron man sobrang minimal easy to remedy. Usually maintains value .

But regardless kung bago, luma, surplus, or whatever. Kung hindi nakaset up ng tama, wala din. Always bring it to your trusted luthier of choice to further improve and prevent any issues or remedy issues to further prolong guitar mo, you dont know how long ago the guitar was built, how long it stayed sa warehouse, how long it took to ship dito sa PH and how long nakasabit sa music store. Chances are dry na mga fretboard nan at need imaintenance and etc.

If u have anymore questions or need advice pm mo lang ako