I wanted to get Fender American Deluxe which costs ard $2k+ 1st hand.
However, some things made me reverse my decision.

I tested an MIM Fender couple weeks ago.
MIM Fender costs $800+/-
It was fairly well-built although i found the lacquer to be excessively thick.
Neck was too fat & chunky.
Poor setup(Intonation way off, Strings height too high)
Pickups were so-so.
Weak at higher frets.

I don't mean to criticize Fender just like i did in my previous post on Gibson.
I was planning to get a Fender for so long.

However, When I tried a Tokai GS-50 Strat yesterday @ Bukit Timah Plaza-Pianoman Shop,
I'm amazed by how a $850 guitar can sound so good for its price.
I was playing for abt 30mins.
The feel & construction felt solid and well-built.
The electronics & hardwares were good stuff.

Likewise for their Tokai LP's I tried, It played as good as my Edwards or even better.
It came with hefty pricetags though.
How much?

Tokai LS-150 = $2200+/-
Gibson R0 Historic= $8000?

It has been known that Tokai LS-150 beats Gibson R0 Historic.
I don't know how true is that.

But as far as I've tried Tokai LS lower series,
They definitely beat Gibson LP Standard handsdown.
Tokai LS-90 = $1.3k+/-
Gibson LP Standard = $3000+?

They told me they're gonna bring in GS-150 in 2 weeks time.
I'm gonna try it when stocks arrive. If it plays better than GS-50, i'm gonna buy it in a heartbeat.

Till then, I'm gonna tryout Fender MIA & Swing Guitars at Sweelee & StandardValue respectively..