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It amuses me as well, especially since I sometimes enjoy the sound of the "low end" products more than the "high end" products. I'm sure I would enjoy having high end guitars and gear as much as most anyone else here, but the obsession with that type of thing is a little ridiculous. And there is definitely no excuse for the bashing of people that don't buy the pedals or amps that are currently trending.
I've owned dozens of guitars over the last 40 years, including real Les Paul Customs, and high end Stratocasters. My very favorite one is a Yamaha Pacifica 112v that I bought used for $200. I leveled the frets, adjusted the relief, put some cheap Oripure single sized humbuckers wired parallel in the neck and middle, and a Oripure PAF clone in the bridge. I added a Graphtech XL nut, string trees, saddles, and Hipshot locking tuners.
It plays and sounds great, and stays in tune like a rock. I can play any genre with it. I'll never part with it. My Yamaha Revstar MK2 is a very close 2nd. I adore them both.
I don't have a lot of experience with really nice guitars, but I really enjoy the two cheap ones I currently own!