I agree with everything stated so far, a good guitar is where you find it. I have and have had guitars made in the US and overseas and love them all on their on merits. I recently got a Squier standard strat deluxe at a pawnshop, $125 out the door, has become one of my favorites.
I recently picked up this Squier Strat Deluxe at a pawnshop, previous owner replaced stock pups with lace hot golds and replaced headstock logo with Fender. Looks feels and sounds great! Having difficulty uploading pics at the moment