What is the best guitar company?

Lado or any hand made guitar company where they only make a couple hundred a year. The unknown ones are the best, not like the ones at the same store as ipods and shoes (they won't let me say on this comment) ... but theres a world outside of gibson.

my pick since I'm not a "billionaire" is either BC Rich because my beast which costs 500$ (used) will blow anything ibanez or the big companies out of the water.