My experience is the opposite with high-end guitars. They use the same hi-quality woods - because they are high-end PLUS the custom shop or extra work and expense of the sunburst. For example; my Custom Shop OM-28V was more expensive than a regularly expensive OM-28V.
Some of these commentaries baffle me and have moved in the direction of - if it costs less, it's less of a guitar. That is pure nonsense. I see guitar's costing 2-3 times what my Martins cost from smaller builders that do not rise to the league of a factory Martin. Price alone does not determine the quality or value of a guitar. Let's evaluate an instrument for what it is - bad, good, excellent, great or phenomenal. Most guitars cost much more than the sum of their parts + labor. IMO the J-15 is a great guitar that is priced much closer to what a great guitar should cost. It's not cheap and it's not exorbitantly expensive. It is far above the budget of most players worldwide and easily within the reach of others.
If you don't like it or think it is "less than" another guitar - bite your tongue. Otherwise all you are doing is berating something that is not only excellent but a keepsake that some here and "out there" will cherish and love for a lifetime. In other words your negativity and rudeness is not appreciated. I bought mine to see what all the excitement was - certainly not because i needed another guitar. I immediately found out what was driving the over-the-top reviews and I couldn't care less what the quarter-sawn or other-sawn wood is. In fact, I never care about the "specs" of a guitar just what it sounds like in the studio or on stage and how it makes me feel while playing it. Some herein would do better by playing more and commenting less. Thanks for the Friday rant.