Current production.. Charvel, hands down.
Back in the day (80's)... Still Charvel, but it would be a much closer race.
I've had one of the new Pacers (not the vintage series) and it was a decent guitar for the money, but the Pro Mod was better. If you could luck into finding one of the MIJ Pro Mods for a comparable price... THAT would be the one to get.