If you're going to be getting a new guitar and not just swapping out pickups my top recommendation would be the Katana (by Cort).
You'll notice it looks like a Schecter C-1 model. This is because Cort actually makes Schecter's guitars (except for their custom shop).
"If one has realized a truth, that truth is valueless so long as there is lacking the indomitable will to turn this realization into action!"
-A.H.
-A.H.