As far as which is the best for you, well you will just have to suck em and see. If you are in the UK you might want to check out Gorden Smith Guitars (excellent) or LAG. Phil Campbell of Motrohead fame uses Lag and I know they are nice axes form personal experience. Over-water are another UK based company and they also make really nice axes.
You might want to look for a PRS Santana. I haven't played then but I have a PRS CE24 ($ 2500 sticker price) and it is just fantastic !
You should be able to get an idea of what stuff is going for by checking out some of the UK online guitar stores like www.piedog.com
My instructors page and www.studiotrax.net for all things recording.
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