The rest of what this person had to say is complete hogwash,I wouldn't recomend a strat to my worse enemy. They are a common guitar that people choose just because they are more recogniseable than other guitars and everybodies dads/uncles owned one.
I must admit that Ibanez guitars are very desirable and i have always wanted to own at least one of em but there is only one guitar that i would recomend to anyone to buy and that is a Parker Fly, even though the deluxe or the classic are a little too expensive for you right now, just wait a bit longer and save some more cash or even take a look at the night fly or the P38/P40 all of which out class anything Fender have ever built.
Fly till ya die
