Hands down with your budget I would buy look to buying a washburn with the buzz feiten tuning system and they do sell them in your price range ! The X series and or the Pilsen . Go try 1 at your local music store! :p Washburns are the most premium guitar at a discounted rate you will find.... I personally dont care for big name brands since tone and Intonation are the 2 things I look for in a guitar. Everything else is bs!