well, it would help if you told us what kind of sound you'd be looking for. like what style of music.

but, I'm still going to recommend a gibson sg special faded. nice guitar, stays in tune for me, even when I put it in it's case, throw it in my trunk, drive like a maniac over this one road with a bunch of speedbumps, then take it out of the trunk, carry it upstairs, open the case, and it's still in perfect tune.

you may want a new bridge pickup in it though, I haven't changed my bridge pickup yet, so I can't recommend one, but I hear good things of the dimarzio tone zone.

guitar - $690
pickup - $60
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Total - $750