I have had about 8 guitars from les pauls (to heavy and don,t sit in your lap well) Blade durangos. But my favorite is my new squier standard. Your favorite guitar should not be one that is so expensive that you can,t enjoy it with out having to treat it like a baby. I started out on a very cheap squier about 10 years ago and traded up to a epiphone lp and then I traded up from there. But I have always regreted getting rid of my cheap squire. Maybe because it was my first, but it was funner to play.