there are some pretty cheap but classy japanese fender strats and you can get a lot of the american series for less than £800, not that I personally have one, but really I think you've gotta go into music shops and try out the guitars, as you could find that anything you like the look of may sound like you want or it may not, you can get a hell of a lot of guitar for £800, even £500 if you look around, I at least know that.