Just because I dont want to start a new thread, Im also looking to buy a new guitar to suit my all purpose playing while leaning more towards a harder rock. My current guitar is a Fender Mex fat strat, and people tell me that it can be used for anything. I was just thinking of upgrading to a better quality guitar, I need to know what kind of guitars can be used like fenders, with a slightly better quailty than a mex strat. Some brands i had in mind were ESP, PRS, maybe gibson or epiphone....would any of these be a good choice...if so which ones and what should I get over what. My shop has a crap load to choose from, but sadly no ESP and they arent a gibson dealer this year.
Please take a look around thier site and give me suggestions on what kinds of guitars i should look at http://davesguitar.com/....keep in mind im not willing to spend more than $1,000 mayb a little more because im not looking for a super good guitar just yet.