Have you tried a Line 6 Variax ?

I have a 700 series and it rocks.

It sits next to a PRS CE24, a Gibson 1960 RI Les Paul, a couple of strats and a Jackson.

I A/Bed the Variax against the Strat and the LP and very few people here and at home recording .com could tell the difference. In the context of a mix the variax is even harder to distinguish from the real thing.

It is not as playable as the pRS but more comfortable than the LP.

Maybe worth a look

You can find my review of the Variax below
http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17944

and the A/B threads in the Recording forum (I dont know if the audio files are still up).

http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18306

http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?p=159364#post159364

The conclusion is below:

http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18321