I have always had great luck with the higher end Ibanez's I know the guys in Children of Bodom and every kid on youtube that trys to play like them has a Jackson (most of them anyway) but go to the music store ( a buttload of them would be better) and play everything, see which one "you" think feels good, then hit reviews around the web, check out musicians friend or AMS and get a decent price too. Make sure you do yourself a favor and get a guitar with locking nuts, way easier to keep things in tune. Keep Playing :D