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You should be right with just about anything that has passive humbuckers in it.. from what I can remember of blink 182, they have a hi-range gritty feel. An Ibanez setup is heading more towards the metal side of things and a Fender setup is heading more towards the jazz side of things and a Gibson setup has a blues/rock tendency.

Having said all that.. you can play just about any guitar in just about any situation.. Something I learnt from someone who owns lots of guitars was that you should play the guitar unplugged for a little while before plugging it in when you are considering buying it. Ask yourself.. Does it feel right? Does it resonate clearly all by itself? Is the neck too wide? Is the nick too thick? Does it feel comfortable? All that sort of stuff.. You can generally get a better idea of what the guitar sounds and feels like without plugging it in.. It's also MUCH easier and less intimidating to play "loudly" when the guitar is unplugged.. so you can really have a good bang on it.. I know that I always feel a little embarrassed when I am trying out guitars at stores where the staff are all guitar legends.. lol :)

So once you find a couple of guitars that "feel" right.. now it's time to select the amp that is closest to the one you are going to use it on. There's no point plugging it into a huge Marshall stack if all you are going to be using is a 15w practise amp. In fact a lot of amps will make an awful sounding guitar sound half-decent.. Which is what the first step of playing unplugged is all about..

The first obvious choice may not be the best one when it comes to buying a guitar. Look at what the artists you like are using.. If the majority of them are using Ibanez-based setups, then you should be looking in that direction.. etc etc