Originally Posted by: fireblazerI have the gibson les paul special model, a really beginners style guitar. But now I'm learning lead and need something like an ibanez or the fender squier (or something with a wammy bar). Which one should I get?

What is your playing style? I would hate to suggest and Ibanez if what you need is a tele for your genre.

Are you looking for playability, ease of use, tonal flexiblity?

What kind of budget are you looking at?

If you can afford it, get a mexican Fender strat. Cost effective, good tone, good playability and covered under fender warranty if there is anything wrong with it.

By the way, a guitar is only as good as the amp its played through. You need to look at that also. I can take a crappy guitar and make it sound good though a quality amp. I cannot however make a quality guitar sound good though a crappy amp.