Thanks guys, I definitely appreciate the feedback. I went back down to the local store last night, and the store's out of Macs anyway so I couldn't even try one. I guess Aria changed distributers, and screwed him over in the deal.

I'm going to travel a bit further and see if I can test out a Fender, Ibanez, or a Gibson. My buddy has a Fender Squier which is entry-level, but better quality than my synsonic.