hey man, i have a ibanez rg 470, and it's really nice, excellent stock pickups. they just got discontinued, and they're a usually $500 guitar, so now you might be able to find one for cheaper (like i did :) ) i got mine new for $400, i don't really suggest personally going as low end as the other rg's like the 270, unless you don't really want that much of a step up. also, don't have your heart set on ibanez, keep in mind les pauls are verrrry nice sounding and playing, as well as many other brands, because the floyd rose can be high maintenance sometimes, and i'd probibly wouldn't want to gig with a backup, because if you break a string, it will take a while to replace, and forever to tune.