Originally posted by taylormarkow
yeah, you probably should ignore the brand. I just like strats...

I'm not knocking strats at all (they don't grab me though). Last time I went seriously guitar shopping I thought I'd end up buying a Jag (I'm into power pop, noise and ambient), but I ended up with my Ibanez RG. It's not at all the sort of guitar you'd expect for my style of music, but it works perfectly. Had I been hung up on brand I'd never even have tried it.