Hey, if you want great sound, and great posibilities, you must buy a Les Paul, is like the all terrain in the guitars, you can play everything from country to metal, even punk (if you want it)but i think you play the lead in a band. So the apearance, is something important, some of the greatests guitarist had used a Les Paul, and this is something that you must have in your mind, why they bought a Les Paul, and not a Ibanez.