I've got an elecric Ibanez Talman. It's a BEAUTIFUL guitar, and it plays like a dream. I put new pickups in it and it sounds great as well. I love the feel of the neck. They quit making them a while back. Mine's a '95. I bought it from a friend of mine for $350. This Ibanez rocks, and didn't cost me much at all. I like playing it more than my considerably more expensive Strat ($1000, with a built in Roland pickup for use with a synth). Quality over quantity... go and try out the guitars. Whichever feels and sounds best to you is what you want.
"You must stab him in the heart with the Bone Saber of Zumacalis... well, you could stab him in the head or the lungs, too... and the saber, it probably doesn't have to be bone, just anything sharp lying around the house... you could poke him with a pillow and kill him."
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Universal Re-Monster
