I recently bought a new guitar myself. My main guitar is a Gibson SG, but I wanted a 2nd guitar for different tunings, etc. I bought an OLP Axis for $175 at Guitar Center that absolutely rocks! It plays fantastic and sounds great. I'm not trying to talk you out of Ibanez guitars, because I really like them too. But for under $400, you could buy an OLP and an EMG 81/85 set and have a guitar that smokes! If you have the cash, another great sounding guitar is the $590 Gibson Worn SG Specials. They don't play very well, but sound amazing. Happy searching!