if u want reviews go to harmoney central and get them there. If you want popular guitar picks for under a grand, those are les paul epiphones, fender strats mexican & highway editions, and fender tele mexican, ibanez's low end guitars i wouldnt recommend, mark tremonti PRS ... of course this is not an exhaustive list just a good place to start.

Make sure you play as many guitars as possible and try as many amps as possible!