what should i get??

If you aren't worried about money...

Try an Epiphone Les Paul or a Fender standard Strat. I have no idea if they are any good but they are what I would buy if I could afford them.

Or, try a PRS SE, lots of version, decent quality, and about £300.

gitaardocphil, what's your opinion?

I would look at guitars that are more widely used, like Gibson/Epiphone Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster (American version), and PRS (if money don't matter!) 

I have both a Les Paul and a Strat.  I love the Strat for its lighter weight and five position pick up settings.  I play the Les Paul more, now that I have an effect pedal board!  The LP is a bit heavier, so you'll need a good, heavy duty strap for comfort.  You can go wrong with either one.

Everyone?
How about a recommendation instead of condemnation of everyones views.

Sincerly,
A VERY Satisfied Les Paul & J-45 Parent

Hannah,
Have a look at these;
http://www.music123.com/Electric-Guitar … sic123?o=1

I do agree but only for 25%. I have been in the GIBSON plant in Memphis, I saw the production process of hollow bodies. About quality: YES, they want to put on the market only the best. It looks a lot on throwing away money, because they "destroy" 25% of these guitars. I was a little bit angry when I heard about this, because they can bring them on the market, as a lot cheaper model, like B-GIBSON. I just know that you will find real good guitars, other brands in stead of the Holy Trinity GIBSON, FENDER, PRS. Gibson does have low(er) budget guitars, not using lacquer like a Gibson SG Faded. I compare these guitars with a car: BMW, MERCEDES, LEXUS, they are expensive too, it is maybe a stupid fact to compare a Gibson with a Mercedes, but they have one thing in common, producing a very good product. I have a lot of guitars, and I will only take the acoustics, you can't beat them. About the price, if you have seen what I saw, it is amazing, the quality of these hollow bodies. I have 1 hollow body: an Epiphone Sheraton. I am also asking why they are expensive. Just know that if you transfer the production to China, with a few US people to check the process, the price will drop, and Chinese People are delivering fantastic work. They work real hard and good, certainly compared to countries like India.
I am a PRS fan, and they are offering you a better choice: an expensive US model or a lot less expensive Korean model: PRS SE, have one, and the sound is marvellous.
If you look around on chordie, I worked very hard on some topics, like cheaper but decent guitars. The problem is indeed that you pay a lot of money, but it is even 100 times worse, if you see vintage prices, like a fender stratocaster 1964, going up more than 20.000$ and this just for a piece of wood with strings.

Some Good points I agree. Some say fish is fish but me, I rather have a plate of some sushi grade tuna over catfish any day. You get what you pay for, there are very few exceptions to this ancient old adage.

Well, no.

Epiphone's are great guitars, but they aren't the same as a Gibson.  They typically use thinner, lower quality woods in Epis, often settling on a veneer, and most of them are made overseas by OEMs.  Epis typically use a lower quality electronics mix.

And for the record, a Lexus isn't a Toyota, either, for much the same reason.