Good Brands??

Fender strat and Gibson Les Paul

Dear friend epiphone93, that 93 is this standing for your year of birth? It is important because a lot depends on your age AND the money you have on that age.
My good friend Russell mentions Gibson Les Paul and Fender Stratocaster, he is right.
IMPORTANT: Age + $$$ and there you go.
My advise = look the on line stores like www.zzounds.com, www.musiciansfriend.com and in Europe www.musicstore.de.
On this sites you can see easy thousand guitars, and once you find one you like, try to find it on www.youtube.com, giving you an idea of the sound and the possibilities.
You can write them in a notebook, and you go to a musicstore to hold the guitar, to try the guitar like sound, versatility, see the guitar + READ THE USER'S COMMENTS.
I always work or do my research like I wrote: I see a brand, I visit the website of that brand, I look for the prices, and I end with youtube. If I like the guitar and sound, I go to a music store.
If it is too expensive, I try EBAY, and I bought at least 10 guitars on ebay, with only 1 guitar (an acoustic Gibson Hummingbird, having the "typical" Gibson fracture at the headstock, due to the fact that the seller forgot to "loosen the strings" before sending it from the USA to Europe).
Never travel with your acoustic guitar without loosen the strings. I came back 2 times with a GIBSON MONTANA GOLD, as HAND LUGGAGE, and the pilot aked me if he could keep that guitar in his cabin during the flight to play. Same story with my 2nd acoustic = a Martin D45V, here almost PRICELESS, you pay at least between 9000 - 10.000$ = worth a trip to the USA.
SORRY FOR THIS ACOUSTIC PIECE IN THE ELECTRIC SECTION, IT WAS AN EXAMPLE FOR TRANSPORT.

I would agree that with the Strat or the Les Paul you would have an excellent start... Probably depends on which one is best for you and is affordable. Both models have many variations and also many import copies...  The age factor? Many of us older folks here, I'm 57, remember a time before all the availability of such great  choices, music stores, internet info, etc.. and at 16 there was no way that I could afford much of a "real" guitar. We made do with some really crappy instruments! I'm also a believer that one should always obtain the best "tools" they can afford...be it a hammer or a guitar! I remember a kid around 16 that built a junker guitar outta quality parts and set the rocking world on fire...some kid with the funny name Van Halen!

Michael Kelley's Fairly priced and more bang for your buck.  They are well made and can be hotrodded and fine tuned plus the quality of their workmanship is top notch.

Bootlegger.

EPIPHONE93, SORRY, I MEANT "RANGE" the category, and price, that's why I had put $$ signs.
SORRY.
My system is = WHAT KIND, EVEN BRAND YOU WANT? GO TO AN ON LINE SHOP LIKE www.musiciansfriend.com.
You will find easy a guitar that you like. THE PRICE? Easier to compare the guitar you want, using a minimum and maximum.
GO TO YOUTUBE, write the guitar you like and depending on the quality of the video, you see it in action. If possible go to a store, and if you see that in the store a Fender Stratocaster MIA is 500$ more expensive than on the on-line stores, go for it.

For solid bodies, look at the Gretsch Pro-Jet.  Best bang for the buck out there.

i agree with him.
those 2 guitars are awsome.

Hello there.I have a nice idea for you.Try Epiphone or Squier, I'd recommend Ibanez and ESP.It is really nice.
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Schecter Hellraiser Solo-6...trust me..it rocks!!!!

I have a fender guitar and I love it! Great sound and affordable.