I love the Mexica strat,, I had a American Strat that I traded on the PRS. I did not play it but maybe once a month once I got the Mec Start.. For some reason it just "feels" better to me. Of course I had the guy at the shop set it up and trim the frets a little..
Yep, there are about a billion different strat models out there, they can be very different one to another. My Light Ash Strat isnt well suited for what I play(Rush, Iron Maiden, VanHalen, Ozzy, etc.)At one point thought seriously about buying a used "Iron Maiden" special edition strat.
A rich buddy of mine who collected high dollar Les Pauls, talked me into buying a Les Paul Classic (lower to middle priced, as far as Les Pauls go). I have never thought of picking up another guitar since that purchase(that guitar will scream!(easiest guitar to get pinch harmonics off I have ever played, off course the hot pickups help too.
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I guess the Les Paul is just my thing. Lots of nice guitars out there, what do you think of the PRS?, I have heard nothing but good about them.