Jackson JS32Q DKA HT Trans.PurpleBurst

Good fret work, comfortable neck. Very nice appearance. Only weighs about 6.5 lbs, so less than most Strats (Indonesian Strats are 9 lbs). A good balance of price / quality, ie bang for your buck. I've put a Roland GK-3 pickup on mine. That was my plan. No coil splitting, but I can make it sound like other guitars. Stays in tune, though the tuning knobs could be more chunky. Very good value. Much better than the Ibanez Gio's etc. Very pretty to look at. The pickups are powerful, but have a more subtle sound if you turn the gain down. The light weight is very appealing to me, but I keep it in a flightcase that weighs 10 kg!