I have 3 guitars. A 7-string (currently in for repairs ), a 6-string hollowbody and a 6-string solidbody. They're all Ibanez guitars, of which i'm a fanatic.
The 7-string is an Ibanez RG1527. It has a good fast neck, double locking trem, floating trem and 5-way pick up switch. It truly is an amazing guitar, although the pick-ups aren't as good as I want them. But that can be changed.
The hollowbody is an Ibanez Artcore model, and it too is a great guitar. It has a slower neck, but it's got the neck raised about half a centimetre higher than on your standard guitar, with the pick-ups pushing out about the same distance. This adds a bit more tension to the strings, and I love playing it when I play blues, jazz, or some more soulful instrumental pieces.
The electric is an Ibanez SZ520. I've had it for 2 and a half years now, and I plan to always have one with me for the rest of my life. Apart from the input jack being a bit loose, it is without a doubt the best guitar for the price ($900). The range of styles I can play on it, the fast neck, the pick-ups, the inlays... I love everything about this guitar.
Then, there is the amp behind the guitar. Fender FM65R. It has an amazing clean channel, an amazing dirty channel, great reverb, a middle switch to get two different dirty sounds. This amp is a keeper, even if I eventually get a Mesa Boogie cabinet, I will have this amp.
Ah, and the pedals. Acoustic Simulator (i'm not cheap enough to use this instead of a real acoustic, just for the middle of songs and until I have an acoustic), Distortion, Chorus and Wah. These pedals are all great, and although their use might be minimal, they all add another level of style to my playing.
It's the first guitar I got when I began to take my playing seriously.
I use Dava control picks. They're excellent and my playing has improved immensely since I started using them, they improve both lead and rhythm playing. The concept with the control picks is that there is a soft part in-between the tip and base of the pick, making it flexible for rhythm playing, but the tip is rock hard so when you move your fingers up the pick to play lead errors are taken out of the equation unless you hit the wrong string or have bad timing. For $2 each, benefits are worth it.
Anyway, that looks like i've covered everything. I just needed to talk about it.
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), a 6-string hollowbody and a 6-string solidbody. They're all Ibanez guitars, of which i'm a fanatic.