[Michael]

 I brought this up a  little before, but I want to see people expand on it.
 While I love the sound of those '61 Strats and '64 Rickenbackers, What are
 the best off the shelf guitars today.?
 
 People have mentioned specific makes (ie: Gretsch,  Rickenbacker, etc) 
 What about Specific Models? is there a specific model of guitar that you
 played recently that impressed you and - should still be available in the
 guitar shops?
 
Just curious - every day I get a little bettter at playing and I start to
think about fiddling with an electric...

Michael