Veteran readers know just how much I love my Dearmonds. They’re just such great guitars, but alas they haven’t been manufactured in… a decade or so. So, if you want an alternative in a reasonable price range, you might look at the affordable Ibanez Artcore. model. They’re good looking guitars, and Ibanez can be counted on to make a pretty decent instrument. I mean, I remember the days when Ibanez was making knockoff Kramers. But then the Kramer dude went to prison and Kramers were gone for a while and Ibanez guitars went from being second rate imitations to top notch contenders. Most youngsters these days have no idea of the history. So, just rock it with classic semi-hollow body style is what I say.