I've got three. My first guitar was an entry level (~$200) Warlock from B.C. Rich. It did the job and got me into guitar, but man, now that I have other guitars to compare it to, the pickups sound like hot garbage. My second guitar (and current main) is an ESP LTD F-200. It's a low-mid range guitar in terms of price (~$600), but it's been great so far. The pickups sound a lot cleaner than the ones on my Warlock, and the body style is [i]-blam!- beautiful.[/i] I'd definitely suggest this guitar if you're looking for a decently priced guitar for metal (assuming you're comfortable with using a floating bridge/tremolo). My newest guitar was an ESP LTD MH-17. It was my first 7 string guitar, so I ended up going with another $200 model in case I didn't vibe with the wider fretboard. Surprisingly enough, the fretboard wasn't as wide as I was expecting, so adjusting to using 7 strings was more natural than I had assumed it would be. It also sounds a fair bit better than my Warlock, which was the same price for fewer strings. My only complaint is that the frets had jagged edges sticking out on the sides and needed to be filed down, but that may have just been because of humidity and temperature differences from the location it was shipped from.