help me choose an electric guitar.?
Well, I practiced for almost a year with my cheap ass acoustic. Can stand it. No need to buy an electric amp and distortion pedals (DS-1, for sure, a fuzz pedal, reverb) all for less than $ 700. To play Metallica and Foo Fighters.
I have an Ibanez ART 100 ($ 300) for Rock and AS73 ($ 400) for Blues / Jazz. The guitars are really good and play well. I play them through a Roland Cube 30x amp ($ 200). The Roland to take the pedal effects much more than other models Ampere fairly household. The clean channel is impressive for a practice amp. Handles jazz and blues really well. Go read some reviews on art 100 and AS73. Put as much time in picking your amp because it is a big part of the list.
Martin XC1T Eclipse Acoustic/Electric Rig by Amelia White
