it's depends really on your budget and the style you want to play

I think if you ve'got the idea to post on a BJ forum ..you are may be a Sambora fan...so A fat strat with two single coils and one humbucker for the heavy songs is a good solution.. but take a guitar without a Floyd rose which is a nightmare for beginners (all guitarist if you don't have a guitar technician to help you ) to change the strings...Squier .but Standard not the Affinity serie (crap ..really) you can find also some japanese or mexican Strat on E bay..and if you have more money you can order your strat in Japan directly from
http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/webshop/w...itar/fender-j/
don't forget YAmaha pacifica ..good for the price

anyway ask in harmony central forums
http://acapella.harmony-central.com/...?s=&forumid=41
very good advices there