[Stratrat]

I chose Schecter out of the ones listed in the poll because I'm impressed with their quality, but plenty of guitarists over the years have rocked it well on Strats and Les Pauls. There's also the Gibson SG - once upon a time there was a guy named Angus Young who played some pretty hard rock on one of those.

There are some cool pointy/shredder guitars out there, but don't overlook the classics either......with the right pickups, the right amp, the right effects and (probably most important) the right hands, you can play hard rock/metal on just about any guitar you can plug in. Heck, John5 (Rob Zombie's guitarist) does it on a Telecaster!