Honestly, in my opinion, roughly the true distribution of tone is...
1) Amp + Speakers - 60%
2) Guitar - 30%
3) Modulation - 10%
So if you have $2300 to spend, go get a good amp (unless you already have one la..) then think about the guitar. Part of the money can also be spent on tutorials which can actually help you sound good most of time. At least more often than any amp, guitar of modulation which can fail you on any given day. Agreed?
Arsony
"Burn for you....what am I gonna dooooooo?" John Farnham