@xinjiapor: i saw that last time...i kinda dislike the colour of it...the light metallic blue really turns me off.
anyway i think i'll restate what i'm looking for.
Design: strat (its colour MUST be either 2 tone brown and black, or all black)
Budget: 150-300, in a set with amps.
Music played: hard rock (jet), alt rock(most modern rock bands fall under this category), punk rock/punk (RJA, rise against, good charlotte, NFG), indie rock (franz ferdinand, arctic monkeys), heavy metal (disturbed, slipknot, bfmv, a7x).
First hand or second hand makes no difference to me as long as it doesnt require me to go but replacement parts myself if some parts are spoiled.
so far, ive recieved recommendations for sx strat, cort g-series