I agree that the guitar you listed above isn't that big a step up from your current pacifica.

You should be aiming for something like, I dunno, A Paul Gilbert, Joe Satriani or Vai's signature low end guitars...... or something like an S series or maybe like enteryourusername says, an Epiphone Les Paul Standard or heck, a Jackson RR3 or something around that range.......

Since you already have a first guitar, save up for a damn good one.

this is NOT a place to buy and sell.
Check the trade zone for that.

moving to an LP special II is like moving from Kancil to Proton.

Merging with the other topic since they are both similar.

Zakk Wylde's neck is as thick as a baseball bat......
But the epi's version is slightly slimmer then the full Gibson one according to Everdying.

heheheh...... careful......



But the Les Paul is VERY shreddable on the upper frets. But I would rather play shredding solos on the RR3 because of the wider frets and the thinner strings. My Les Pauls are setup for "chunky" playing. But I do pull of solos quite well on the Les Pauls......


...............that is of course my VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY limited shredding skills
Don8ld can probably run circles around me.