Hey, this is a band I've recently started. We only have one rough draft song up. It'll be rerecorded soon w/ vox and a *much* better solo.
www.myspace.com/terramortuusmetal
For pure shredtasticness-Yngwie Malmsteen
for solos that are just plain out rad-Alexi Laiho
For being "The Man"-Joe Satriani
but I also like Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, you know all the typical virtuosos.
Entry level BC Riches aren't all that great, I'd suggest and LTD, Jackon, or Ibanez, prolly the ibanez for starters. While I'm not that big of an Ibanez fan their entry levels are good.