I have tiny hands, so the Gibson neck is completely out of the question for me. That's the beef I have with Gibson. I do think they make great archtop guitars, but I've never really been a fan of Les Paul guitars aesthetically; too clunky. I much prefer their hollow / semi-hollow guitars. And again, that neck.
Fender have some serious issues, but they're very durable and player-friendly instruments. The Stratocaster isn't even remotely the most exciting looking guitar, but they're actually putting out some decent instruments now with noiseless pickups...which is a vast improvement. They also started making Blacktop series instruments which are more aggressive Fender guitars with reasonable price tags, which is pretty dank. I still love Fender, and they're small-hand friendly.
Ibanez...well. I've never been a huge fan, but I don't really play heavier music myself. When they started their Artcore series, I saw those guitars and was pumped. Many people gave them shining reviews, and I almost bought one. Almost. I realized, after playing a buddy's AF75 that they're really not top-of-the-line instruments in the slightest. You're paying for looks with those, pretty much. I will say that fretboard access is definitely superb, but they make some weak hollowbody and semi-hollowbody instruments.
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