you gotta get over this no MIK gotta buy MIA phobia hehe...some of the MIK guitars i own (3 now) and have played are actually better than some MIA guitars i've played before. take that esquire GT i told you about the other day...well i got it today and this is the second guitar out of tons i have owned that came to me mail order in near perfect tune (just a tad flat) with the innotation very close to perfect...wanna guess what the other was that came in tune and innotated well...my gold esquire tele clone that's also MIK. i still find it odd that my two cheapest guitars came with the best setups and managed to stay in tune during shipping lol and my guitars that have cost me more have needed full setups and some even fret leveling to be great players. the GT has no sharp frets, no fret buzz and is the lightest guitar i have ever played or owned (i gotta weigh this thing b/c it's a feather), and it just kicks ass for what i paid for it, i'm lovin' it so far. i know you said you don't like the fret size but don't ever let MIK (in general) stop you just b/c they "should" be bad guitars! granted some suck a$$ but there are some jems out there, i just got lucky with the 3 MIK guitars i own i guess. anyway, enough babble, that second one you posted is sweet!! so, in short buy a schecter and call it a day!!
-Mike
