illywacker, thanks for your advice. Am going in to town tommorow to have a go at those strato/ telecasters.
Wow - gonna have to show off my skills (not) in a shop full of guitar heroes!
That's what's always been a barrier for me to buying a guitar from a shop - having to play the damn thing like you're a magical genuis with performance anxiety - but sounding the truth- a fool with an expensive tool between his hands :))
