I prefer this:
To this:
Only reason I got the "shreddery" Gryphon was that I was desperate for an electric and the only guy who would accept my weird trade was REAAALLY into Schecters. Plus I played it and it felt incredibly nice, aside from needing some slight adjustments.
We don't have a lot of brand name instruments in my town, but at least one of the shops has a whole wall of Schecters, mostly the more retro styled ones.