Faded serious is awesome if you don't have mounds of cash. I have a V and an SG and they are both excellent guitars. Also some of the Fender strats are good for beginners, I have a fat strat and I love it.The faded series play very well if properly setup. I've setup about a half dozen. After a fret dressing, a little truss rod adjustment and filing the nut they all played fantastic. The PRS SE's seem to play great right out of the box.
For my taste and style I play a Parker Fly a 66 Gibson SG and a PRS Hallow Body most often for gigs. But this lineup changes often.