Hib1

I'm a feet up at home player. The last guitar I bought was roughly 15 years ago. At that time there were a couple of clear front runners for the best budgey mid-range. Most folk were singing the praises of the Guild Gad 50 & Epi Masterbilt range. I got one of each. However I'm now looking to treat myself again & noticed things have changed. There doesn't appear to be any front runners. Any suggestions?