Jim, I would be happy with any of those guitars you posted. The first two in particular I would really love. I've played the two McNaughts Xander owns and the build quality is right up there with Anderson and Suhr. As far as Xander's playing, I am in a band with the guy and he is a world class player. When you get 5 minutes to try to demonstrate something it's hard to play something that pleases everyone, but I can assure you Xander is not only a shredder but can play tastefully too.