I recently purchased an electric in that range. I attempted to buy it from a smaller retailer. I found their sales reps to be either entirely commission driven, and giving me bad advice, or just not that interested. Keep in mind, this was in Vancouver.
The guys at Long and McQuade were really knowledgeable and interested in music. They were non-commission employees too. The store itself also had the widest range of guitars.
Although I've also purchased guistars from GuitarWorks in the past. They were also pretty solid. I'd try both GuitarWorks and Long & McQuade.
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