You’d think so wouldn’t you, but my Ovation Breadwinner is the most comfortable guitar I’ve ever played. It’s beautifully ergonomic.

Yeah, I have a Dean ML XM that has exactly that problem.

The classic guitar shape, adapted as it was in the Telecaster and Stratocaster, are the time-tested practical shapes.

The trouble with Vs is that they are not the most practical shape. Not great for playing sitting down, for example.

Jay Turser has a really good reputation. Their stuff is Asian-made, but the higher-end stuff (they do make some very cheap strat kits, for example) is about as good as anything coming out of Asia, and better than a lot of it. One of my all-time favorite guitars to play (and it really had a sound!) was a Jay Turser strat.

There’s probably no place you can go to see one before you buy it, though. Most new ones are sold by one supplier online.