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I had an ASF75t, it was great for everything from bluesy stuff to G’n’R style heavy rock.
My biggest criticism was the placement of the switch- right UNDER the bigsby arm, making it hard to access sometimes.
The Ibanez will also have stronger resale should you decide to move it on & is more likely to be playable “out of the box” (I have a HB tele & it took a bit of TLC to get it “right”).
Another option to consider is is the Gretsch G2622 Streamliner, £369 new but should be within budget used- they’re rather nice.
Or an Epiphone Dot at £299- they pop up used regularly & seem a bargain.
Not sure what the stock pickups on the HB models are like, but on the Ibanez AM53/AS53 models, I believe the pickups are ceramic magnet types, which some find it necessary to change - perfectly useable, but perhaps not the best for warm/smooth/jazzy kind of tones. All the same, I'd tend to go with Ibanez myself, for reasons already mentioned, and build quality tends to be very clean and good.
Sheraton was far to heavy ..blingy..massive headstock , the dot just looks feels right and at least £150 cheaper s/h e.g sheratons £350 dots around £200 if you are patient
Absolutely terifffic sound, beautiful to play. I loved the pickups on mine, I miss it. The maple neck makes all the difference, too. Recorded with it several times. Absolutely bulletproof construction.
Can be had for as little as £100 but you'll def get one for £150 and worth every single penny and more. Made in Korea in by Samick - the same place as the Epiphones of the same time (the 80s). Those go for a song due to internet hype, age and the name on the headstock.
Far better than anything you've listed in your OP, in my humble opinion.
One thing to be wary of is that you'll want to make sure the truss rod still works. I've known of a couple where they stuck.
Apart from the tomato soup burst dividing some opinions, they are a very well made guitar.
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/2230539/#Comment_2230539
(down towards the lower/middle end of the thread)
Fun fact: Neil Hannon of the Divine Comedy has/had one.
Then I'll die a happy man, the bloke is an absolute musical genius & wordsmith.