Any used guitar can also be a great conversation piece, and doesn't have to be truly vintage to have it's own character.
They somehow seem retro, modern, rock, country and blues all at the same time.
The companies who hire you will have vastly different brands, strategies, and most importantly, customers.
As with countless other individuals, my very first guitar was a Fender Stratocaster, the quintessential electric guitar whose trademark design is the very stereotype of what an electric guitar looks like.
Both appeal to customers with great taste from all walks of life.
Fender is the great American guitar brand, and their style reflects that image: Their image is a blank slate that you can project yourself onto.