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my 2p worth
£2000 ... for why? You don't need to spend that at all. Go used. And take up the very good suggestion of having a forumite or a guitar playing friend accompany you. Let is know where you are.
Where will you play? A good amp, as mentioned already, should be on your list. You don't need many watts if at home. That's another conversation.
If you want to appreciate tone / fine instruments and drool then here's a good channel .. Greg show-cases guitars that he sells:
http://www.youtube.com/user/GregsGuitars/videos
I agree with this. I might even stick my neck out here and say the guy would have a similar sound and feel on a strat.
A good player will generally shine on whatever they use.
Monquixote has some very good points too.
The amp question is worth visiting again as well. What amp does the op have?
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
+1
Wow! Just looked at some of those brands online. Martyn Booth's look lovely. And the Vanquish.
I recommend buying a used "commodity" professional guitar (Eg Gibson LP, USA strat). Don't buy new unless you find a new price close to or lower than normal used prices. e.g. Thomann new prices for 335s are only a little more than people ask for used ones here
This has worked for me: you get to try it at home for a few months, no hopeless one-shot attempt to try it in a shop, over time you get used to the extra quality and adapt your playing. At that point, you can sell with zero loss if you have fine-tuned your tastes and feel like a change. I tried buying the £300 ones and fiddling about with new pickups, etc, it went exactly like your link - it can cost the same as a pro guitar in the end after upgrading all the bits one at a time, but still be worth only about £300 to sell.
Unlike digital kit, if you do this right, you never lose money, you can always get your cash back