Mexican Standards can be good guitars. If you prefer a more "vintage" presentation the Classic series are pretty good too. A used American Standard or Series can be had at a reasonable price in the UK. I paid somewhere around £500 for mine when they about £700 new, you get a case with US guitars. I don't get the relic thing either, I'd rather do it myself over time.

As for businessmen I thought they all played PRSi through Boogies