Telecasters are a very underrated guitar. People think of them often as a country guitar, but that has mostly to do with the bakersfield sound which was popularized by Buck Owens in the 60's. Here is a clip of Roy Buchanan owning jimi henrix's version of "hey joe."
I don't think there's much you CAN'T do on a tele.
Les Pauls WERE great guitars, but now gibson can't even make the correct neck/headstock angle. Get a Heritage (guitars made by the original builders and factory of gibson) for far less money, and get a much higher quality guitar.
Strats are great guitars, but often misused by jackasses who want to be hendrix. This guy, rob math, showcases how versatile and amazing a strat can be in the hands of a great guitarist:
PRS's are overpriced piecers, and all those shredder guitars are just lame.
Gretsches (the older ones) are rad guitars too. Other guitars that rock are:
Gibson ES-335: huge tones, very dark, mid-range-y, and warm.
Gibson SG: Because of the light bodies, the sound resonates quickly back into the pickups and creates a very rockin, early breakup/distortion sound.
Rickenbacker 33012: That classic jangle tone of the beatles, REM, and Tom Petty. awesome looking and sounding guitars.
Duesenberg guitars are also great.