Most versatile guitar?

Now, I'm pretty good at guitar, but my only problem is this: I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT GUITARS. you see, i taught myself with one of those cheap-o knock off strats u can find anywhere for 100 bucks. But, now that I'm starting to play more jazz and blues and funk instead of rock, i think i might need a new guitar. You see, when i play jazz, my strat sticks out like a sore thumb cuz its really twangy and trebly. But, the guy at a music shop explained that humbuckers give a mellower sound. And i saw a telecaster that looked pretty sweet with humbuckers. Alot of people on the internet say its pretty versatile for a lot of genres, but i'm just asking around. What do you think is the most versatile guitar and why? (Please don't tell me "rewire the bridge with a 9-way pickup switch and **** like that cuz i can't do that lol) Thanks