A grand??!! That's loads...
You should be able to find many good 5ers in your budget - Yamaha, Sire, Squier, Lakland, G&L and some of the "lesser" Rays. I can't remember seeing a 5er Revelation but the 4 strings are well regarded and great VFM.
With your budget I'd say it's not "best 5er" but "what would sir like..."