Radio gear

[Chalkie]

I'm looking to get back into racing after a long break and need some radio gear. There seem to be all sorts of brands that I haven't heard of so I could do with a bit of advice. I'm after sticks and like the idea of 2.4 ghz set, can someone recomend me a set a sensible price? Is the Core radio gear any good?
I could also do with a steering servo to go in a cat sx, I assume a metal geared one is a good idea seeing as it's got no servo saver.