My stable:
Henckels 8" Fine Edge Pro Santoku
Henckles 8" Fine Edge Pro bread knife
Cheap razor sharp Asian market special
Solid 3" hollow-ground-paring
The thin Santoku works well as a Chef's knife for dicing but can butcher too. Good all purpose knife. Amazingly the $7 Asian knife is by far my sharpest and de-bones and fillets well. Doubles as cheese-knife. A real work-horse.
I keep them all sharp with an Aluminum oxide stone
What do you have? How about an ideal knife/brand? One that you'd leave to your kids in the will...