Hey guys! I need some advice. 

I played SF2 on the SNES, so the Fightpad works out best for me. If you grew up playing SF on a pad, I could not recommend the Fightpad more. They're pretty much impossible to find, but they're going to be bundled with the PC version of the game according to 1Up. I can't comment on the quality of any of the joysticks.

I would wait for new shipments, since every stick or pad I look at is sold out. Hori's website is getting new ones in July, apparently.

According to the bombcast there will be made new fighsticks for the release of MvC2, so if you dont have any luck finding one before then you can just preorder one of those.

Yeah, new sticks being released with MVC2, Not sure if you seen my video about the fightstick bitching or me modding it, but they're both available at my vimeo page (which I no longer use). As for arcade sticks in general, they're probably not going to make you better, you just have to make a commitment to Street Fighter to get better. If you're used to a pad I'd say stick with it, but if you're willing to take the initial performance hit to learn how to play on a stick, it's not a bad investment.

Yeah, I am willing take the performance hit. Looks like I will have to wait until the MvC2 sticks come out because I can't find anything that isn't ridiculously priced right now. :/

I would say get a cheap stick to make sure you like it. Then upgrade from there.

I play on the X360 controller and do fine. Honestly, it really doesn't matter what you use to play the game, it's how you play it.

I use the 360 controller's analog stick for SF.  Ah, I'm going to start a poll.

Try a Hori Real Arcade Pro or a bog standard EX model.

I suppose if you started learning the game and all your combos with the analog stick that'd be alright.   But I started with the dpad, so I'm kind of stuck with it unless I want to spend a few days sucking at the game to get used to the analog sticks.