Hi Lizardking, Welcome to the forums. As you might probably have found out by now, everybody has their own preferred EDC. If you're lucky, some of these preferences might actually echo yours and you will believe that you have a clear indication of which one you should get. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. You really need to get hold of some of the knives you're thinking of buying and play with it and carry it for a while. Soon, you will be able to tell whether you like it or not as an EDC. Then if you don't like it, you have the choice of retiring it to the display shelf (keep the box if possible) or selling it.
Case in point: Emerson La Griffe. Didn't like wearing it around my neck and blade was, in my opinion, too short. Wore it for about a month, now relegated to special occasions like the beach, or when my dress pants pockets can't support anything heavier than my SAK Classic.
Just remember that all the knives which your fellow forumites like are quality items, so you probably won't go far wrong. But if they condemn a particular knife, take heed because no matter how you look at it, it would not be worth your money to buy.
For my personal opinion on the matter, I can't comment on the BMs because I've not held any before. My EDC will always have at least one of the following: SAK (usually for the tools rather than the blade, though it is a bonus. It will always be the locking variety.), SAK classic (tiny blade with scissors, for when sheeple are around. Always attached to my Infinity Tasklight), Spyderco Endura or Delica, SOG X-ray vision, Kershaw Ken Onion Boa, Emerson Commander (though it needs some work to increase lateral stiffness to my liking. Will do it once I figure out how best to solve the problem.)
Anyways, good hunting. Hope you find one you really like.
