Fair enough..
If you're a Strummer acolyte then you might not want a fancy-looking guitar. I'm more into playing Spacemen 3-type freakout music and Sonic Boom plays a Dipinto so the choice was made for me. I think the guitar is as important as the amp btw; granted differences are more subtle.

Someone said it's best to try before you buy.. very true. If you're after a Fender then try a few out first. Different examples from the same production line will be subtly different, and you occasionally get supersweet one-offs.

I was going to get one of those Vox amps until hearing they can be unreliable after a few months. If I had the cash to upgrade my shit practise amp, than I'd get an Orange Crush 30Watt thing. They come pretty close to the tube sound and have a very nice reverb effect although, yeah, nothing beats a proper tube amp and spring reverb.

With £5000 I'd be onto getting hold of an early-60s Vox Starstream and Fender Twin amp from the same era.

As it is, if I keep practising and get my band together, I want an electro-harmonix "Holy grail" reverb pedal for christmas.
(lost, Tue 4 Nov 2008, 12:51, Reply)