Just a little reminder; Eddie Van Halen started on a guitar he built out of fifty dollars worth of parts and sprayed with model airplane paint. This is the guitar he performed with for many years. Now they are making a reissue of that guitar and charging an obscene amount of money for it. personally I'm much more impressed with some kid that wants to play so bad that he makes do with what I consider junk. Than some wanker with an attitude that has his mommy buy top of the line gear for him so he can try and impress his friends. But hey, thats just my opinion. Peace my brothers!