Originally Posted by: Tele MasterWell as for gear I don't know what your using now.

That's the thing I'm not - I've decided to pick it up again after twenty year 'rest' which is why I'm asking so many questions (on this and other forums). I've got the money burning a hole in my pocket but just want to make sure I get the right gear (I might have the money but I can't afford expensive mistakes). I used to play a strat through an original 1970's Vox AC30. I loved the amp but could never quite get the tone I wanted out of the guitar (didn't use ANY pedals back then apart from cruddy cheap wah-wah and fuzz box that should have been consigned to the bin). I know the answer is to go down to a music shop and try gear out but my workload will currently see me weithout a free weekend until February thus i'm resolved to buying stuff off the internet and finding time in the wee hours of the morning for practising!!

I've pretty much decided to buy an Epiphone Sheraton having played a friends Gibson 335 years ago and loving it (but which I can't afford). My real quandary is what amp to buy - I'm torn between getting a Vox AD60VT/ Line 6 Flextone III or an old Marshall/Hiwatt/Sound City valve amp and pedals. I have no experience of digital amps whatsoever but the idea of having so many amp models is very appealing. Obviously I won't be gigging for a while so power isn't critical but tone is.