Originally Posted by: SoulDistortionyeah i actually just upgraded my 9 watt jay turser amp. to a 65 watt crate fxt65. cost me a cool 280 bucks and it was quite an upgrade so im really looking to upgrade my guitar at this point. i've heard some bad things about crates but im only a begginer and i just want to play metal. for the price it was the best deal i could find. plus i needed somthing i could take on the go and the fxt120 was pushing it. maybe i should upgrade my amp i guess but im really not sure i mean i JUST GOT this thing on november 3rd. it still has that brand new amp smell. maybe im looking too far ahed to upgrade my guitar i dont know but that is why i turned to the forum for answers.

no no, you don't need to upgrade your amp unless you feel you need to. I was just figuring you were still using a 15W sub-$100 amp, like most beginners start with.

I've also heard many bad things about crate, but I've also heard a friend of mine get some awesome tones out of one. so don't worry about it. go ahead and get a guitar!