Originally Posted by: 6strngs_2hmbkrsfor sentimental reasons mostly, it's my first guitar, I don't want to alter it.

as for buying another one, I'm undecided as to buy a guitar and mod it, or attempt to build my own guitar from scratch (which I got several books on the subject of for christmas, for the sole reason that I wanted to build my own, and also to try to decide if a career in luthiery was right for me ;))

I wouldn't mind taking a shot at building a guitar either. I wish I thought of it in school. It would have been a kickass wood shop project. Come to think of it I'm on first name terms now with the shop teacher. I could probably get in there if I asked the right way. I understand the sentimental reasons thing. My cheap little Epiphone will never see better days.