Thanks guys, I am tending to forget about the VG after a bit of thought. I think if I want a guitar for the long term the VG will very quickly be surpassed by more advanced technology and I think it will loose a shed of value over time. Getting a custom model or one of the the artist pieces would give me a top class piece that will retain value. Good stuff, thanks freaksauce.

As for the Andersons, Suhr, Tyler, PRS pieces........ Well as luck would have it, although they are not mega mainstream my local guitar store is one of the very few in the uk outside of London that stocks them all. So I get to try all of them. I particularly like the look of some of the Tyler models.

Got a new question though. Does anybody have any tips on which current guitars will increase in value in the future? Future classics? Future classics of the current Fender crop? Will PRS, Tyler and the rest be worth much in the future? Total speculation I know, but opinions guys, opinions.

By the way if you were wondering why I am taking about buying in $ but living in the UK, it is because I am going to order in the US and get it sent over (packed to withstand a nuclear blast). With the exchange rate the way it is, my money goes about 30-40% further. Its worth the bother for this one off.

Cheers guys