I mentioned that I'm an old guy... one part of that is that I'm past the age where deferred gratification makes any sense. Anyway I've now bought a very nice Anderson (Tele style) guitar and Fender 12W tube amp. I love the feel of the neck of the guitar and the amp is fine for clean sounds at house volumes. I added an Apogee Jam to my iPad so I can play along with GT backing tracks or any other music I have and use headphones. Continuing the Blues course and loving it.