Yeah, the Fender Strat's I've seen aren't cheap, but they're nice. I've got two Washburn's (Acoustic and an Electric), and I love my Epiphone Studio Dot (hollowbody electric). As for amp, I can't even tell you which one I have. Just got a little $90 practice amp when I got my first guitar. It sucks, and the speaker sounds like it's starting to go, but I've had it for a few years, and it was definately more than adequate to learn to play on.

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I'm like one of those idiot savants...well, except for the savant part.
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