i've got an epiphone les paul... i'm very pleased with it. I like Les Paul guitars, and personally i prefer them over strats, not that i have anything against strats.
If i ever were to buy a Strat it would be a copy of Syd's guitar. But that's just because it's Syd!
If i ever afford one, i'll buy a Vox AC30 amp. I have a Vox 15 amp, it's really good too. My next guitar'll prolly be a half acoustic... like an archtop or so.

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