"i bought a new guitar, and...
Good guitars are not sold.
Not totally true but I get the drift. I 'mistakenly' sold a '66 Gibson SG a long time ago and learned my lesson so I am holding on to my '79 Les Paul.
I sold an '80s Les Paul Junior earlier this year for what I paid for it. Not 'worth' a whole lot but rising in value. Never played it, why keep it?
Yes amps are really expensive.
Go on Ebay and search vintage Marshall Plexi...
The thing about mopars are you can build one out of several cars, try that with a vintage guitar.
Was just thinking about this yesterday. I could pretty much build an entire car with the parts I have on my shelves. Seriously!
I recently started getting more into guitar building and you can, in fact use parts from other guitars. You can't really swap necks on Gibsons easily but all the other stuff can be changed no problem.
I have an SG that's sort of a 'resto mod'. I refinished the body in a different color, altered the control knob layout, re-wired it, put in a new pickup and tuning pegs, etc.
