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I agree...I need to set with a metronome and familiarize myself with chords i knew for about 2 weeks..scales and dexterity..It would come back. I have a tremendous amount of gear but it is just shelved right now...I work so much and can’t wait till the day i can just sit for hours and play....get my chops back and utilize the gear i have collected. My last amp i bought was a Boss Katana 2X12...it’s a hoot with the little time i have spent with it. Still got my Deluxe Reverb hooked up to a good overdrive pedal...simplicity.

I don't follow this advice, but you should play for 10-20 minutes a day. It's easy to find that much time. Just to keep finger strength and feel. I am surprised, but the dexterity comes back quickly, it's like riding a bicycle. I don't play much, a few hours a week, but it is rewarding.

Deluxe is a very very nice amp. I sold a blackface Pro Reverb - my first amp - about 30 years ago (maybe 40 by now, time flies!). It went to a good musician. I have no regret. Maybe, if I get a windfall, maybe one of these days a Deluxe will come my way. Have you seen the knotty pine version?

My playing improves most when I practice on the acoustic, so I'm probably 80% of the time on an old Alvarez (I am determined to get a couple Kottke tunes under my belt, starting with Fisherman, and then Mona Ray) and the rest on a Schecter Classic (neck through).