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The great thing about guitars is the vast choices we have today for literally everyones taste and playing style. Like for you the Fender neck's to thin, for me it's perfect. Ditto for the PUPS, some like Single Coils some only Humbuckers. So fender (and others) have went with the times and players wishes after seeing the mods they've made and now offer options: SSS, HSS, etc. Even with the Tele - mine is Standard with two single coils but I could have went another way if I wanted.

For Christmas I bought myself a new present, guitar #7 -- the Fender Blacktop Jaguar HH and has a 24" scale length neck, and is now my 'favorite' (I keep my Strat mostly away and safe). When I saw that new Jag, it took me back to 1964 and the Fender 'student models' and Surf Guitars. And the Music Store where I was taking lessons and they had a Tobacco Sunburst Strat and a 'student model' Mustang in the case. So I just *had to* have it. With its short scale and two "Hot Vintage Alnico Humbuckers" it's *almost* like a Strat and Les Paul mated and had a baby ;-). And that puppy sounds great, plays great, and is LOUD even with my crappy Amps₍₁₎.

And then there's always the 'great' Strat vs LP battle which may never end. But I don't discriminate, I recently saw by chance the Epi Widkat and drooled when I saw that Bigsby Trem, and Dwayne Eddy's Twang started playing in my head. So I may get that after the Amp.

And I bet we all have that “Damn fool” guitar. My Barber who plays, he's an LP guy, said he was sold one of his early ones and kicks himself for doing it as it's worth a small fortune today too.

(1) New, better, Amp is next. A Vox Valvetronix+ VT40+ (60Watts), Fender Mustang II (40 Watts) or maybe the Mustang III (100Watts). Not sure if I need 100 Watts though.

Variety is indeed a beautiful thing. Even considering the price of an American Strat or a new LP, the value is still pretty darn good as well. You are getting a genuine ‘instrument’ that will last forever and not ‘need’ to be rebuilt with aftermarket everything to sound great...but you can if you want to ;)

I always liked the look of a Mustang but never had the pleasure. I got into computer music a couple years back and don’t play out (just to entertain myself really as my youth stayed in the 80s ;) so I am content with my one and only.

I recently sold my amp (Marshall, what else?) as with the computer stuff, and what I actually do, there wasn’t much need, but if I ever come across a Metaltronix M-1000 (Lee Jackson) cheap, I’m there. A Soldano SLO would definately give me a happy too.

Hard to argue with a good set of tubes, but the modeling stuff has come so far that it’s a great deal and has very good tone compared to even a few years ago.

Too many ‘want’ems’ and not enough ‘wampum’ ;)

But with the computer I now have discovered the joys of VST synths and haZ a burning lust for a real 80s Roland Jupiter 8...a mere $7,000 used...IF you can find one.