or should I call the thread Move over Eric Clapton?

With the song writing course and the music learning going so well (kinda...), I've decided to buy a guitar. I've done this before, 3 times actually, but never actually got around to playing properly... I've owned 4 guitars before:

One similar to this (not exactly the same, couldn't play it, so gave up and sold it...):



So I tried one of these (couldn't play it so I gave up and sold it...):



A couple of years later I got one of these with a little amp:





Couldn't play it, so I figured something other than me must be wrong and bought a left-handed one in sunburst (I love sunburst...).



Pretty little thing, fuked if I could play it though... Still have them both and the amp in a relative's loft in the UK...

So, thinking that a motorbike in Oman is no good (I'll get one when I get back to Thailand), and needing a hobby, I came across the idea last night of playing the guitar - 5th times a charm! I saw this set in Muscat; like it!



Only 98 rial, that's under 8,000 baht, so jobs a good 'un. Checked with the shop, and they have them in stock; cherry, sounds nice... Went onto the web and did some research, seems the guitar is average at best, and the amp is crap... So, checked the shop, see link here,

Solid Body Electric

& found a nice guitar and a nice amp that I like:



Ibanez - GRG170DXL BKN Electric Guitar

Decided to go with a left-hander again. Abouuuuuut 6,750 baht. Great reviews, suits a learner...

&, this amp seems to be the dog's bollocks; sound, effects, amp simulator, loads of stuff to play with...



Fender Mustang V2; abouuuuut 5,000 baht; hundred British squids.

Ordered them, and other stuff, coming tomorrow.

ROCK ON!