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First and most obviously- What's your budget? That'll tell you whether you can afford it.
What's your current set up? What do (and don't) you like about it?
What sort of music do you play?
Welcome to the forum by the way.
I wish I could do that, I always have something super specific in mind...
But yeah if you need any specific pointers we need to know a bit more about what you like and play.
Solid state or valve amp?
People will be along saying nothing less than a custom shop guitar and a Dumble amp will do, but without knowing how much you want to spend, it's impossible to say.
So
Budget?
Are you just home use?
Will you play out anytime soon?#
Do you Jam with other musicians (and drummers)?
What style of music do you like/are you playing?
There is nothing at all wrong with Fender gear, they make some first class amplifiers (and some also rans) as well as guitars at all budget levels where more money generally gets you more guitar, although it is a bit of a case of diminishing returns.
I'd advise against making the mistake I did with amps though. I bought a fender mustang ii v2 (40w combo) that was great and a massive improvement, but as soon as I wanted to start playing with other people, particularly drummers, it was too weedy. I sold that and bought a Boss Katana 100. I should have skipped the middle step. Even if I do buy an expensive valve amp further down the line (I want a Princeton Reverb if anyone would like to donate me one!) I'll still keep the katana as it's powerful enough to gig with and way more portable than a big valve amp.
I can't recommend the katana enough, even the 50w is plenty loud to gig with and what you get for the price is just insane.
I was lucky and didn't take too much of a bath on amps, but do yourself a favour and buy not just for what you need now, but in the future.
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youLet me know if you'd like a used USA Standard Stratocaster in HSS - been meaning to list it for a while
Pete
Guitarwise the MIM Std Teles and Strats are both great guitars and perfectly gigworthy. In the next price bracket are the Classic Series which have vintage radius fretboards (which don't suit everybody) but are cracking guitars for the money. Next up, the Classic Player (Strat) or Baja (Tele) are designed to look oldschool but have some modern touches such as flatter fretboards, extra tone options, etc. Get out there and try a few.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/102622/beginner-player-recordings-ill-show-you-mine-if-you-show-me-ours/p1
My Trading Feedback | You Bring The Band
Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you