Saving up for a Gibson SG? wtf? are you crazy? LOL.........Les Paul all the way bro, if you're gonna save do it right.
And that one dude that sent in his pic of his gear........what are you sleeping on, a pile of old mattresses? That is so funny, because that was how my room looked, but then again I was 18, living on my own and doing nothing but working as an electrician and playing shows all night.
And I didn't hear one of you kids mention Malmsteen.......come on.....you want to talk harmonics and T&P and just down right nasty ass licks, with beautiful melodies. But I know he was before your time, most of you anyways. I grew up with Rush, Styx, Iron Maiden, Krokus, Slayer, Black Sabbath.........when rock meant something, and when Metallica was bad ass and not sell outs.