[David]

I like my Epiphone Les Paul, but I really don't know much about guitars. It seems that there's a lot of room to deal in a guitar shop. I think I got a pretty good deal by saying I wasn't buying and then letting them talk me into it by make a deal I couldn't pass up. See what you can get a guitar, amp, case, cable, strap, footpedal, picks, and strings for. Go for the whole ball of wax and see if you can get it all including tax for less than the guitar and amp.