Hi Marty, How are you? I hope you're excelent. here I go...well, you know? I've been playing since I was 18yo, now I'm 26, as you see I've been playing 8 years...so? guess what...I feel like I'm ina hole, I wanna improve, buts seems I have nothing to do with my guitar, I don't know why, I sound like the same all the time, do you think I need to learn more scales? what do you recomend me? I wanna feel like I'm growing like a guitarplayer. by the way, why crate rather than marshall? cya soon. saludos from México city, rock n roll 4ever!! take care buddy