I think all musicians need money, unless you sell out that is, or hit it big some how. A friend of mine who's band went kerplunk is selling me a 350 watt marshell stack for $500 with some sort of effects panel. Now I just need $500...
And to iiholly I would recomend the cheepest used Sqire you can find, the sound isn't as good as a Fender but the frett board just feels great. The real diffrence I've seen is the electronics in them. When you want to upgrade you can upgrade everything yourself. Also don't get the lightest strings, they will be way too light if you're use to acoustic.
"Anyway that's only my opinion I may be right or wrong, but you can find them both in the grand canyon at sundown" The first part ends my post and 10 points if you can place the quote.

Seth Woodworth