on the subject of CS Fenders, I played a blue CS Strat at Guitar Guitar that was HEAVILY aged, but I gotta say that it was up there with the best Strats I've ever played - didn't feel clubby like many Strats do to me. still, £2.5k is alot of cash for any guitar and I ain't got it even if I wanted to. I good player can make almost any gear sound great.