Hehe - I'm really looking forward to getting mine in a few days!!! I'd really like to hear an improvement in my playing for a change! :roll:
I also agree with everyone here, sometimes when i go to friends houses and they demand to hear me play (their) guitar, i can't play it at all, even if it feels alright, just because it sounds cr@p thru their 10watt solid-state marshall.
I also think you feel more inspired to play if you know that its gonna sound nice! when i first started playing obviously i was rubbish, and i really didnt enjoy it nearly as much as i do now - i only picked up a guitar like once a month!