Re: How can you afford all those amps?
Here's what you do (take notes).
I saved up money since I was 16. Had a summer job and spent very little (that means not a lot of eating out, going to the movies etc.). As I got a little older, my parents allowed me to work while going to school. The key is to save up as much as you can (I learned to stop spending money on stupid little stuff). It's even easier saving up money when you're young because you don't have bills to pay.
Buy used. A lot of people are against it, but that's how I got what I have today. I researched what was going to make me happy, I waited and I pounced on the right opportunity. I used eBay quite a bit when it came to my gear over the years and as long as you get a seller that has legit positive feedback with pricey items (the more, the better), you know you'll be good to go.
Lots of people have different methods. Gearjoneser buys and sells for profit to fund new gear. I buy an item, save up more money, sell it and upgrade. If you do that enough times, you're going to get great gear and be able to enjoy better amps and guitars as you go along. I never started out with boutique stuff, I started with an Epi Les Paul that my grandfather handed down to me and a MIM Strat that my parents got me for Christmas one year.
