He had some really nice stuff. He had good people working for him who knew what to get and where to get it, or how to modify it if needed. I can imagine the tone of those Bogner's he used with the Suhr. I'm really just an audiophile, so while I know tubes and amps, etc., I sure don't know much at all about electric guitars - and I don't even have an amp. It's like a wife who buys her husband a boat without a motor for his birthday. But I'm pretty thankful, that's for sure. I'm going to posting a couple of questions - super basic, almost embarrassing - seeing what help I can get. Since it's my first electric, I don't even really know what to do with it when it arrives in a couple of weeks. Plus, like I said, I'll need an amp to get going. Maybe others will have pity on me and recall when they first started out.