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The Fender Strat is probly the most copied guitar in the world. Many of manufactures crank out quality copies and some dogs. It all depends on the materials and construction of the guitar. So to answer you question (short version answer) Yes.

Bootlegger.

Cytaina,
You mentioned above "Go for the signature instrument" (paraphrased to reply by bootlegger 6-1-07). Alot of the guitars played by the above mentioned players are actually made by "Ghost builders" custom made instruments by luithiers with the Name brands on them not production guitars. But it is all about the econimics, If it has a famous name then the kids will want their hero's guitar. It works how many dime bag darrell Dean's are sold a year? It's not to say that production guitars are bad.

Your sound will come from effects and the amp as you said. Jimmy Page also used a Danelectro to do studio recordings.

Bootlegger.

1# As mention in other reply Behringer's are a good bang for your buck amp. I have an ACX1200 60 watt.

2# Yes you can play an electric guitar through them.

3# You won't get the distorted metal sound that you are looking for because of the pickup construction. Typically acoustic pick ups are made to pick up sound from under the saddle or under the sound board of an acoustic guitar. They are not made with the magnets or the copper wiring as an electric pickup and are usually piezio type. Also if you play an acoustic loud through an amp they usually feed back because the pickups pick up extra sounds (like a microphone).

All #3 goes out the window if you have a hollowbody electric that usually has metal covered humbuckers. (although they still feed back).

Bootlegger.

Completed 46 years of experience this year, 33 of it playing guitar both acoustic & electric (no preference which ever one I pick up first). Most of the time I have to pull out my drivers license to find out how old I am.  And to the unoffical king of Scotland I remember one other time you were wrong, check your reply on the girl guitarist post

Bootlegger.

Strings and string gauge are a matter of preference you have to try them all until you find the ones that hold their tone for you longer. I've tried all the brands above except the black diamonds.
I'll usually reach for a set of DR's, Dean Markleys or Di Addario's in no particular order. Play them all, keep a list of each brands and write down your likes & dislikes. Then make your choice.

Bootlegger.

I am not an amp tech but per your discription.
The banging on you amp indicates something is going to ground (earth) or is shorting (something ie: wire touching another wire or one is loose). Do not, repete Do not check your amp while its plug, you would be suprised how many persons open up an amp when there pluged into a wall socket. Take it to your local amp tech so they can check correctly for you.

Bootlegger.

#1 A Guild F45-CE Made in 1984 (original Owner) when Guild still owned the company.

#2 A thin body Alvarez Yari also purchased in 1985 again original owner, It has a rosewood back & sides with a spruce top.

#3 An old Silvertone F-hole guitar purchased at a swapmeet (flea market) for $25.00 american and I also Got a Sekio watch that was left in the case. (Found it when I got home other wise I would have gave it back)

Both the Guild & the Alvarez have acoustic pickups for amplification.

As far as your second purchase, it all boils down to what you like.
All the major brands make a good acoustic and some of them come out dogs. You have to play alot of them to find the tone and the neck that your confortable with.

I personally like the sound of jumbo bodies they project sound more since they have a larger sound chamber. Go play alot and when you narrowed it down to the top five go play them again and pick the one your comfortable with. One more thing have someone else also play your top five so you could hear a different style and or level of guitarist playing the guitar . You'll hear the tone in a different light and that's what people listing to you play hear.

Good Luck.
Bootlegger.

Make me work Roger . 

1, A hollow body is just that either chambered with sound holes or built similar to an acoustic with a frame (or ring if you will) that being an outline of the body.

2, A semi acoustic would be an electric also outfitted with acoustic bridge saddles (these have a pick up built under the brigde) and or outiffited with electric and acoustic pickups. In essence a hollowbody with both acoustic & electric pickups. Check www.Michaelkelly.com and take a look at the hybrid guitar for a better explination.

3. An electric acoustic guitar is a misnomer it is actually an acoustic guitar with on board electronics that can be either played acoustically or amplified henceforth acoustic /electric.

This post was caried over, the picture was lost after the upgrade of the chordie website. If my memory is correct (the 70's through the 90's are still a bit hazy to me if you catch my drift) it was a white copy of a Gibson 335 holobody guitar (correct name and not electric acoustic as some might think).

Bootlegger.

Is this a true Fender brand pickup, I have not heard the term "Revoice" before. If you bought it brand new than Fender provides a wiring schmatic if not than go to their website (www.fender.com) and you can download schematics for all their electric guitars. Also is this a single coil or humbucker pickup. Typically a single coil will have two wires one black (goes to ground or earth for you "Brits" ) and the white is the hot wire, on a strat it would be landed on the third post of your five way switch.
The also make single coil (double stacked) humbuckers.

If it is the standard humbucker pickup than it can be a 2-wire or what they call a 4 wire (it has five wires) usually green, red, white, black & bare. Bare & green gets put together and goes to ground, black goes to the volme pot, red and white goes together and gets landed on your 3 or 5 way switch (Fender type).

This will at least give you an idea, if not email me with more info and we'll work it out.

Bootlegger.

A POD is an amp moduler, it will allow you to get various amp manufactures sounds (ie. Laney, Fender, Mesa Boogie, you get the point). It will also get you multi-guitar effects all rolled in one. I would go with a small practice amp since you stated that you are a beginner. I understand the reasoning behind Cytania's reply that it is more bang for your buck but it may be also to much in your development stage for you right now.

You want something to start learning your guitar and the tone it is capabile of. With the moduler its like 100 flavors of ice cream and your first taste you want all 100 and you'll end up with a stomach ache. I don't know what 50 quit equivilates to in American dollars but you can get some good solid state practice amps for under $100.00 American. Go to Harmony Central and look up practice amps and read some of the reviews then go try some with your guitar not inhouse instruments that way you know what it will sound like. 

Of course the sound will change in the settings you will be practicing but you will at least get an idea of the sound of your new prospective rig.

Good luck.
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Just like you said a brand name, I have 13 guitars right now, (10 electric, 3 acoustic. I sold a strat a month a go) and I am planning to check out a Michael Kelly Valor tomorrow (it is between that and a Michael Kelly Patriot series) and make a purchase in about three weeks. It is cheaper for me to buy a guitar in those styles than make one after the matierials cost and my labor.  So a long story short I would need a whole lot of lizzards for all them fret boards.

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