Thanks for the responses so far, all very useful stuff. I realise that they were probably very open questions and there are probably numerous answers and opinions, however it is all good stuff to build some knowledge on and to confirm some of my initial thoughts. The world has obviously moved since I last played with any regularity. At present I am happy with what I have and at least know I am not a millions miles from where I should be and that at present any shortcomings are in my skills as a player and not my guitar. I don't know where this journey with playing guitar is going to take me yet but I am enjoying the ride. Thanks for your support guys, I am sure I will have loads more questions and I look forward to hearing and learning from others opinions, expertise and experience.