any audiophile guitarists out there?

@Kijanki - I'd never do that today... but when I was thirteen, had a guitar and no amp... well it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Grimace - It was not bad idea at all - if it worked. Also, at age of 13 your system was perhaps not very expensive.

Some very cool stuff.I started playing 1975,,had a love ,hate thing for many years,,always led to trouble,,,,at least thats what my ex wife said!First guitar I had,was a trade for my Kawasaki 250.I got a fender tele deluxe and a very old GREAT sounding 100 watt marshall head,dont recall model ,had a tag inside from 64 i think,and 4x4 cab.Over the years ,ive had a couple good marshalls and electric guitars.Now I have two Larrivees I enjoy .A D-03 L-03 PS.The guy that traded away his marshall ,bought a terrible sounding peavy,,sad,he was a VERY good player

Mesa Boodie dual Rectifier, Bogner Uberschall, PRS cu22, LineSix M-13.
Cables didn't make a huge difference... likey because of all the gain. LOL..

I play a bass guitar- it looks like an acoustic guitar but has only 4 strings. I built up an little amplifier that is pretty fun to play.

There's a photo of it at this thread on DIYAudio.com.