What kind of guitair/amp should I get?

Music I'm into is blues, jazz, and reggae. The rock I listen to include: Bob marley, hendrix, grateful Dead, Phish, etc. Right now im just jammin on my kinda crapp Fender Strat, mexican made , teal blue guitar and crappy crate practice amp.

I dont know much about pick ups, or really any thing technical about guitar electrics, But i just love that wahh sound from like a nice smooth blues guitar... with all of this in mind... what guitar(s), and/or amp(s) would you guys recommend I upgrade to, thanks.

p.s. I have about $3,000ish to spend in total.

 

for cool sound, get a guitar with two single coil, and one humbucker pick up, the 5-way switching plus screwin around with the tone control(s) will give you some cool sounds. i have a Peavey Raptor EXP Plus. it's cheap, and it sounds good. it runs for about $200 canadian. For amps....hmm...I really don't care what kinda amp i have as long as it's loud, but a Fender Frontman 25R is a 25 watt amp, with good conrtols and at a fair price. For sweet sound grab a wah-wah pedal. Jim Dunlop GCB-95, i think that's it, is the same pedal as Hendrix used. It's inexpensive, and built to last.

good luck on your playing. Hope the above info helps you choose a nice soundin axe.

 

oh yeah. all the above mentioned merchandise can usually be found for under $500. but it's pretty quality shit

 

as jimmy page of led zep said a gibson guitar through a marshall amp is the best