I bought a '97 CIJ Jazzmaster and a '97 American Standard Tele within a year of breaking up with someone I'd been with for 5 or 6 years. I didn't have to think about buying furniture anymore, so I ended up spending money on the guitars I wanted. Still have both and play them every day. My first "real" guitars and I hit a home run with both (both are still stock - except for the pickguard on the JM and are my favorite things ever - 20 other guitars down the road). Yeah.