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I can see Trevor's point. It is very easy to get caught in the upgrade spiral. You keep deciding that what you bought recently (often too recently) is no longer adequate and you could use a bigger shinier toy. So you upgrade and sell off some old gear to help fund it. The trouble is you never get what you paid for it, often not even half. Just look at the prices in the IIS classifieds. And the plummeting price of astro gear doesn't help the resale values. I've heard some very good and well equipped observers lament along the same lines.
On the other hand it can be hard to know what your future needs will be. I recently refurbished my old bass guitar. I practiced pretty diligently for a few weeks and then the enthusiasm gradually wained. It hasn't been touched for a couple of weeks now. Pity. But just as well I didn't splash out on a good case and a serious amp.
Perhaps there is no good answer here, but food for thought.
cheers,
Dave
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