Re: You Tube Stars..
I'm mostly a lurker here on occasion but this one made me feel like posting. Though I wouldn't exactly describe it as "high-dollar," my live rig is pretty nice IMO. It is better than me as a player anyway .
I use a Mojave Plexi 45, which is the amp that ended tone seeking for me. The head and cab would sell new for around $4k. My main guitars are a Gibson Les Paul R8 and a Carvin CT6.
Here are a couple videos from my last band (we lost our singer in Oct 2010 and it fell apart)...
I'm the tall bald guy on the right in these videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na--H5fwqFk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9fG_x4SzXI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKGVc4_pmyM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3mCwYHYet8