@Psychosocial: I’ve heard great things about the Yamaha Pacifica 012 and it was the one I would have taken if I hadn’t gone for the Ibanez. Kustom Sound is the local amp make right?
Awesome stuff ionicsachin!
I have an entry-level Ibanez GRG170DX. I’m a hobbyist and I keep fooling around with it as whenever I can. I have a Boss DS1 and it’s so nice! The Roland Cube 15X amp has a decent metal distortion set too.
What I need now (as I've been told) are better set of cables, a good guitar strap, smaller picks

and a better sense of timing....