If you can stretch your budget to a used Squier vintage modified, or Classic Vibe, I would say it would be well worth it. Especially the Classic Vibe imo can be excellent for the price.
As for amps, I have encountered some used Carvin combos that sounded great considering the very reasonable price point, as around here at least, Carvin does not seem to retain value.
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Sobell Model 1
Sobell six string archtop
Gibson ES-165 Herb Ellis
Eastman John Pisano
Gibson Johnny A
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