If you are a Marshall, Hiwatt or other high gain amp lover, your options are limited. An alternative that allows you to hear yourself for practicing purposes is to use a small mixing board with headphones. You don't get the tube warmth, but there are devices that can give you a pretty decent sound. I run the guitar into that preamp, into the board, and take an out to a TC Electronics Chorus which I set for subtle pitch modulation to add stereo,then into a stereo Alesis Microverb , then run the stereo back into the board. Yeah, it's 'digital signal processing' and isn't as 'cool' as playing through a loud tube amp, but it sounds pretty good and lets me get in playing time on the electric that I'd otherwise miss.
Pickup selection helps break up the monotony.
The bridge and middle combination is particularly cool. I primarily use it for the 12 string neck, but the 6 sounds great also, it's just a little heavy to wear for long. You can drive yourself broke and crazy chasing after guitars and amps. The rest of us have to make the most of what we got. One way to avoid the torture is to ask yourself how often will you actually be able to use the piece.