I can't believe how much time I wasted chasing gear....

If you buy a really expensive pro-level rig, it will grant you instant stardom, and you won't have to practice at all.

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Of course, after all this thread is said and done..... I've spent clost to a shit ton on my current (and upcoming) gear, but most of it is about comfort, quality, style, and performance. Not the holy grail of tone. That comes from the wielder of Excaliber, not the sword itself. :tongue:
 
Modern Saint said:
Interesting thread...

I have never sought the perfect guitar or perfect amp.

I always sought the sound in my head that I wanted to replicate. My gear purchases go towards achieving those goals because personally, I have not found a system that will do it all. Sorry folks, modeling does not do it. Covers a lot of ground but not what need it to do.

Speaking of gear - crazy as it may seem, but I do have a lot of pedals and 6 different pedalboards - but that is my choice. My acoustic board is not the same as my blues board, GP board, Country board, Foghat board and Campbell board. When you play multiple styles or genres in music, it is just that way - well for me. Same goes for guitars. I cannot make a Gibson Les Paul with Humbuckers sound like a Strat or vice versa. The nay sayers will bring in the modded strat concept which I used much through my early years - it ain't the same. The feel of the guitar, the personality, the sound, yada, yada, yada. How 'bout making a Gretsch sound like a Tele, or a Flying V sound like a Rickenbacker, it just doesn't work. Apply the same concept to amps and it gets crazy but a fact is a fact.
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As I was re-reading this thread, I wanted to quote MS. and say YES! As I started playing electrics, it didn't take long before I was seeking a variety of guitars and amps to cover the variety of sounds that I wanted express. Next, I began to understand how various pedals could alter my guitar and amps sounds, meaning that I might need fewer guitars and amps. Ultimately, I have sought out more versitile guitars/amps, but still realizing that however small the difference, it was still necessary for me to have a variety of guitars/amps. Maybe it's my ears being able to hear the subtle differences, and maybe it's just that I still need more time, but for now, I'm ok with needing what I need.
 
Chicken Man said:
I've said it before--collecting gear is a separate, tho frequently co-occurring, hobby from playing music.
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Yes, and then there are the guys that do a lot of building and modding. That is another hobby in and unto itself, that can related to playing music as well.
 
sunvalleylaw said:
Yes, and then there are the guys that do a lot of building and modding. That is another hobby in and unto itself, that can related to playing music as well.
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My interest in building pedals and amps back in 1977 is what got me interested in electronics. So much that it became my career path (Medical Equipment Repairs, Electronics Instructor in Junior College) while I continued my pursuit of music. Played full-time and taught music for about 3 years before relocating from the islands to SoCal.

As me building amps and pedals today, I wouldn't call it hobby but more of a need. With all of the clone pedals kits now available, I can build my own of tried and trued legacy pedal. With regards to amps, cheaper to build one than to buy a boutique amp. The added bonus is that I can repair my own gear as well as mod as I see needed. I will though buy used items if it is in a respectable price range.
 
Its not a big secret I'm a tone chaser. I like to buy new(by new I mean used) stuff and mess with it. I have nothing else to do. I don't do anything but lay around the house anymore when I'm not at school and it's not like I have a bunch of people to hang out with anymore. I agree that feel, the touch is the master ingredient. Like prages I could probably sell a lot of stuff. I'm thinking of selling my pcm-70 and sde-3000
 
I always found myself stuck in the middle of being a collector and a player. Which in turn made me buy and sell a lot of gear and for the most part at a loss. I would buy because it was rare or looks cool but then I would get home to play it and I would hate it.

I now feel that I am at a good level between knowing what to buy and when. Almost all of my gear now I actually use and if I were to sell them one day I would probably make a profit.

A buddy of mine/bass player/producer of mine gave me quite the compliment the other week on how no matter what song we play I always find the perfect tone to use. Which gives me some solace that all of this tone chasing and obsession over gear hasn't been a complete waste of time and money .
 
baimun said:
If we do a casino show it's the fender twin or whatever they have that can get a decent clean tone, and then I'm using a Flyrig RK5...
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I dunno what an RK5 is. But this is what I use for a Casino show:

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