Agreed. Since I've started gigging and recording a lot recently, I find the quest for the ultimate tone to be silly. Every song seems to want a different tone. Every venue seems to favor a different tone. If all you ever do was play the same song in the same room by yourself, then I could see how some people could get as obsessed with tone as they do on this site. But getting out there in the real world, you will quickly come to realize how all of your tonal dreams will be instantly compromised by the slightest variation. Eventually, you learn to control the tone with your fingers and not your gear because it's always going to be a compromise. Once you start down that slippery slope, you start to see how much more important songwriting, composition, showmanship, and adaptability are compared to tone. And that's when it hits you. If people are complimenting you on your tone, then you weren't really blowing their minds with your skills or passion. When you really wow a crowd, like give them a moment they'll remember for years to come, they don't ask you gear questions after the set. They ask you life questions.Have noticed the desire to buy goes away when I practice.
Have noticed the desire to buy goes away when I purchase.
Hahaha, that was bothering me as well.Fixed that for you.
Me, while practicing: "This rig sounds great - as good as I've ever sounded! I'd be crazy to sell this."
Me, next day, while reading threads here: "My rig sounds stale and lifeless. I need that $2000 amp these guys are talking about. And my guitar ain't so hot, either."
Agreed. Since I've started gigging and recording a lot recently, I find the quest for the ultimate tone to be silly. Every song seems to want a different tone. Every venue seems to favor a different tone. If all you ever do was play the same song in the same room by yourself, then I could see how some people could get as obsessed with tone as they do on this site. But getting out there in the real world, you will quickly come to realize how all of your tonal dreams will be instantly compromised by the slightest variation. Eventually, you learn to control the tone with your fingers and not your gear because it's always going to be a compromise. Once you start down that slippery slope, you start to see how much more important songwriting, composition, showmanship, and adaptability are compared to tone. And that's when it hits you. If people are complimenting you on your tone, then you weren't really blowing their minds with your skills or passion. When you really wow a crowd, like give them a moment they'll remember for years to come, they don't ask you gear questions after the set. They ask you life questions.
don't hate the player,, hate the GAS
atta boy!!Or maybe, since we're in the amp section, "Don't hate the player,, hate the GAIN...."