You're not a gear head and neither am I... Just someone who wants to
get the sound I am looking for...
It's funny... My wife and I agreed that I would only own two guitars
the rest of my life ... One solid body and one hollow... The solid
body is a no brainer: 73 Gibson Les Paul... I am just trying to find
the right hollow body (that I can afford) for me...
I have only owned one solid body and one amp my whole life...
Well the amp was replaced since my other was ready for the
graveyard...
Anyway enough with the gear talk...
--- In jazz_guitar@..., "Rick_Poll"
<richardipollack@y...> wrote:
I play a high end guitar, but the exact same one for more that 20
years, with no mods except for the pickup. I play low end amps
(even
though I have a high end amp). You can buy a JX-40 for about $50
on
ebay and a JC-55 for about $250. And I can get my sound out of
almost any amp. I rarely change my rig. I'm insensitive to string
brand, although I have my preferred gauges. I'm not especially
curious about every new great thing that comes out. Years ago I
experimented with all kinds of electronic devices and
modifications
and ended up going back to stock stuff except for a little chorus
and
reverb.
So, am I a gearhead?
Rick
--- In jazz_guitar@..., "brianmayeux"
<brianmayeux@y...>
wrote:
I was refering to the remark,
"I think I'm pretty much on the other end of the spectrum from
gearheads, but I see this differently."
Every time I talk about equipment on this site, I get people
telling
me not to focus on it... And these are most likely people with
the
$6000 Gibson L5's (or something as expensive)... To me, that is
a
contradiction...
I already know how to improve myself musically/technically... I
come
to this site to mostly get info on equipment... Good or bad that
is
what I do...
-Brian
--- In jazz_guitar@..., Jeff Shirkey <jcshirke@m...>
wrote:
On Oct 1, 2005, at 12:45 PM, brianmayeux wrote:
OK... So what do you play... If gear doesn't matter I guess
you
must
play the cheapest thing out there ... Like a Used squier
strat ??
I think you should reread what Rick said. He said the exact
opposite
of what you claim he said. He said that *every* link in the
chain,
including (but not limited to) pickups, matters.
Jeff
