What is the objective of putting our money on practice-grade equipment knowing the limitations?
In our quest for the tone, we embark on upgrade funding. We purchase more costly gear in the hope that the quality implied by the price tag would manifest an increasing return. But this is not a sure formula because the boutique gear we purchased remains to be boutique in name, the feel & tone of it all are simply wrong for us. We faltered in the belief that what works for others would do so for us. Is this a call then, to abandon ship & plunge into cheapo waters?
Not exactly. This is reality check. I read elsewhere people getting stunned after hearing the lower end equipment giving big time fulfillment to the owners. Need we remind ourselves how Rhoads got the job with Ozzy after auditioning with his small, forgetable amp? What do we see from this legendary episode; people getting big time slaps from small time equipment? That might be the obvious but what we failed to see is the individual brimming with confidence performing with equipment which works, regardless of how belittled it might be.
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The final weekend of November starts tonight. The last few days of 2010 are upon us.
6 comments:
ck music starts their year end sale today (i bet city music would do so)... browsed and targeted some stuff tough, just stuff :)
City Music's official SALE starts december but as observed every year, they would have tagged their items for SALE days before december. they are also obliged to sell them at the SALE price even before the SALE starts :-) sounds good isn't it?
Sounds like it's time to go shopping for that little big things that'll bring smile n confidence...
There's a definite point at which the wood you're getting no longer improves with the money you spend, and instead the electronics and the sparkles are improving ~ and it seems to be right around the $500 range on axes, not so sure about amps. I've gone to open mics with an SZ520 and gotten flak about it not being a Fender or Gibson, but it puts out the notes I want it to!
You know the old Army saying: When you can't swim, don't blame the swimming trunk.
some of us are bothered by size & obscurity when these don't get in the way.
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