Where does a post about gear versus playing technique and style belong?

[AFKAEjay(retired)]

Completely agree, I sound underwhelmingly like myself no matter what gear I use.

The difference is in how much I fuss around with the gear before getting back to playing. Sometimes gear gets in the way of what I want to do, and other times gear can be a distraction away from what I want to do.

That's why I'm trying to downsize from the amount of gear I have to have something with more options and flexibility (Fractal) and something that's KISS (Boss pedalboard). When I get sick of one I can flip to the other.

Rotating stuff/sounds fast really started to annoy me at gigs…too many unwanted surprises.
Part of the reason why I limit myself in the digital domain to using captures of analog stuff I actually own. Despite flirting with amps / pedals / kpp / QC…the core remains consistent.

 

[Mikael Dez]

Rotating stuff/sounds fast really started to annoy me at gigs…too many unwanted surprises.
Part of the reason why I limit myself in the digital domain to using captures of analog stuff I actually own. Despite flirting with amps / pedals / kpp / QC…the core remains consistent.

I'm going to make a bunch of captures of my amp when it comes in and focus on JUST using that amp, no matter what whether it's the actual amp or my captures.

 

[AFKAEjay(retired)]

I'm going to make a bunch of snapshots of my amp when it comes in and focus on JUST using that amp, no matter what whether it's the actual amp or my captures.

If you also do “digital in returns of amps”, make some of the preamp also while you’re at it. (Capture via send of the amp)

 

[Iron1]

Where does a post about gear versus playing technique and style belong?​

Yes

 

[la szum]

I’m starting to feel like all the stories about EVH sounding like himself no matter what he played through and other great guitarists playing through his rig and sounding like themselves but nothing like EVH as absolutely true.

I sound like myself no matter what I play through. Either I’ve gotten really really good at coaxing tones out of different gear, the gear has gotten that much better or my hearing has gone to shit. Sure, I hear subtle differences between gear but in all honesty most would work perfectly fine for me. I just intuitively play differently and dig in differently to get almost the same tones.

Maybe I am just out of GAS finally? Alone in these feelings?

In the @TSJMajesty Sub Forum.

I personally try and avoid the manic buying phase followed by the depressive this is
me playing phase. Because it is painful.... and exciting.... and painful.

Seriously, though. I am not immune. I am aware, though. Slightly.