09-24-2025, 11:26 AM
(09-24-2025, 11:15 AM)Mister Obvious Wrote: I love it when someone that wildly successful and rich uses cheaper shit...
This is really common. Gear is about vibe/feel and sound and the player all merged, and when someone finds a sound they vibe with they'll never fully let it go, regardless of meteoric rise, etc. It greatly effects how you play or emote. Same with mics. Some singers swear by a certain cheap mic. If they get that right feel, they can emote with so much more energy. Great producers will have a mix of gear they pull from based on what they think the song needs. Some of it is obscure, or stuff you can't buy anymore, and, even though it may have been dirt cheap when released, it becomes invaluable. Generally, the older stuff is warmer -- Tubes > solid state. I think the key word is 'invaluable'. Money isn't even relevant.
Weren't you saying something recently about enjoying how something has been worn in over time? Guitars are like that, where the wood settles and so forth. I once had an SG break its neck on stage, and had it repaired, and after that fell in love with it even more. It had a slightly more buzzing sound to it that worked. It was almost like a natural, super-subtle distortion. It was the neck itself vibrating due to the crack. Gear goes through shit and gains character and experience over time, like us.
