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KentC
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John Fogerty has been a guy that comes to mind that has been using that Kustom of his for a llooooooonnggg time
John Fogerty has been a guy that comes to mind that has been using that Kustom of his for a llooooooonnggg time
Red_Label
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ActiveCape":2n31q3pg said:There's nothing wrong with changing
There's nothing wrong with keeping the same gear
I don't see what respect has to do with it
If someone wants to play with a stripped down setup or 200K$ worth of gear up on the stage, it's also their own business. All good
I do agree with this. Some players are just content to be who they are and don't get bored with that. Dave Murray comes immediately to mind. Adrian Smith has done a lot of experimenting, but Dave has pretty much played the same guitars and amps his whole career.
rottingcorpse
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I don't care if you change gear every time your contract is up. It's a free market. Yay for capitalism.
I do have a distaste for people who endorse something and pimp it as the dogs balls, and have the real rig hidden backstage. Dime did that with the krank stuff on the damageplan tour. He only used the cabs and they were driven by the Randall stuff backstage. I get it, the almighty dollar is king. It's just a shame to tell kids "I use this, buy it." if you are not really using it. But it is a common practice...
I do have a distaste for people who endorse something and pimp it as the dogs balls, and have the real rig hidden backstage. Dime did that with the krank stuff on the damageplan tour. He only used the cabs and they were driven by the Randall stuff backstage. I get it, the almighty dollar is king. It's just a shame to tell kids "I use this, buy it." if you are not really using it. But it is a common practice...
anomaly
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I just think it's cool when they stick to the gear they pimp out, ya know?? It's kinda lame when a guitarist is endorsing marshall one week and saying how great his tone is in interviews and stuff, and then a week later he changes to Boogie, ya know?? lol. A lot of kids buy this stuff because their heros play the stuff. When they stick with ONE type of amp and ONE type of guitar, you know they are completely satisfied with their tone and gear.
Sierra Voodoo
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Try Tabor or was he using something prior to the Egnater stuff? I know he's been using the M4 and Guilford guitars for awhile.
King Guitar
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paulyc
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Brian May...the SAME guitar, not even a clone or backup and his Vox A/C 30s and that boost pedal he's got...all the same stuff since the very start.
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Shiny_Surface
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Didn't expect the direction this thread went in. 
scriptphase
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Scott Peterson
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phil b
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Red_Label":3u9sgnfc said:phil b":3u9sgnfc said:Yngwie pretty much has had his current rig for at least the past 20 years or so ...
He's been playing strats into marshall plexis since the 70s.
Yea, but his sound changed so much since the Varney days, or even his 1st two solo albums. Its been really gained out for like 20 years now..... Nuthin like his early sound.
rlord1974
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Aristocat":3imidjvi said:
Growth should be in the technique, theory, style, genre, not in the gear.
Gear is about 1% of the overall equation, if that.
I applaud players that play the same gear throughout their careers, because (a) they understand that the brand name on their guitar/amp/pedal has no influence on their success and (b) they have likely not "sold out" to Corporate America in terms of accepting endorsements to lie to consumers about products.
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tripstan
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Eric Johnson and Brian May were my first thoughts
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Soulstealer
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scriptphase":1x9533mz said:
Clever
Aristocat
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rlord1974":2361auek said:Aristocat":2361auek said:
Growth should be in the technique, theory, style, genre, not in the gear.
Gear is about 1% of the overall equation, if that.
I applaud players that play the same gear throughout their careers, because (a) they understand that the brand name on their guitar/amp/pedal has no influence on their success and (b) they have likely not "sold out" to Corporate America in terms of accepting endorsements to lie to consumers about products.
I agree with you big time in terms of signature gear and selling out.
What I mean't to say is this. I think if it's a core thing, then there's nothing wrong with that. Sometimes pedals, etc. can hinder growth. Imagine if someone is the type of player that hides behind effects and gain because of a lack of technique. If that player doesn't strip away and move to something else, they may never grow.
I think the idea of incorporating little things into a rig can really add or change dynamics and pursuits. Whenever I add/take away something away, I find it gives inspiration and in turn, growth.
Not just for pro players but for everyone.
petejt
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fuzzyguitars":j1e30ao6 said:
They did go through the Bradshaw Rack phase of the late 1980s-early 1990s...
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ActiveCape
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King Guitar":3o9cwpqm said:
That might be true for guitars and effects (although he added a fuzz face and Octavia later on), but he went through many gear changes, and used, amongst others, these amps live:
Fender Vibroverb
Fender Super Reverb
Fender Twin Reverb
Fender '59 Bassman RI
Marshall Club & Country
Marshall Major
Dumble SSS
Soldano SLO (before he died)
He used about 30 different amps for the recording of "In Step"
His amp setup and settings changed for about every tour
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thawn5150
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I read once where Tom Morello said he uses the same amp and doesn't even touch the knobs so he can focus on playing ...lucky him !
bish0p34
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fender126":2d2l2aqr said:
I saw King's X back in 98, and he was using Mesa stuff. Triaxis, and I'm not sure what his power amp was.
Red_Label
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rlord1974":3a7bm6d2 said:Aristocat":3a7bm6d2 said:
Growth should be in the technique, theory, style, genre, not in the gear.
Gear is about 1% of the overall equation, if that.
I applaud players that play the same gear throughout their careers, because (a) they understand that the brand name on their guitar/amp/pedal has no influence on their success and (b) they have likely not "sold out" to Corporate America in terms of accepting endorsements to lie to consumers about products.
Many players (many right here in fact) use new gear to gain inspiration. I've certainly been playing more since I finally joined the Tom Anderson club. So I don't see why it wouldn't be the same for the household names of the music industry. Look at Joe Bonamassa... he moves around a bit with gear. But he's clearly not looking for an excuses not to wring every last drop out of whatever he's playing at the moment. Yes... he seems to be becoming a bit of a "commercial enterprise" these days. But the guy is a player. That's all that matters to me. Same on these boards. There are guys who don't play very well, who seem to be far more caught-up in having nice gear, than in actually being able to use that gear to its fullest. I do get a chuckle out of a few of their YouTube vids where they are demo'ing their music store's worth of gear in their man caves, but clearly aren't good players (and clearly are oblivious to how silly it might look to people watching someone who can barely play, plugging into "holy grail" level gear). BUT... many of the players on these boards who happen to be gear whores, are pretty kickass players who clearly just like the whole process of changing and "upgrading" gear and have the financial means to do so.
At any rate, I do agree that the gear is by far the smallest part of the equation of what makes a great player. But nevertheless... it does play a part for them. Otherwise... you could hand Yngwie a Tele into a Dr. Z, Slash a Strat into a Fender Twin, or Brad Paisley an LP into a Marshall... and they'd be perfectly happy to play those rigs for the rest of their days.
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Ian Mackaye