Spaceboy":59f1vukv said:
I've never had to fly to a gig, but I see no reason my lil POD bean wouldn't do the job. It's not perfect, but it's lightweight and the audience couldn't tell the difference between a POD and 3k+ boutique anyway.
Zactly!
I used to be SO proud of my Bogners/VHT/H&K amps, PRS guitars, etc that I played hundreds of gigs with. I'd have my chest all pumped-out, imagining how in-awe the audience was of my supreme gear. And I can count on one or two hands the times that someone would come-up and gush over the gear I was playing or my tone. Luckily (and more importantly), many more people came up and flattered me about my playing over the years. Honestly, I've been playing the clubs for 26+ years and most of the first half of that quarter century I was playing on sub-par gear. But I prided myself on getting the job done with my playing. And for some reason, I started visiting these damn internet gear whore boards and got confused and thought that it would somehow be fulfilling if I could blow them away with my awesome gear. And I discovered that even on the rare occasion that someone noticed what gear I was playing or my tone, it was a pretty fleeting and unfulfilling feeling. Whereas even if I had a lame gig where there was hardly anyone there and no one seemed to even care, if I felt that I played at 90% of my ability or above, that was a high that lasted and mattered.
Anyways... to each their own. I've just finally learned that as long as I'm inspired enough by my gear to play well, that's all that matters.
