clubhouse wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:37 am
As an aside...Josh Smith (Flat V Lounge cat) regularly asks his guests, "if you had to choose between playing a shitty guitar (tuneable, intoned and otherwise playable...just wasn't nice to the touch or exactly your sound kinda thing) or going through a shitty amp (again, it works but otherwise not your sound), which way would you go?" Most reply: amp! Without hesitation. They'd put up with a budget guitar in favour of the output box's sound being something they could live with...
For me, if I don't dig the sounds, I just fold up...can't grab the muse, despite the axe.
How say you...?
Like fusing hydrogen to helium and for a brief moment sunshine. In a sonic metaphor. Depends what you're looking for.
I throw most towards the amp, could get by with a string on a shovel handle if desperate.
2024; I have explored the extent of the perimeter dome, there is no escape. I am become Morpheus
I prefer to have a decent guitar that I really like. Most days it inspires me to pick it up and play it even unplugged.
If i have a $5k amp with a shitty guitar, it will not inspire me to pick up the guitar at all
calling card wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 7:25 am
He's a patient chap. I'm impressed most by that Dr Z airbrake, Celestion gold the full voiced winner and Focusrite for a pre amp pick. Every thing else so subtle and gone in a flash when the drummer starts up.
Not even sure I want to watch that. Many years ago,(before NZG), I had a Fender Princeton Chorus. Even then, I thought its tones were average and drive tones unusable. I had it one night at a Guitar Association meeting in Westhaven. Some guy plugged a JS ibanez into it and proceeded to do a fair imitation of God.
OK, he had an Ibanez but fingers..... it's all about fingers!
Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.
Slowy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 11:04 am
... Guitar Association meeting ...
A what? There is such a thing? Damn... All the good stuff is in Auckland (leaving aside disease).
GANZ. Guitar Association of NZ. Founded by a mate of mine. Pretty sure they're still going. Biggest problem is they always got together to actually play.
Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.
clubhouse wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:37 am
As an aside...Josh Smith (Flat V Lounge cat) regularly asks his guests, "if you had to choose between playing a shitty guitar (tuneable, intoned and otherwise playable...just wasn't nice to the touch or exactly your sound kinda thing) or going through a shitty amp (again, it works but otherwise not your sound), which way would you go?" Most reply: amp! Without hesitation. They'd put up with a budget guitar in favour of the output box's sound being something they could live with...
For me, if I don't dig the sounds, I just fold up...can't grab the muse, despite the axe.
How say you...?
Like fusing hydrogen to helium and for a brief moment sunshine. In a sonic metaphor. Depends what you're looking for.
I throw most towards the amp, could get by with a string on a shovel handle if desperate.
In my experience, an average guitar into a great amp generally sounds better than a great guitar into an average amp.
Stands to reason: an amp is judged by its sound and dynamics. A guitar is judged more for its playability and feel. So my proviso is the guitar still has to feel ok.
Otherwise, I'll play acoustic.
Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.
clubhouse wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:37 am
As an aside...Josh Smith (Flat V Lounge cat) regularly asks his guests, "if you had to choose between playing a shitty guitar (tuneable, intoned and otherwise playable...just wasn't nice to the touch or exactly your sound kinda thing) or going through a shitty amp (again, it works but otherwise not your sound), which way would you go?" Most reply: amp! Without hesitation. They'd put up with a budget guitar in favour of the output box's sound being something they could live with...
For me, if I don't dig the sounds, I just fold up...can't grab the muse, despite the axe.
How say you...?
I agree with you, but also find my tone dictates how I play way to much.
clubhouse wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:37 am
As an aside...Josh Smith (Flat V Lounge cat) regularly asks his guests, "if you had to choose between playing a shitty guitar (tuneable, intoned and otherwise playable...just wasn't nice to the touch or exactly your sound kinda thing) or going through a shitty amp (again, it works but otherwise not your sound), which way would you go?" Most reply: amp! Without hesitation. They'd put up with a budget guitar in favour of the output box's sound being something they could live with...
For me, if I don't dig the sounds, I just fold up...can't grab the muse, despite the axe.
How say you...?
I agree with you, but also find my tone dictates how I play way to much.
Oh brother, I hear you loud and clear there! Man, I hang my head knowing I should be putting in the effort even if my sound sucks, but I can't maintain the flow. The creative mind-set?...I don't know...sometimes, in those rare moments of hydrogen and helium coalescence, time evaporates and hours later I realise the muse had me in her caressingly, comfy embrace...and the cat needs feeding and I'm keeping the neighbours awake and...
clubhouse wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:37 am
As an aside...Josh Smith (Flat V Lounge cat) regularly asks his guests, "if you had to choose between playing a shitty guitar (tuneable, intoned and otherwise playable...just wasn't nice to the touch or exactly your sound kinda thing) or going through a shitty amp (again, it works but otherwise not your sound), which way would you go?" Most reply: amp! Without hesitation. They'd put up with a budget guitar in favour of the output box's sound being something they could live with...
For me, if I don't dig the sounds, I just fold up...can't grab the muse, despite the axe.
How say you...?
I agree with you, but also find my tone dictates how I play way to much.
Oh brother, I hear you loud and clear there! Man, I hang my head knowing I should be putting in the effort even if my sound sucks, but I can't maintain the flow. The creative mind-set?...I don't know...sometimes, in those rare moments of hydrogen and helium coalescence, time evaporates and hours later I realise the muse had me in her caressingly, comfy embrace...and the cat needs feeding and I'm keeping the neighbours awake and.......those days I know to be good days.
Finished it for ya.
Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.
clubhouse wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:37 am
As an aside...Josh Smith (Flat V Lounge cat) regularly asks his guests, "if you had to choose between playing a shitty guitar (tuneable, intoned and otherwise playable...just wasn't nice to the touch or exactly your sound kinda thing) or going through a shitty amp (again, it works but otherwise not your sound), which way would you go?" Most reply: amp! Without hesitation. They'd put up with a budget guitar in favour of the output box's sound being something they could live with...
For me, if I don't dig the sounds, I just fold up...can't grab the muse, despite the axe.
How say you...?
I'm the opposite. I'll gladly play a great guitar into a functional but basic amp, maybe even a shitty amp. Toan is in the fingers and those fingers work better on a great guitar with nice action and good electrics.
agree with Matt a good guitar will definitely make you play better because you're inspired to play more and its a pleasure to play everytime
what if your shitty guitar was like my first guitar