In [does maths] well over a thousand gigs something new happened last night.
Punter comes up in the break and says: "I really liked the way your guitar sounded on [song]."
He noticed the judicious application of an effect pedal (MXR 117r since you asked) and how it had made the guitar sound different.
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I'm on and off pedals all night. And I guess I kind of want them to be invisible. They're spice to the playing. At one level I don't want you to notice the salt I've added to your curry but at another level I've chosen that salt and I want you to appreciate it! But if you notice it, I've failed.
This is kind of a musing on the back of another thread at the moment where I realise that a DD-3 does all that I need despite me really, really wanting to have lots of shiny shit that echoes me to forever and back.
So the question is:
Does anyone actually ever notice what we spend shit loads on?
Or is there a better question?
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I don't recall anyone ever complimenting how my guitar has sounded ever.
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
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Got way more compliments on tone than at any other point in my gigging life.
Also got quite a few when I was using a POD2 into the desk circa 2002.
His daughter spent a happy hour or so arranging them into colour order.
It was always a Jet City. And yes, they were always deflated when they found out that my amp cost less than one of their drive pedals.
Then because I really like out there sounds I've got two synth pedals and an arpeggiator filter. They get used sparingly.
I buy expensive pedals because I've bought sold repaired and scrapped many cheap ones.
I've had two situations where a guitarist was using my set up blind and were using my Klon without knowing its price or controversy. One loved it, one hated it. Btw no one in the audience has ever cared. I play better when it sounds good. When I get bored or jaded with the klon I swap it out for something else.