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That's why so many people use shitloads of gain.
The fancy runs and trick shots are all worked up to a high standard, but something is awry on a more fundamental level.
I just like guitars raw sound revealing their own voice and character. I would go as far as liking light blues crunch or over drive with the amp and guitar cranked up occasionally. But suppose this is down to personal taste on music.
I'd say it's two different things. I use distortion (gain/overdrive/fuzz etc) because I prefer how it sounds. It suits the music I like. I don't find it easier or harder, just a bit different.
Then there's learning to control noise at pub gig volume, where there's now a bit of acoustic coupling between the guitar and speaker ... you can now work that a bit and get longer sustain without excessive gain.
Then there's learning to play when mic'ed up through a giant PA ... with the acoustic coupling you have on big stages with thousands of watts of foldback you learn to use your volume like an on /off switch. If you're not playing then the guitar volume is off, you only roll it up just before you hit the chord / note
I often have a go on friends guitars and their volume controls generally crackle because they generally just leave them on full as they only play indoors.
I'm on my third or fourth volume pot, they generally last about 3 years then they are worn out, not fixable with contact cleaner, the tracks actually worn away and the volume pot has to be replaced.
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I can throw in the occasional wailing solo pretty convincingly, but players who can coax dynamic expression out of what is basically a totally compressed signal have my admiration, it's a totally different approach to mine and I'm shit at it.