- The guy who can play like Clapton and Matthews. Unless this guy is on tours or a serious studio musician, he probably owns a few guitars and a few pieces of gear. He can make a $200 Yamaha acoustic sound like a presentation series Taylor. All talent, limited gear.
- Guy number two has way too much gear and way too little talent. You have met this guy. He has the latest and greatest. More guitars than your local Mom and Pop music store. Each one is high-end. The problem is that Mr. Guitar Man has spent most of his time figuring out how to max another credit card rather than spend the time on practicing his chops. We have all been this guy at one time or another. We fall into a trap of thinking that if we just had a little better rig, we would sound incredibly better. It's a fantasy.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Two Types of Musicians
Scot Longyear breaks down musicians into two categories. Funny, but very true. Don't be a #2 guy!
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I found myself going down the road of #2 and in an act of purifying myself from it all, I gave my gear away. All except for my main bass of course.
Yikes... I kinda regret doing that as some of that gear could've come in handy now. Anyway... I felt good doing that at the time.
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