Tone Report Weekly 199 | Page 36

GEAR ISn't everything three Alternative ways to guitar nirvana words by S.P. Burke We here at Tone Report can talk about gear until the cows come home, but it’s easy to get caught up in the never- ending race of chasing perfect tone and ignoring the basics. Most of us are old enough to remember friends buying DS- 1s en masse thinking that would make them rock stars, or combing magazines and online forums to find the particular axis a particular microphone was pointed at on the particular day a particular artist recorded that killer hit track, as if that would make all the difference in the 36 TONE TALK // perfect album we’d already written and recorded in our heads while practicing in our parents’ basements. Make no mistake; quality gear is important. We’ve based our livelihoods around that. If you feel that new hand- wired boutique reverb and delay is just calling your name, by all means buy it. Our aim here is just some general advice to make your musical journey easier, making sure you’re what shines and not the gear. Gear Isn’t Everything: Three Alternative Ways to Guitar Nirvana