Re: I Know Everything!


The Repair Guy wrote:
> "Guncho" <cgunter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >The Repair Guy wrote:
> >> "Guncho" <cgunter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> >What about the attitude that is constantly shoved
> >> >down my throat around here?
> >>
> >> Shoved down your throat? Maybe it looks that
> >> way from where you sit...
> >>
> >> >"We're old so we know best".
> >>
> >> Who said that? What seems to happen is more
> >> like "we have more experience, so we're apt to
> >> know better." Unfortunately, it takes time to build
> >> experience. Hence the age factor.
> >
> >How much experience do you really need to have
> >an opinion?
>
> None. That's exactly the point. How much weight
> would _you_ value someone's opinion who didn't
> know what he was talking about?
> ( I'm NOT saying you have no experience, or know
> absolutely nothing of what you're talking about.
> We're establishing a baseline here :-))
>
> >I think anyone who's played live music for eight
> >years is entitled to one.
>
> * In eight years you only played 50 gigs??
> * Sure. Someone who doesn't even play at all
> is entitled to one. It just won't be worth much.

You do realize that original bands don't play four hour sets, seven
nights a week right?

In fact, it is recommended that original bands don't play in the same
area more than say twice a month. You don't want to burn out your
audience.

>
> >At some point you're not really learning much more
> >about gear.
>
> I don't know. I'm still learning.

I'm learning more about playing but I figured out a while ago that Les
Paul through a cranked tube amp was the sound for me and can't really
see that changing.

>
> >It's not like any new technology has come out in forty
> >years that has improved on the tube amps and guitar
> >designs of yesteryear.
>
> Doesn't matter. There are loads of guitars & amps
> to try, compare, and form opinions about. If you've
> only tried a few, should your opinion be valued as
> much as someone who's tried a thousand?

I've tried lots of gear. Who said I hadn't?

Chris

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