Comments on: Because I’m Sorry. Gear Porn.

By: eric

eric — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:31:30 +0000

Gorgeous guitars, George.

Pedalboards are always something I enjoy pondering over. Those little analog gadgets are tiny nuggets of sonic intrigue to be savored.

As for the new fangled amps, yeah, for the most part they emulate sounds well, but that’s just it- they emulate. There’s no way they can be programmed to produce every nuance a classic old analog tube piece can do. My favorite amp is a 1961 Magnatone amp with tube Vibrato my Dad bought me for $27 at an auction in 1993. Its tone is so seductive. It’s so old it has poor grounding, and every once in a while the old metal switched give me a shock. I’d like to see a modeling amp do that!

Best of luck in the studio, can’t wait to hear the record. Simply love your writing, Shaun. Blessings.

By: george cocchini

george cocchini — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:56:36 +0000

Hi Shaun, It was a great experience playing on your song. I have equal respect and admiration for your singing and writing. come on, let’s writi a country hit! gc

By: cool dad

cool dad — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:54:50 +0000

i miss my gear, a casualty of a pack-up-and-go move to New York. i have a heritage cherry SG standard like the one the first picture (though his may be vintage, super-expensive of some sort). a gorgeous guitar that i plan to bring up here on my first opportunity.

By: Mike P

Mike P — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:25:08 +0000

Yes. Because making music is so much more about listening than playing. Good thoughts, Shaun.

By: Tim Bailey

Tim Bailey — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:54:20 +0000

I feel so dirty.

By: Jim C

Jim C — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:50:33 +0000

Thank you for the nice look at someone who takes tone seriously. Our wonderful amazing church has gone to ‘amp modeling simulators’ in place of real amps, some junk made by Line Six. ( replace the ‘i’ in six with the letter ‘u’ at will ) It has a synthesizer that makes you almost hear an amp older than SG. ( by the way, the first photo has a guitar called an SG) In front of my non-amp, I have five or six pedals at any one time, because real pedals don’t sound like a synthesized pedal. My Les Paul deserves more than a synthesized amp . . .

OK I’ll shut up now. Thanks for showing the world why some guys take tone so seriously. Because they can.

By: Pat Callahan

Pat Callahan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:21:22 +0000

Gear porn indeed. Thanks for the titillating post!

By: Paul Mitchell

Paul Mitchell — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:07:15 +0000

I definitely envy his level of skill. I love rocking out on my acoustic, but I’m honestly too scared to even pick up an electric guitar. There’s something about all those pedals and knobs that totally freak me out.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:20:54 +0000

One of the reasons why I like to read Andrew Osenga’s blog is because he writes about his pedal boards and other gear he uses to make music. As someone who has little to no music ability, I find this all this stuff interesting even when I do not understand what he is writing about.

Thomas

By: Kenyon

Kenyon — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:18:10 +0000

Wow. I’m not a musician, but I am impressed. Not really by the equipment but by the passion to be so devoted to something that you notice the little nuances and intricacies that the casual observer glosses over…wonder if there’s anything to be learned from that…