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Thread #89068 Message #1676969
Posted By: BuckMulligan
23-Feb-06 - 02:02 PM
Thread Name: Is 'gear' really that important?
Subject: Is 'gear' really that important?
So my son The Freshman (at UNH) texted me just now to let me know that Chris Smither is playing nearby next Sunday. So I went to his website to check the venue, and poked around a bit since I hadn't been there in a while. Smither has a page called "The Gear Bag" on which he enumerates the paraphernalia & implements of destruction he works with. But at the top of the page is this:
"After years of consideration I've come to the conclusion that, within limits, gear is more important as a topic of conversation than as a way of making music. It's just not that important." - Chris Smither
I've enjoyed lots of gear threads here over the years, and he's certainly right that it's a great topic of conversation. but ho wimportant IS it to the music, and (assuming the Question will probably get more agreement than not) what are the "limits" of which he speaks? IYO, of course? Do the limits vary according to where you're making the music? Or the music you're making?