Avoid these 7 Guitar Gear Mistakes I Made!

Today I discuss 7 things I have learned about guitar gear in the last 21 years. This list was designed to be educational and helpful for guitarists of all levels and experience. This covers some of the mistakes I made and how I look at things now, as opposed to many years ago.
I have tested thousands of guitar products over the years and this list is a combination of the points I think that get overlooked a lot by guitarists.
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[@intheblues]

Just a quick heads up, the Rode Mic wasn't recording so it's shotgun room mic only on this video 🤣. If you have something to add to the list please comment below. Thanks again! 😀

[@toneblvd.310]

Omg your right marshall lead 12 solid state is amazing!!! Appreciate all your content been watching you for years keep it up!!

[@abeautifulcity3301]

Sound is great.

[@NateThunder]

@KC completely agree!!

[@DoctorMcFarlandStudios]

intheblues I was going to mention it but glad you got it figured out.

[@simaojoseph]

the unbiased solid state claim is not accurate; most solid state amps are not junk; the guy that handle it is the junk part of it. Learning to use the EQ knobs to timbre the sound is something that takes time. Also, not everyone likes or needs the tones of blues.

[@dorielementary]

Someone once asked me, " I suck at guitar. Should I get a delay?" I responded, "Sure, then you can have two of you that suck at guitar."

[@jamescushway6374]

That's great XD

[@kelvinenglish3928]

words of wisdom from my wife... Don't buy another guitar, buy some guitar lessons!

[@paulemillevasseur7622]

LOL!!!! This can be the case. So much of tone is what you can get out of something when you play. One of my students swore my 22 year old Godin LG was better than his Godin Summit CT until we swapped guitars in lessons. "Hey, my guitar sounds great too." Hahahahaha.

[@andrewbigelow1415]

Whenever I think I "need" a more expensive guitar, I ask myself the following: Which would be more enjoyable to listen to: a) Richard Thompson playing my guitar, or b) me playing Richard Thompson's guitar? Until the answer is b (it never will be!) I'm not going to worry about "needing" a more expensive guitar!

[@paulemillevasseur7622]

ouuucchhhhh

[@Mickocarbomb]

Lesson 1: next time heed your wifes warning about bringing home another guitar. Or, instead, buy a large double gun case and put the guitar in that and sneak it in and hide it amongst your collection she's lost count on.

[@jmack619]

Up to number twelve. They look nice hanging on the wall.

[@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI]

"All in the hands"............my sex-life the last 4 years.

[@mississippi-son]

You don't use it, you lose it. 🤣

[@andunene]

69 likes lmao

[@ces69]

Let me guess, “Your Married”? Lol

[@mma1st105]

Damn 4 years is a while

[@JAF2991]

@@mma1st105 Better than nothing

[@zd351]

Only seven mistakes? I've made way more than that.

[@intheblues]

Problem is, I have made some of these mistakes lots of times 🤣

[@ldorman]

...in the last 6 months :D

[@donhall-aquitania1025]

It was a mistake to keep my guitars in their case in the closet. I got a rack and put my six guitars on it and now I play them all more.

[@TeleCaster66]

Yes! I always leave my guitars out and plugged into amps. Easy to grab when inspiration hits!

[@ces69]

I’ve done the same but gone one step further, each even has its own strap which is left on (with strap locks)! They all get played now!

[@blacktoothfox677]

yep... keep them where you can almost pick them up absent mindedly.

[@fullclipaudio]

I would have to disagree. Until recently, my home was right on the ocean. That said, I can tell you for a fact that ocean air will wreck a guitar fairly quickly. In that environment, guitars come out of their case, get played, get cleaned and all wiped down and then put back in their case. I live in a different environment now with the guitars and amps having their own room and I still keep the guitars in cases and all of my amps, cabs and combos have their own covers as well. A fair amount of the gear around me is 50+ years old and I have an obligation to keep it in the best possible condition for the next generation of players.

[@Znew07]

Last time I put all my guitars on a stand, my house got broken into and they all got stolen. Now I put them all away in their cases and hide them throughout the house.

[@JGAbstract]

Me with a Squier, soul food, and a Peavey modeler amp seeing the thumbnail 😟

[@Afurthyclays]

😂 It was a little misleading, at first. I think you & your equipment are safe. 😉

[@gergoretvari6373]

keep your head up bud and rock with what you have.

[@jamestillman5247]

@shallnotbeinfringed unlessuvotedem can confirm. i have a modded one with germanium sounds amazing.

[@larrimos]

About three weeks ago, I sold a guitar for the first time ever. Why? I helped a friend make bail. A small price to pay for a mans freedom. Plus, it was just so Rock n Roll....on the way to the jailhouse to get him out, my local was playing some hardcore blues tunes. I felt like Elwood Blues going to get Jake.

[@ksekhose8933]

Been a year but thanks dude.. 😂

[@demezzerate6769]

@@ksekhose8933 buy your friend a guitar!

[@firemarshal2629]

Or tell him to not be a piece of crap and get arrested to begin with

[@davidreidy5750]

@@firemarshal2629 lol

[@davidlewis3169]

I started playing in 1981, and put down the Guitar several times over the years. But now, with all the RESOURCES available now I'm hooked like I've never been before. "In my day" we got a chord book, and listened to our favorite songs on records, over and over. WHAT A TIME WE LIVE IN!!!!

[@ArtAlienTV]

Namm Spam - Well said 😆

[@SuperEdge67]

Some good advice here. I couldn’t play that well when I bought myself an American Deluxe Telecaster. Part of me said ‘you’re not a good enough player for that guitar’. But I’ve still got it.......still love it. Bought it more than 20 years ago

[@denyel_]

good insight. i’ve always thought its better to have a great instrument that doesnt fight you when youre learning.

[@leo._.vincent]

My logic for buying a fender over like a squire classic vibe or something like that was I could just sell it for about what I paid for it

[@watersnortmoment3734]

@@leo._.vincent Well... closer to 60% of what you paid, but the squier would be close to worthless too.

[@luismangiaterra1031]

@@watersnortmoment3734 not really, if you have a good squire. Squire is probably better than a $15,000 guitar. It's all in your mind. You gotta learn to burn, and the squire is the best one to do it in.

[@dimitrisaivaliotis5616]

@@luismangiaterra1031 Hi there ''you gotta learn to burn '' Do you mean.. learn to express your feelings with your playing?

[@kurisurokku]

Based on the thumbnail, I was worried he was going to put down my beloved Soul Food pedal. Glad to see that wasn't the case :-)

[@tdunster2011]

My 59 Gretsch Jet is my biggest regret everytime I look at the invoice price - then I plug it in and figure I can always eat 2min Noodles.

[@ronlyster5667]

Gretsches love 2 minute noodles, as well ... as do most guitars.

[@pinkiewerewolf]

Throw away the invoice.

[@kentravitz7395]

Shane! You are my new favorite guitar channel. You’re such a straight shooter and tell it how it is that I don’t have the urge to double check or filter everything you say. And just like other comments I see here, your recommendations are always spot on. Keep doing what you do and I’ll keep watching!

[@timothyweesner6286]

As a guitarist who’s been through a lot of different gear in the past, almost 40 years, I say great video! I still have the Peavy Studio pro combo I started learning in. Just had it fixed up. But! I’ve also put a modest home studio together with vintage gear, Marshall JMP-1 preamp, Alesis quadraverb, TCElectronics Gmajor… new crown power amp. Loving it! The quest for “your perfect tone” , never stops. But I think I have it now.

[@GaryAppledale]

Every aussie has the "tell it like it is gene" coming through loud 'n clear. Good areas Shaney! 👍

[@Dan.Solo.Chicago]

Glad you mentioned the Roland Jazz Chorus. I have a JC77 that was a hand-me-down from my older brother who taught me how to play. Any praise for the JC always makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

[@DrunkenRhinoceros]

been eyeing the JC 40. These amps are supposedly the cleanest around, perfect for a pedal platform too....and the chorus!!!!!

[@Dan.Solo.Chicago]

@@DrunkenRhinoceros The chorus makes everything sound like Enter Sandman. Lol.

[@sneifert1968]

Good point about the “sound in your head” mantra. I have multiple plugins from free to downright expensive in my DAW and no matter which one I use or which combination of amps, mics, speakers, pedals I still seem to gravitate towards the same sound I like. The same between my Valve Marshall and my Bandit. It helps when you need a good sound out of someone else’s backline gear that’s unfamiliar.

[@anthonyward8587]

I appreciate the time it takes to complete these videos, Shane. I love your honesty and agree with all the points you make. Buy a good guitar once and save the heartache of going thru multiple axes, I have done this as well. cheers T.

[@luismangiaterra1031]

Buy the best squire strat you can find, have it set up. if you can't play that, your not a guitar player your a poser.

[@cyrusfontaine2598]

This is a good reality check! I realized recently that so many gain pedals that sound night-and-day different on a track sound almost the same live in the room, and it was quite a wakeup! Ya just gotta get what works and then go play!

[@regperatrovich9406]

Oh man! Tip #7 helped me so much! It made me appreciate my #1 and #2 guitars even more so. Cheers from Anchorage Alaska!

[@jackmckee8196]

Thanks, Shane. I especially liked the one about tone in the hands and the head. I wish more gear channels gave this topic it's due emphasis.

[@axisdriftguitarworks1384]

It's all about the relationship you have to your gear and not whether it's budget or high end. I've had a yamaha pacifica 112v for the past 18 years I always go back to even if it stays in the case for certain stretches of time. I've got lots of guitars in my flat and I play all of them on and off. Recently, I took out an old epiphone wes montgomery style model I hadn't touched in years because I've started working with a sax player and it has renewed my love of the instrument. The music it makes sounds wonderful.Thank god I didn't sell it to buy pina coladas at some vacation resort! Give your gear time to work for you...

[@Briansgate]

I like the new stuff at NAMM because the older models go on sale. NAMM just happened, Jackson came with a few new models, and lo and behold, the sl2q that I had been eyeballing for months dropped dramatically in price. Got it in a heartbeat. Thanks for the new stuff, NAMM!

[@sseltrek1a2b]

couldn't agree more- never buy anything when it first comes out...

[@panhandlegeardemos6837]

There’s a lot I can agree with here but I’ll just say my kemper is the best purchase I’ve ever made. I know it’s not for everyone but I love how it works and being able to save performances and not worrying about knocking knobs out of place. But, to each their own!

[@3cardmonty602]

I still have a 1994 Peavey Bandit 112 Teal Stripe and it’s my foundation amp. I use a Zoom G3x multi-effects pedal into it, and it does the job just fine.

[@krumple4skin548]

I had a couple of bandits and i liked it more than my dsl 50

[@davidbergewaytogo]

Heh! I have an old teal Peavey Special 112 on which the preamp section is completely dead. Nobody seems to know how to repair it. BUT, the power amp section works fine so I just put pedals in the effects loop return and basically use it as a huge and clean power amplifier... it sounds HUGE! I'm glad I didn't let it go for 40 $ a few years ago... I was out of my mind :)

[@savgonsalvez8735]

A Custom Strat I've put together myself, into Line6 PODHD400, into an original 50Watt Peavey Bandit on an amp stand pointing up at my ears. Big gig, mic the amp into PA.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

basement walls wont tell you how bad you sound

[@davidjameschamberlain]

The first generation G3s are amazing

[@robertstager6538]

Your channel feeds my gas, but your focus on usable blues/classic rock tones helps me to better buy with my ears. VERY helpful! Thanks!

[@jonathanhandsmusic]

I started playing in the mid sixties with a Mustang and a 50s Champ, years before pedals( excluding wahs and fuzz) and digital amps. I went through the new guitar thing once but learned it is all about playing and dialing in your sound. It was a huge upgrade getting a twin reverb in the 70s, and I grooved with just reverb through the decade. I'm a minimalist now with one solid state and 2 tube amps, only 10 guitars, 10 pedals, a bass and that's all I need for now. Good video man. You're observations are real close to my own.

[@johnwriterpoet1783]

Jonathan, 10 guitars and 10 pedals is a lot!!!

[@sahamal_savu]

"I'm a minimalist now....only 10 guitars" hahaha

[@christaylor839]

Great video! I struggle with the "Dr-cluttering" thing-but I AM currently actively working on that-again great video. Cheers-Chris

[@jasong546]

I haven’t been subscribed the whole time , but I remember watching you way back then! And Rick! Always enjoyed you guys for sure.

[@joker71172]

Lol, 1st pedal I ever bought was the Joyo Gem box, demoed by you. Got me in this channel. Ya....I never use it either. I just stack pedals now. Thanks for the cool content.

[@bengibson3955]

I just gave my 23yo son a beautiful 1989 Olympic White MIJ Strat for Christmas that I’ve owned for a couple of years. I’ve also got an equally-beautiful 1985 Olympic white Strat. I love them both (one has rosewood fretboard and the other one has a maple 1-piece neck with skunk stripe). They are so similar, but different, and I don’t use them enough. My young bloke is a better guitarist than I am and I’m confident that he will use it and look after it. My decision to pass it onto my son was largely based on your attitude to accumulating too much stuff. I’m happy that it’s going to get used and the frets will get worn out. All the best for 2021 and keep up the great work!

[@gkott78]

My biggest mistake in gear is your videos giving me GAS!! Based on your videos alone I have owned a Fender Mustang III with your patches, a Bugera V5 and most recently a Marshall DSL40CR. I love your channel Shane but my wallet does not. I will say, every piece of gear I have based on your recommendations has been spot on. Thanks for doing what you do!

[@MikeFromNashville]

I love your pac man ghost!! Thanks for the great advice Shane! You are pretty spot on.

[@xenophonkirby]

My guitars are like my kids...I can't sell them...I won't even lend them to anyone. Still, a very sobering and true video, Shane.

[@acidcrab4215]

#3 resonates with me I played through a fender twin and an orange rockerverb 5 recently and it didn’t sound all that different than when I play through my two solid state combos

[@trushack]

My mistake with solid state amps was the opposite: I was too loyal to them. Everything I seemed to read/hear about tube amps when I was starting out was that tube amps were maintenance-intensive and unreliable, so I was solid state all the way. I didn't get my first true tube amp until a few years ago. I missed out on a lot of tonal fun.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

funny about the tube thing,i hear it all the time.ive owned 15+ tube amps and have changed 1 tube in 30 years

[@stuartmiller7419]

I hear you. Same here. Nothing beats personal experience.

[@ces69]

I did the opposite, started with a tube amp, a Sound City 50+ but could never get the tones I wanted and because it wasn’t a “master volume” amp everything was always way too loud! Switched to an H H IC100s combo, then Award Session Sessionette and now a Blackstar ID60 TVP, got the tones I wanted at the volumes I need! Every once and a while I think about wanting a tube amp but then plug into the Blackstar, get the tone in my head and think, what’s the point!

[@bealetm]

I moved to solid state after getting ripped off by an amp tech. He charged $130 non-refundable deposit, kept the amp for a couple of months before calling me to collect it and saying it couldn't be fixed. Another tech fixed it later. I have found a few great solid state bargains secondhand after that.

[@thiscorrosion900]

@@ces69 A lot of older tub amps were totally NON-versatile, and had no way to attenuate power, so it was either loud or not. At least most of the older Marshall heads or Fender Twins or Reverbs had two channels or more, so you had some control over output and gain. My new Vox VX50 actually has a power level selector so you can literally dial in any kind of power level you want. And it works very well indeed.

[@silentrabbit247]

"Sound" wise advice Shane and as you said the principles apply to most other things too, like photographic gear for eg. ( it's the photographer, not the camera ! ) Great tips for those on a budget. Some makes or certain models are well known for their great value while others have a reputation as a bit of a rip off, learning which is the case before buying makes sense, Buying Second hand and also modding / adapting equipment can often save money. Enjoy your channel Shane , keep up the good work and greetings from Scotland.

[@skeetschuler1859]

Head and hands So true. I just decluttered 15 guitars in the past 3 months Still have 9 .

[@skeetschuler1859]

@SonicChronos Bad case of GAS.

[@skeetschuler1859]

@SonicChronos No man but thanks for asking. I'm keeping the rest.

[@kirkscobey3031]

I wish I still had my Carvin sx100 solid state amp. They don't make them anymore but they were awesome and even got the Guitar Player pick of the month way back when!

[@karlopalenzuela7915]

Thanks for the mention of Gibson special w p90's - moded it and added a wcheap whammy and turned out lovely for basic rhythms and funky licks!

[@markcaserta1223]

I have been playing 50 years and I agree your tone is in your head and hands. I can play a Squier Bullet Telecaster and get a similar tone as a Fender American Standard Telcaster. Happy with the full range of Squier and Fender Guitars.

[@davidjameschamberlain]

I've honestly never found a full blown tube amp that I've loved, I've just always played solid state amps and I'm used to the attack that they have. The only tube amp I love is my Peavey Classic VTX, and it's still got a solid state preamp

[@angrycat3525]

I've had my Peavey Bandit since 1991, and other than the scratches on the side of the cabinet where one of our cats decided to engrave it with her autograph, it still plays great 30 years later!

[@DJBuglip]

I toured with one in the late 80s, I'd just mic it and run through the mains at gigs. Great tones.

[@kevindetweiler9065]

With scorpion distortion yes?

[@drothberg3]

I have one. Used it for years. Sounds decent; weighs as much as a tube amp!

[@BassFace68]

Love your vids,mate. Good honest opinions and a funny guy! Keep em coming!🇬🇧

[@pjrodz]

Great content, mate! Thank you for this 😊

[@geoarthur6593]

Peavy had solid state nailed hands down in the late 70's through the 80's, I used and still own a Peavy Heritage and my pal used the Stereo Chorus, they sounded amazing ..

[@camilo1455]

TNT

[@MikeHansen1970]

Solid advice, especially the point about diminishing returns as the price climbs.

[@HeleneLogan]

So so true--in regards to so many things!

[@patrickbrown8540]

Great tips! I have considered selling my looper, but feared I would want it a few days later 😛

[@rubentrevino6288]

Excellent video Shane

[@robertroberts7808]

One of the greatest dirt bike riders of all time was Roger Decoster. An interviewer asked one of the other competitors after the race if Roger's win was because he had a better ride. The fellow responded by saying that Roger was so pumped up, he could have been riding a tricycle and he would have won.

[@asdf9890]

I hear ya man, about collectors especially. I'm a fellow lefty, they need to release those unused critters back into the wild pawn shops!! So hard finding used lefties!

[@electroKrunch]

Sounds advice, Shane! I left the circuit long ago & just play/record at home now. I even left that for a while, just keeping my '69 Fender acoustic handy when I got the itch. All my gear is low dollar but it works for me. As I'm getting back into electric more I'll probably be doing a little more purchasing, especially if my old gear rotted in storage. Thanks for another great vid!!

[@vitorisaia]

That's great content Shane. Surelly that's wisdom and it doesn't come for free. Not so good decisions makes us wiser. This video has some priceless advices. Cheers from Brasil.

[@destructo41]

This helped me alot. Especially the selling what you don’t use and thinking long term when buying a guitar. Thanks!

[@cass2771]

A good summary of ‘things to avoid’, and led by example. I’ll be interested to see what your long term guitars are . . I tell myself I only have a small set of guitars (Tele, Strat, 6119 Gretsch), and then I remember the Maton acoustic, and the Mustang bass !

[@kaitodesire]

Much love from Austria, love your vids

[@GuitarHack66]

I'm in purge mode right now. Sold two guitars in the past two weeks. Great tips Shane. Cheers

[@ItsVictoriaG]

Number 5 - I agree! I felt kinda bad about getting the guitar I wanted straight away, but I didn’t want to go through the buying and selling.

[@coreyrramsay8858]

I bought a highway one Tele back in '08 and to me it out played all of the other more expensive fenders they had. I still have it and it plays better than ever.

[@cass2771]

Similar - I was with a chap looking for a bass, he tried heaps, some quite expensive. The Highway 1 Jazz bass was THE one that consistently put a smile on his face. So he bought it, and that smile persists!

[@trubadorphotography2541]

Love the artwork on the wall behind you. 🎸🎸🎸😍

[@stanleyc.348]

The interner convinced me i needed a tube amp on my 300 dollar budget as a teen, ended up with a all tube crate v33. Ive been buying and selling gear and my goto amp is now a solid state b52 lg100a, a much more powerful and useable amp.

[@sitek_rocks]

Looking great in this fashionable Tee ;) Very helpful video, as usual!

[@Snakefinger1000]

The 40 watt Fender Princeton Chorus is a great solid state amp, it was my first Fender amp but it kept blowing up finally, after two warranty repairs we gave up and the guy at the dealership gave me my money back. I eventually bought a Vibrolux which was better for me at the time but I wish I could have another Princeton, they're great.

[@KelsterVonShredster]

Great video. At first I thought this was a quick and easy "get more views" type of video but your tips are obviously given from real life experience so kudos to that !!!!

[@johnulrich5572]

Great words of wisdom. I like when you were talking about playing live with a Kemper or alternative and you said something like "no body really cares anyway". If you're talking about the audience not caring about any nuances in tone or the brand of pedals you're using I have to agree. Most of the time the audience is there to have a good time, drink beer and check out each other. The band is for atmosphere. I've played with cheap stuff and expensive gear and no one has ever come up to me and said "wow that Ric sounds great through your AC30". Of course family members might come up and say things like "why do you have to play so loud" or "can you play Freebird?". Great videos.

[@auntjenifer7774]

I love my solid state fender side kick reverb and my vox da15 and my Marshall mg15 mini stack, and the new 2020 epiphone inspires by Gibson guitars are new and worth it to buy.

[@laz4erin]

Really enjoyed your video. I am a budget player who gigs. I agree - there is good equipment regarding solid state amps. Very happy with the Marshall MGDFX30 (30 watt multi-fx solid state). I also use behringer pedals (compressor, blues overdrive, chorus, multi-fx pedal that I only use flanger, noise suppressor, and delay pedal). Just tweaked my sound yesterday to find sweet spots in the tone and remove the 60-cycle hum from my single coil pickups in the bass position. Very happy with it. Oh and my guitars are a Jackson SDQX Adrian Smith model, a fender MIM strat, and a Dean vendetta 3.0. I’m set - stayed in budget without risking quality. Best wishes to your channel.

[@forbiddenyoungones]

Thanks for a great video. It was a pleasing tick box exercise. I have a US Fender Strat with a vintage bridge which I would never swop for a newer model. To me the newer models without a vintage bridge are just not Strats. There again, my influence was as a kid watching Hank Marvin on a black and white telly in the 60’s.

[@AJgeartalk]

Great, sound tips Shane! Nice job.

[@jayegler2653]

I definitely believe in getting what you want the first time and not making concession for price or versatility. Doesn't mean get the 2k dollar guitar vs a 500 dollar one necessarily, staying in budget is important! It also applies to pedals and amps too. Just spend the extra up front to buy what you want and bypass the re-selling part!

[@BladeDoomer86]

Very accurate list mate.. And yeah, i regreted buying a multi effect the moment i tried it.. But, good pedals are so darn expensive!

[@randalclarke5487]

Thanks for the shout-out to solid state amps! I have a mid-80s Marshall 5210, and it may be the best amp I have. I had a Peavey Bandit Red Stripe-awesome! Also, with amp-in-a-box pedals these days, you can get a great tube-esque tone anyway.

[@eddiecarter9831]

I hear more and more KZbin guys saying similar things about solid state amps ... most mention the same few, but no one ever seems to mention Orange Crush series. These solid state amps are awesome! Sound great and take pedals well. Lots of great points here! I have Joyo AC Tone, and, much like the American, sounds great! This channel and a couple of others have me convinced to get more from Joyo.

[@Mephilis78]

My friend had a really nice Roland multi effects pedal. It sounded great, and he was able to navigate it pretty well. It takes time to get used to something like that. On my Valvetronix amp, it has two knobs that you can use to tweak the tone of all the stomp box effects. The knobs change function based on what effect is being edited.

[@nellayema2455]

I sold a mint condition recent Epiphone Genesis guitar that I didn't use to a young man at work. I gave him a great deal, and he was thrilled to have it. Two days ago I gave him a mint guitar with Duncan Blackout active pickups that was just collecting dust at my house. He absolutely loves it, and it really fits his musical taste and playing style. I don't miss either guitar, and am especially thrilled that he loves and plays the Charvel Desolation DS-1 ST that I just gifted him.

[@chrishall5176]

I am something of a collector but I am building toward a studio set up. I have several different guitars, each with its own sound, as well as a few project guitars that I am upgrading over time.

[@marcmeyer8910]

Responding to #4 on the list about multi-effects pedals. If you want to be able to tweak your sound live, add a couple of expression pedals to your rig. That way if you want to be able to dial in more or less reverb, chorus, delay etc. you can do it without scrolling through menus.😊

[@donaldharris8826]

I had a 70's Kustom 100 Watt 2X12 Combo Solide-State Amp with a Nightmare Spring Reverb. I got it mainly for nastalgic reasons. Cost $200. My band mate rhythm player tried lead turned the amp up to Max volume and twangiddy boom, blew the speakers cones out of the amps front grill ! ! !😵, Then we ROFLOAO, then he repaired the amp and I padded that reverb tanks springs to guitten it down. I got a free 60's Fender Rhodes Keyboard Amp, which was 50 Watts per Channel Stereo , 4 square back Fender 25 Watt Speakers. I still have this amp and it works like new. It came from the Middle School I attended in the mid 70's. The amp was used as a PA System. I keep it because of it's nastalgia reasons and artists/ musicians such as my favorite Blues/ Rock dude icon and friendGregg Allman had and used, as did the late great Lap and Pedal Steel pioneer Zane Neck had and used one along with Fender Twin Reverb Valve Silver Face Twin amps and others such as the Roland Jazz Chorus amp. I learned so much from these two guys and members of the Nashville Wrecking Crew members and other artists that played at the local Jamboree Barn on Saturday nights . I had and my bass player sat in and jammed with these guys and gals, and we worked concessions also on the side . Now the place is a Veterinary Clinic ! ! ! I bought a Crate DC-120 2X12, solid state 500 Watt Combo Amp. I still have this amp. It has a Chorus and tube emulation drive, gain, EQ, master volume, effects loop, and a headphone output. It was and is still a work horse amp with a pristine clean channel, and the drive channel offers up just amazing tone and power. Cost me $200 in a pawn shop and is a mid 80's model.👍🤘 I have a 10 Watt Solid State Sears Silvertone 1X10 combo amp from the 60's and another 2 X10 15 Watts Solid State Sears Truetone combo amp with vibrato and Spring Reverb. I have a Roland Jazz Chorus 2x12 100 Watt Solid State Combo Amp, with effects loop, and headphone output. So many applications. I bought a 90's $30 Behringer 1X12 Combo Solid State 30 Watt Amp with Nasty Clean and DriveTones & Hummed Bad, and it got GONE ! ! ! Lots of gear come and stayed or got gone over the years ! ! ! I always take my own personal guitars and effects to try out amps of any brand, model and features. I play the amp out clean to drive, and I use all features, then I use add ons, comparing dry and wet tones ! ! !😎 Peace & Play 🎸 On . . .😎 👍🤘 DDHarris 2-12-202.

[@JacobPryorTV]

#3 hits hard, when i first began playing i experimented with so, so, sooo many pedals trying to get my ideal sound instead of practicing to get that sound. A few years later I have my perfect tone and my pedal board only has 3 pedals

[@MrSaturnMusic]

I did the same, when I was new I had a distortion and wah and a multieffect with all kinds of weird sounds, and I sucked so bad lmao Now, I'm still not great, but I've improved, and my effect lineup is reverb and delay, and I just got a Looper for practicing (you can probably tell I had a genre shift since I started lmao)

[@michaeld.mahoney9106]

Thanks so much for the good advice. Best wishes.

[@HeliBenj]

All great points!!

[@chazjr2390]

Great information! The only guitar I can't get rid of is the original 'real' guitar my parents bought me for Christmas when I was a teenager. I loved Carlos Santana at the time and had my eye on a Yamaha SBG500. I keep it, but only play it on occasion... not thrilled with the frets on it. A little harder to play for me. Love the content Shane!

[@caleshtcincredibles]

I gig live with a Mooer GE300 for a few years now , I get great results . I create my own patches and I dont have to worry about patch chords failing . I love my pedals but once my patches set they are consistent everytime I put the unit on the floor , plugging it in and flipping the power on . I definitely have all my tones in my head and use that when Im setting up patches . Great advice Shane good points on all !

[@stephenkennedy7347]

For me I never buy a guitar or amp without reviewing what I have and selling something most times! Part of the process.

[@KCroc1]

Same here I just sold my Bassbreaker along with a few bits and bobs so I could get my blues jr.

[@rainshadowband3161]

Thanks for sharing your opinions! Good advice here. He makes a good point about pedals in a pedal board being easier to use from an instinctive POV. However, the variety of music my band plays would have me lugging around a pedal board the size of a small rug. It's just so much more convenient/easier to have my Boss GT100 have all the pedals, amp modeling, wah pedal, looper, etc. Invest a little time into learning how to use it and you can get any sound you want out of it very fast.

[@glenkepic3208]

I liked that you mentioned the Peavey Studio Pro 112. I had a red stripe rounded corner model that I loved. Moved and that and 2 other amps were sold since space was tight. man, I have 12 guitars now and some haven't seen the light of day in nearly a year (apt life....). I'd need to be nearly destitute to sell anything. The amps was bad enough.

[@Terry3Gs]

Excellent video shane !!

[@ew6629]

Awesome video! Where did you get that framed picture in the background which looks like a Gibson ES-345?

[@flats750]

Agree with everything here except your take on the modern wave of modelers/profilers. I sold off my amps and pedals and use my Helix direct to FOH with a small FRFR to monitor myself along with in-ears. Can't think of a reason to go back to hauling all that analog gear around anymore.

[@andyoc]

We're having a serious storm here in Ireland (Dublin). It woke me up at 1.30 in the morning which was a half hour ago. I've stayed up, and now I'm watching this video eating B&J Chew Chew. All good!

[@stephenhookings1985]

Your #6 - diminishing returns - analogous to a compression pedal right - go past volume where compression kicks in and output ratio changes.

[@mattheweastel129]

Great advice here. We’re in a time where good gear is plentiful and affordable, so it’s hard not to turn into an obsessive purchase of new stuff. I’ve recently trimmed down my guitars and pedals as I realised it was starting to become a barrier to playing well

[@elihue_redneckreview]

I have been playing and collecting for 30 years, and have suffered from GAS for most of those years; now that my nephew has picked up the guitar, I have gifted him some really great gear that I wasn't using. I hope that he doesn't get the GAS but I am quite happy to be able to help him upgrade his equipment while making room for more gear in my jam room.... Which brings me back to your point that tone is in the hands. I can pick up any guitar and plug into any amp and still sound like me playing, albeit with slightly different colorations; I realized that quite a long time ago and that was the beginning of my GAS, wanting to have a full pallette of colors available for expressing the soundscapes in my mind. But I'm still a sucker for a deal on a beautiful great playing guitar!

[@Theweeze100]

I can’t say enough about the Joyo American Sound pedal! Great episode btw.

[@ferox965]

I just got one a month ago. I picked up the Orange Bax Bangeetar...for crunch and heaviness, nothing beats it. But I wanted Fender styled cleans...so I researched and found the Joyo. Love it and saved a bunch of money. I'm a bassist, but I record at home a lot, by myself (especially now). I don't want a hundred pedals so between these two, the possibilities are endless.

[@Theweeze100]

@@ferox965 Yeah, I’m not even sure why I continue to buy amps only invite one or two of the classic tones I can get out of this Pedal! I also am a bass player, but I have allowed the sophistication of my recording gear to get in the way of my recording. Seeing your comments encourages me to redouble my efforts!

[@ferox965]

@@Theweeze100 It's really easy to buy it all...I know for myself, I want to try EVERYTHING haha. And then I stop myself by saying, "Am I really going to use this?" Another line I love is the Tech 21 Flyrig line. I may get a few more pedals...Way Huge makes an awesome overdrive/fuzz pedal called the Pork and Pickle that I may pick up...and I'm probably going to get a cheap chorus pedal...I will probably fish through the Joyo line to get anything else I need. Cheers.

[@simonandrews7171]

Good honest advice.

[@kcole83080]

I watched a recent rig rundown of Albert Lee on tour. His rig is his guitar and cord into a fender twin. What does that tell us? In the studio he switches to a Deluxe Fender. Doesn't need all the power of the twin.

[@DelScully]

it says he likes simple tone..?

[@insalinity5558]

Love your work. Always down to earth. Buy less but buy better, and used is a legitimate option. Case in point I bought two solid state amps when I started out, new, they never satisfied the sound I had in my head. After a couple years persisting, I sold them and bought a Roland Blues Cube Artist - used - for what I got for the first two amps. That Blues cube, solid state, is a gem. I would never have bought it new, particularly earlier, but used it is heads and shoulders above the other modeling amps I had. Multi effects - I think units like the zoom g3xn which are the cost of one medium priced pedal, have a place for buskers and beginners who want to easily experience what the different pedal types are. The zoom is laid out with physical knobs like three pedals side by side. That said- I have one and never use it. Too easy to spend all your time effing about with effects and not playing, plus it never really sounded that great. Now I just have a looper, a quality delay, and the boost, tremolo and reverb on my Blues Cube. Sounds great and I spend all my time playing.

[@onceupona1]

Great video with much wise advice! Regarding #7 however - I really do hate to be a contrarian, but I don’t think I can get on board with that one. Back in the 1970s, I de-cluttered ownership of my 1965 SG Standard, 1967 Jazzmaster, 1967 ES- 335, numerous black face Fender amps, a 1971 Marshall Super Lead with both cabinets and a Les Paul Professional. All were purchased brand new at a total cost (for all), of around $3500. To say I wish I still had them is a massive understatement.

[@AxelAlexK]

My main gearing mistake was in buying my 2nd amp. 10 years ago I bought an amp way too loud than I needed, a GK MB115 which is a 200 watt bass amp. I thought at the time I was future proofing in case I started gigging but that never happened and my interest now is just in home recording. Never really used it and it usually won't even work now despite having almost no use over 10 years. Been debating how to get rid of it lately.

[@robmcd]

I bought a dual rectifier and box… hardly ever use it. Like you bought it for rehearsals and gigs ; so many less musicians out there these days to even create a band.