[quote name='gadgie' timestamp='1417780847' post='2623917']
Gee all this talk of big heavy rigs is making me consider chopping in my PJB stuff and getting BIG stuff.
[/quote] ....I've seen the weight of PJB cabs! Not lightweight in the slightest!
[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1417871254' post='2624717']
Again, my 2p.
You can't just play big or old gear and get a better sound. It takes more than that. You can sound just as bad with "old school" gear as you can with modern gear, and a lot of the "old school" gear guys do not make the most of their sound. Having good ears is better than having good gear.
I've heard so many guys with vintage gear, thinking they are the mutts nuts because this what the original guys played, and they usually don't sound half as good as they think they are.
IMO old gear is mostly just old gear. Most of the music played in the first 20 years of Rock sounded pretty average, so I don't get any warm feeling when I see old gear. The strength of back then was what the guys played on that gear. As the gear has got better the creativity of musicians has dropped off. But that might be a different thread.
[/quote] being a good player is better than having good gear. Lets face it, in the majority of cases, if you couldn't do the job straight into the desk with the venues spare DI box, then no amount of gear is going to help you.