I've thought about similar things back in the 1980s. In the past, every town, village, tribe, etc. had musicians, storytellers, songwriters, etc., so there had to be more talent than just what was on records. Of course that was back when I was scouring hard-to-find alternative acts.
Guitars: Epiphone Les Paul Ultra; pretty red Squier Acoustic;
Amps: Vox VT30;
Pedals: Dunlop Fuzz Face; Dunlop Crybaby Wah
My kids have: Squier Affinity Stratocaster MII; Fender G-DEC; Squire Acoustic; Jay Turser Strat-copy, Roland Cube amp
"I am a sworn enemy of the saccharine, and a believer in grace over karma." Bono 2001