Quote Originally Posted by syo
Funny, today there's tons of gear designed to emulate or recreate the sounds of gear that was declared obsolete and replaced with "more advanced" products.
Think of how cheap you could get a Les Paul '54-'59 back in the 60's for instance.

Yep, in reality, many old vintage guitars, amps, and certain effects boxes are the most desirable equipment you can (or can't) buy. Some of the newer stuff tries hard to emulate the classic stuff, which is fine since most of us sure can't afford the originals.