Are YOU a guitar contrarian???

[mainestratman]

I sniff players. ;-)

[tot_Ou_tard]

I sniff players. ;-)

I play corks.

[MAXIFUNK]

When I was in my 20's and played only Bass guitar once I got a real bass A Peavey T-40 and a real amp A Peavey Centurion 250 watt head and a double 15" cabinet also by Peavey.

I really went on a high end bass trip for a minute bought a
Alembic bass over 4K for a college kid in 1981 that was crazy.
Then followed up with a BC Rich B!tXX Bass with more builtin pedals than some modern combo bass pedals and exotic woods another 3,8K spent. Then I added 3 or 4 more basses all over 1.5 to 2 K plus a 500 watt Peavey tube head and another double 15" cab. and Electra voice stage monitors. I was sold on the theory if it wasn't high end gear it wasn't good gear.

Fast forward 30 years later almost to the day I got my 1st Peavey Bass Amp Head. I have a much different out like on musical gear. I am more concerned about feel and sound than name and price.

I do want a Ibanez SR Prestige Bass 5000E but I currently have a SR 500 and it works for me quit well and when I play with the fellas at a local bar on Jam night other players think it is a high end bass Their ears much be telling them that.

As far as the art of the 6 string goes I have not paid more then $800.00 for a guitar and more than $500.00 for an amp. Although the amp thing might go up just a few dollars if I get a Fender Deluxe VM ( TUBE Power ).
But all in all unless you are playing live a lot in decent size venues there is no need for high end/high price amp rig unless you just have to have it mike the amp and rock on. So, many great amps under 2K these days.

The Guitar thing I have only been at this for a little more than a year so I am still learning. But Guitars are such a personal thing so giving ones skill level, style, and income I could see someone easily dropping 2K or 3K on an axe but it is far from necessary with the quality of guitars coming out of Asia currently i.e. Korea (Micheal Kelly, Fender, Ibanez) China (Hagstrom, Squire, Epiphone). Japan (Ibanez, Fender) This a great time to be playing guitar because you can get such great guitars for under $600.00 by so many venders its just to damn cool.

The guitar I play the most is a 2006 MIM Fender Strat bought for under $400.00. But we'll see if it stays that way now that I have some higher priced gear to choose from and as my skill level gets better.