I can identify with so much of this. First off I met you from a marketplace transaction! Lol I am pretty good at getting rid of stuff that I dont use, but i found myself looking around as you were talking and i found 4 pieces of gear that i could sell today because i dont use them. It may sound ridiculous, but haven't a rack that has empty space in it bothers me. I feel the need to get gear to fill it! 🤦♂️
Haha yeah man, it’s a good technique! Sometimes you just need a way to measure for this sort of thing. Cool to hear you’re consolidating your setup too!
I did this about 10 years ago with my guitar gear. I had easily a dozen amps, 14 guitars, a couple-of-dozen pedals. Sold everything but 4 guitars: a nylon acoustic, steel acoustic, HH electric and a SSS electric. I play through plugins now and don't miss the gear - or the clutter - at all. Not to mention I freed up about $30k. If we're not using the gear regularly, then we just own it to feed the message back to ourselves "I must be 'next-level'. Look at all of the next-level gear I have."
Having your own equipment/hardware can create more authenticity in your sound. Clutter is a pain but Im not getting rid of any of my stuff. Its my own unique collection of boxes that creates my own sound, besides Im older and enjoy this workflow. Very good video though!
Hey Don, it’s a good point! If you’re using your gear and it’s part of your sound, by all means, hold onto it! For me it’s that question of will I be using this in the next 1-2 years. If not, chances are I won’t use it much in the years after that. I’m still holding on to things I’ve phased out of my workflow entirely, so making some space is the next move for me! Thanks for watching :)
I can identify with so much of this. First off I met you from a marketplace transaction! Lol I am pretty good at getting rid of stuff that I dont use, but i found myself looking around as you were talking and i found 4 pieces of gear that i could sell today because i dont use them. It may sound ridiculous, but haven't a rack that has empty space in it bothers me. I feel the need to get gear to fill it! 🤦♂️
That "if you haven't used it in 6 months" is SOOO true lol. Just sold my electronic drum kit because of this. First of many things to sell.
Haha yeah man, it’s a good technique! Sometimes you just need a way to measure for this sort of thing. Cool to hear you’re consolidating your setup too!
I did this about 10 years ago with my guitar gear. I had easily a dozen amps, 14 guitars, a couple-of-dozen pedals. Sold everything but 4 guitars: a nylon acoustic, steel acoustic, HH electric and a SSS electric.
I play through plugins now and don't miss the gear - or the clutter - at all. Not to mention I freed up about $30k.
If we're not using the gear regularly, then we just own it to feed the message back to ourselves "I must be 'next-level'. Look at all of the next-level gear I have."
Having your own equipment/hardware can create more authenticity in your sound. Clutter is a pain but Im not getting rid of any of my stuff. Its my own unique collection of boxes that creates my own sound, besides Im older and enjoy this workflow. Very good video though!
Hey Don, it’s a good point! If you’re using your gear and it’s part of your sound, by all means, hold onto it! For me it’s that question of will I be using this in the next 1-2 years. If not, chances are I won’t use it much in the years after that. I’m still holding on to things I’ve phased out of my workflow entirely, so making some space is the next move for me! Thanks for watching :)
@@audioedges Good luck with the transition. All the best.