from posting around the various forums on the net, the vast majority of (at least casual) guitar players seem to be willing to buy like 20 guitars, but only want one amp. I dunno, it's like the guitars are more glamorous....
You're absolutely right, and I fit into that category. I don't know if guitars are more
glamorous exactly, but there's a (kind of) magic ( :roll: )about them that makes them more than just the sum of their parts. That's what hobbies (for want of a better word) are all about. It's exactly the way people feel about antiques, or stamps, or those horrible collectible plates in the Sunday supplements. I don't get the same buzz out of amps, but obviously other people do.
Of course there are people who see guitars purely as tools, and I wish I was one of them. I'd play more and spend less...
In purely practical terms, you can enjoy playing guitar at home but most amps are basically useless if you don't actually play in a band. And they take up a hell of a lot of space. If I owned a 4x12 I could
never use it - it'd be a sideboard. I really only "need" one little low-power amp (I don't "need" the 20-odd guitars either, but let's not go there :| ).
Plus (I'll stop rambling in a minute), you can go in a shop and tell within a couple of minutes if you're going to like a guitar or not - feel is every bit as important as sound. To properly evaluate an amp, you need to spend
loads of time experimenting, playing it under the conditions you actually plan to use it - which brings me back to my point about
soundproof rooms.
Plus you can still sell people their "one" amp...
Agreed - and even stay-at-homes may be prepared to pay very good money for that "one" amp, if it's the right one.
