Right. You got it Bud. smile

What I have found in my "spring cleaning" of the studio is that there is usually one simple sound or a few simple "sounds" that most true artists like to go for. And, again, it is simple. Mark Knopfler is a good example. He did not use a lot of effects but his sound is unmistakable. It also suits the personality of his songs.

Hendrix and Clapton did not use a lot of effects either, and weren't experimenting with a hundred guitars, 300 cabinets and 1000 racks. They did experiment a lot, but in the end, they were picky. They didn't throw in everything but the kitchen sink. It was not about the technology as much as the tone.

I have found that there is one very particular "warm" sound I like from a Strat and I am striving to perfect that tone. I am able to fiddle with it because I have A LOT of VSTS, pedals, amps, whatever. But at the end of day, I will be settling on the best possible TONE I can get that fits my style and then produce music with that. That is, I won't just talk about it endlessly, I will actually record a song.

So, for me, in these spring months, I am really all about getting back to tone and getting hyper-focused on practicing and creating tones that work for me.

BUT, and this is a big one--I am not ashamed that I have 900 VSTS. I love them all.

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