Tinkerer or Set It and Forget It?

[jeremy]

i dont think ive messed with my '59 guild ce100, though i do keep thinking of adding a bridge pup. im sure i have a few amps that i havent done anything to, '66 pro reverb comes to mind, but even that will likely get a speaker swap if i actually gig with it. most guitars and amps get a little something at least. i really dont do much with pedals. ive swapped a chip here and there or replaced a broken switch or bad pot but i leave the pedal modding to those who know it better. theres only so much time in a day and i have plenty of other things to mess with

[Mincer]

I tinker until it is right. I do have a good sense of where I am going, and don't change things for the sake of change. I had to learn that there are rarely huge leaps of improvements....and lots of sideways steps. The search for 'better' can prevent you from getting to the actual music.