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I've found that many younger guitarists aren't as gear-centric. Add that to the fact that there is just less of them than 30 years ago.

I do not know if they are less gear-centric they just have so many options we didn't have. They all have tablets and laptops that hold every pedal in the world they could ever want to try. It is not like back in the day when we would have to drag our gear across town to try someone's new phaser or amp. They have access to more so I think there is less curiosity, fewer reasons to go to a music store to explore.

 

[Chistopher]

I think that in general they care less about gear, however the ones that care a lot care more.

 

[Mincer]

I do not know if they are less gear-centric they just have so many options we didn't have. They all have tablets and laptops that hold every pedal in the world they could ever want to try. It is not like back in the day when we would have to drag our gear across town to try someone's new phaser or amp. They have access to more so I think there is less curiosity, fewer reasons to go to a music store to explore.

Yeah, but they never figured out what those models were actually modeling, as they never heard the original gear. There is certainly less curiosity, but that isn't just about gear...it extends to guitarists and guitar history as a whole.

 

[magillver]

Get off my lawn ya' damn kids!!

 

[chadd]

I've found that many younger guitarists aren't as gear-centric. Add that to the fact that there is just less of them than 30 years ago.

They're far more apt to use Youtube, instagram and TikTok than forums. It's a generational shift. Plus. music has become a lot less collaborative as people now have so many tools that allow them to do it all on their own. Younger musicians are much more willing to accept a less than ideal tone, because they're going to fix it in the box later.

 

[Chistopher]

This is interesting, because I'm seeing the opposite. I remember as a kid not caring about my tone, I just wanted to make music with my friends, but these days I'm seeing a lot of people who almost care more about their tone than their music. r/guitarpedals on reddit is a great example of what I'm talking about, but I guest that is a niche webpage that attracts people with "extreme" views on pedals

 

[Mincer]

They're far more apt to use Youtube, instagram and TikTok than forums. It's a generational shift. Plus. music has become a lot less collaborative as people now have so many tools that allow them to do it all on their own. Younger musicians are much more willing to accept a less than ideal tone, because they're going to fix it in the box later.

Oh sure, and the frustrating thing about those apps is by their very nature, they cover the same topics over and over, and can't get too deep because they might require knowledge the viewer doesn't have or want. So lowest common denominator and all.