Tips for Purchasing Gear (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star)

Vox Henderson
Nov 14, 2019
3 min read

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(This post accompanies Gab & Jam 89 Tips for Purchasing Gear (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star)

(video: http://bit.ly/Ep89BV2019vid115 and podcast: http://bit.ly/Ep89BV2019pod15 )

This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences.

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The BIG Take-Aways:

This is always a tough one. Technically, with my guitar and phone, I have enough gear. So, you have to ask myself when do you have enough gear or why am I buying gear?

Sometimes, the answer is complicated. Sometimes, it’s because I can’t seem to figure out how to use the gear I’ve got, or that I don’t like what I am creating with what I’ve got. So, buying gear sometimes can help make me more creative and I will freely admit that. Therefore, just for the purposes of trying something new and exciting, I will buy something new.

I will sell the old gear to help fund the newer purchase. I don’t like to have gear duplicates.

When it comes to guitars, that is a more personal purchase. You should actually try out a bass or a guitar before you buy it. However, when you want something that you cannot find locally, you may need to order online. Assess why you are buying gear and if you are buying to get you out of a creative rut, then cool. Or if you are buying it, it’s great if you can go in and play the instrument, especially if it’s a guitar.

That’s it.

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'Prefer to watch the video for Gab & Jam Episode 89 Tips for Purchasing Gear? Here it is.

Speaking of getting out and about and purchasing gear,

here's our GearFest 2019 video.

For more on our Song-a-Week commitment, check out our “19 for 2019” episode.

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