I’m a big fan of Ash Lamb’s newsletter about using visual ideas to get your message across. In my neverending quest to find good writing and see it through the lens of guitar, I was inspired to share an excerpt from one of Ash’s recent newsletters:

"Looking to buy the newest most expensive tools is a passive form of procrastination. In order to get started and make a difference, you don’t need to have the fanciest tools.
It doesn’t matter who you are and what you do, in the vast majority of cases, you only need the basics to go far and make a difference.”

I think we can apply Ash’s advice to guitar gear. I’ve seen countless people, entire forums even, wax poetic over every single minute detail of a guitar, amp, or pedal. I love gear just as much as the next guitarist, but not in place of actually practicing and playing each day.

Next time you find yourself scrolling through your favorite gear site, ask yourself the last time you learned something new. And if you’re ever uncertain if your gear is enough for what you're trying to get done...trust me, it is.

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