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Originally Posted by FrankHS
Which do you value more, having a new guitar, or rather playing (and sounding) better, continually?
if you have been susceptible to HSQ (Holy String Quest.)
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I thought the "HSQ" was laugh out loud funny. Just last week I changed a set within minutes.
I do seriously relate to the idea of proficiency versus equipment. I think the guitar will reveal its secrets with conscious, conscientious practice, and believe in getting the best guitar you can afford, and then sticking with it.
So to answer your question, I highly value skill and tone improvement from the part of the musician. Probably 90%/10%. If after several years, I find something lacking, I'll seek to correct limitation in the guitar, but otherwise, my focus is on expressing the music as clearly and well as can be possible.
Playing exclusively flat top steel string, all finger style and mostly instrumental, there is simply an extraordinary amount of flexibility and improvement in musical expression that is available with this instrument.