And lo, emerged from the ether
and spake thus:

snip

"Ask you favorite musician if he's as good as he is because of the brand of
instrument he plays, or ask your favorite author if he writes as well as he
does because of the typewriter he uses. Good tools just make it easier for
people who do it all the time."

big snip

In the blues genre, some of the most influential musicians in history
were impoverished, southern guitar players, self-taught, using any old
junker guitar they could lay hands on. These are the guys who formed
the genre, who influenced the world. Unfortunately, like many artists,
most of them died before they were truly appreciated.

Granted, there will always be *some* technical argument for having
better equipment, but you have to crawl before you can walk.

--
Aaron
http://www.fisheyegallery.com
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