Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Today I give my opinion on buying new gear as opposed to knuckling down and learning your instrument. Don't buy that pedal/amp/guitar/multi-fx/modeler/profiler! You don't really need it, but you probably DO need to practice!
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