Hey Alex. You are one of the few people here that I look up to because of the gear and ears that you have. I appreciate that you are after the sake of people to know what a good sounding gear is. But honestly, your comments tend to become sarcastic and offensive to people who does not have your spending power. We all know that you have possibly the best gear here in PM or maybe in the whole country but please sir, try to say things nicely. Minsan ako naooffend sa sinasabi mo. I have modest gear because that's what I can afford and I worked hard for it and of course I love it. (I also make money out of it) I am speaking on behalf of almost 75% of people here in PhilMusic. Respect begets respect. Oh by the way, I also have a Toyota and we did magical things together. Lol. Go easy on the comments Dude.
I love Toyotas as utilitarian vehicles. They are great at that but not exciting in my opinion. By the way, you don't NEED my spending power to have great gear. I am not even concerned with a person's spending power but rather the wrong things said about tone and the endorsement of lousy local and imported gear. Moreover, if you go back to my statements more than spending power, I have emphasized the EAR and the ability of some manufacturers to HEAR better than others because of their exposure to guitar music than unfortunately, I have to say cannot be matched by ANYONE in the Philippines. Therefore, I DO NOT BELIEVE that tone and great sounding gear is KANYA KANYA lang. There's just one problem with this people who claim that -- they have NOT experienced great sounding gear. And thats why my statements tend to be stronger. Iyan ang problema ng Pinoy -- ayaw umamin. Case in point: halos walang uma-amin sa forum na ito na panget ang tone or equipment nila yet pag tingnan mo sa Classifieds halos lahat ng may ID dito ay mayroon or nagkaroon ng item for sale.
I can more or less pick a good sounding American Standard strat that will beat most custom shops Fenders and anything less in Tom Lee for you if you want. I have some luck at Perfect Pitch Buendia if and only if a new batch has arrived. I have done this service for some people for free. But I say it like it is. And I always think that somebody has better sounding gear than I -- always maybe NOT in this country but somewhere abroad. (P.S. By the way, still no luck with Ibanez however.)
I appreciate your honesty and I thank you for it. Someone else advised me recently NOT to care for the people on this forum because he felt its not worth it and life is too short. For him, I should not spend the time nor the effort kasi ayaw ng pinoy ang basagan ng trip. To a certain extent, I am starting to believe it too. Give or Take that I only have 1/3 of my life left and if this forum cannot accept short cuts/advice whether direct or indirect, sarcastic or charming, courteous or abrasive from me then I rather NOT spend any amount of my life remaining with me on the people here.