People just don't get it.
oasgomez is trying to make an issue out of his gear and your gear so everything sticks to your head. Would you know what a Diezel Herbert is if he did not do his braggart image thingie?
But I think the real acid test is doing a blindfold test with everyone's gear, and only ONE set of hands playing through them. Remember Science in grade school? Experimental variable and Controlled Variables? Hehehe....
I guess the real problem here is that oasgomez does his claims based on HIS OWN HANDS and taste. And no one knows (at least some) what skill level of guitar he is at.
But there is a lot of wisdom in learning from people you hate. You know, it's like having a terror prof in college that you really hate, but if you love the subject, you'll do your best to learn from him.
Now I pose a question: When someone says
"kanya-kanya lang yan...", does that mean,
"kanya-kanya lang na budget limits yan kaya masaya na ako sa [cheap] setup ko" o
"kanya-kanya lang yan dahil nabili at nasubukan ko na lahat ng mahal at murang gear at etong setup ko ang gusto ko..."For me, I don't think we should make any claims without trying things for ourselves. Soundclips can be misleading too. Almost all of the Soldano SLO 100 clips I heard cannot even fair up to how it sounds in a live scenario. So I guess oas has the right NOT to post clips unless his goal is to show CHOPS.
Anyway, I've been attacked in a different local forum as well by some who present themselves as advocates of netiquette and politicky [gooey brown stuff], just because I share some same thoughts as oas.
The difference is, if oasgomez is a "tone elitist", I on the other hand is a "tone social climber".