is it an upgrade or just fun?


i used to think that i upgraded for better sound but now im not so sure.

i was in the middle of upgrading my rig when i fell 32 feet from a roof at work & smashed my hip(you bet it hurt) & due to that i couldnt lift anything let alone move big ass amps in & out so my rig stayed the same for a few months,during that time i listened more than i ever had & realized that the rig was perfect & needed nothing.

well now that im up & around again & the the morphine's all gone i got the bug again,within the last week ive bought 3 new peices & i have my eye on a few more & i like it!

it seems that for me trying out new things is atleast half the fun so i ask is it REALLY an upgrade or just alot of fun trying out new things?

mike.
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Hi Joe,

I too had a fall, broke my femur,ankle etc, etc.
While recuperating, the wife narked me once too often about a system I had loved for 20 years. Bought new stuff more appealing to her - it was naff. 3 years on crutches meant I had LOTS of time to upgrade !
3 years & 6 operations later, a change from an ariel rigger to a manager (talk about out of the frying pan) I just buy what the hell I fancy and thank the lord I'm still here to enjoy 'my toys' as she calls them.
Redundancy has meant that moving some 'toys' is the only thing that pays the bills.
I now tend to think that tweaking/isolation/ getting the power right etc is a must - I've had the time and if all our rigs were given the conditions to sound their best, there would be a lot less upgrading & a lot of unhappy dealers.
Just getting into the joys of tube rolling - if she thought I was anal before, she now just thinks I'm plain crazy!
Si