Telling musicians to evaluate and choose their instruments in a “scientific” way?


How do you think this would go over?

“This mass produced guitar measures the same as your vintage Martin on my oscilloscope, so any difference you hear is just expectation bias.” “You need to do a double blind test to prove there’s a difference!” “Rosewood is rosewood, there’s no difference between this Brazilian that’s been seasoned for 20 years and that Indonesian that came off the boat a month ago, you’re being taken in!”

tommylion

Showing 1 response by tablejockey

It's the actual musician that makes an instrument sing, not how exclusive the instrument is. A better sounding instrument will  however, inspire the musician to play better.

A good player with a cheap guitar vs a hack with a very nice guitar will always draw  more attention.