“It’s gotten so crazy. We need to return to raw basics – just playing straight into an amp”: Eric Johnson says the ever-expanding world of guitar gear has resulted in “so much option anxiety”

Eric Johnson performs on stage during the G3 tour stop at The Magnolia on February 07, 2024 in El Cajon, California.

Eric Johnson has said the ever-expanding modern guitar gear market – and the overwhelming options that guitar players are faced with these days – has given him “option anxiety”.

As such, the electric guitar virtuoso believes “we need to return to the raw basics”, instead of diving deeper into the realm of expansive guitar gear and digital guitar tones.