When it comes to spending money on gear, guitarists have been arguing the same thing for decades: is it smarter to pour your money into the electric guitar itself, or to splash out on the amplifier? On one side, you’ve got the purists, like me, who insist that a high-end axe is non-negotiable. The feel of the neck, the resonance of high-quality wood, and the precision of the hardware can’t be matched by a budget instrument, and even the best amps can’t hide a bad guitar’s flaws.
On the other hand, there are the tone chasers who believe a killer amp is the real secret sauce, arguing that even a beginner electric guitar becomes a world-class instrument when it’s plugged into a boutique tube combo with all the right bells and whistles.
