Originally posted by PonyOne
...Everything's a matter of preference. Some people are into "stunt guitar;" insane pedal setups, insane guitars, insane solos, basically, liberace and eval kineval distilled into a 15 minute opus of aural acrobatics.... To each his own. Just don't forget which switch is the "kill" switch... maybe you should put a panic button and garage door opener on there while you're at it... :)

Nicely put.

I am reminded of a scene in the much-missed TV show Fame... That cranky old music teacher was unimpressed by a student keyboard player's assertion that his multi-board midi setup allowed him to play all of the parts, unencumbered by other musicians, and their fickle ways. His response? "That isn't making music! - It's masturbating!" :)