GlennO
Axe-Master
Again, everybody has their own reasons for how and why they spend their time and money. IMHO, insulting them because their values don't align with yours is far from reasonable.
Again, everybody has their own reasons for how and why they spend their time and money. IMHO, insulting them because their values don't align with yours is far from reasonable.
Yes.
It’s also far from reasonable to assume there are literally zero lazy people who just choose to piss away money.
I get your point, Bruce - at least I think that I do. Speaking just for myself, I don't have any issue with you expressing your opinion. My guess is that no one else does either. It's just the manner in which you expressed it that is causing some ire. I bought an Austin Buddy preset pack. It cost me $99. For me it was money well spent. Suggesting that I'm lazy and unmotivated because I made that choice is offensive (in my opinion). If you had said something like "I think it's a waste of money to buy presets", well that is your opinion and I wouldn't find it offensive at all. But calling me lazy and unmotivated because I took a different path than you did, well, in my opinion that's not very nice. I'm definitely not lazy and I am certainly motivated. I just think that Austin Buddy has awesome ears and by buying his presets I have learned techniques from looking at what he does that are helpful to me when I design my own sounds. Bottom line is I don't think it is necessary to call people names if they see things differently than you do. Though you are certainly entitled to have your own opinion, in my opinion, the world is a nicer place when we treat each other with kindness and respect. Even when our opinions differ. Actually, especially when our opinions differ. That's where the work is. In my opinion . . .
I have some of AustinBuddy's packs. I didn't buy them because I needed them, I bought them to study and learn from, and to support an excellent member of the community who shares a lot of information with everyone. To read that I'm unmotivated and lazy was quite shocking and offensive.
I suppose all scenarios exist but I think a much more common one is the unrealistic expectation that one can buy a preset based on a sound sample and have it work with one's own guitar / hands without having to tweak it.
Same here. When I got into the AxeFX3, I was suddenly confronted with over 200 amp models I had never played or even seen IRL. The Naked Amps pack was a nice introduction to each, dialed in by someone with a good ear and an idea of each amp's strengths. I treat it like a manual that I can refer to. Self-educating is the exact opposite of lazy and unmotivated. I earned the money I spent on the pack. Who are you, Bruce, to judge?
Sorry, that is total BS. Yes I know, it's your personal opinion. Doesn't make it true and I don't believe it is.
I can restate everything I just said to explain why you got this wrong but it probably won’t help, so……
Yup. It’s like people who cover other peoples music. Laaaaaaaaazzzzzzyyyyyyy and unmotivated. Write your own music, amiright? It’s not hard.
No. No, no, no. If I make $40/hour, and it'd take me 3 hours to build my own presets that cost $20..., well the math is pretty simple.
Yep. Absolutely! I hadn't thought of that reason, but then several others mentioned it, and I realized that's another very good reason to buy presets, and is pretty much opposite of "lazy & unmotivated."
Now you're just back-peddling. And the bold statement-- You have no way of knowing this. There's other reasons to buy presets. Hell, maybe I don't give a shit about learning how to make my own, and I'd rather spend my time playing. You're seeing things very narrow-minded.
I’m actually fine with conceding the point there are zero lazy people who will just buy presets instead of learning the unit and letting you (and anyone else) win the internet for the evening.
