Is that snake oil though?

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For instance I have a 1981 rat that I got for a steal that is worth maybe $700. I also have a eno rat that was $25 and they sound idential on every single setting.

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Owning them isn't buying into snake oil but thinking the vintage rat sounds better because it's the vintage rat would be.

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I own a ton of gear but I have no rose colored glasses about the older stuff or vintage stuff. I just judge everything on it's own.

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I think that is really the only important thing. Don't trick yourself into thinking things are better just because they are "cool".

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Having said that the article isn't really about how it won't make you a better guitarist. It literally compares stuff like throughwhole and point to point etc. It's a more technical rundown of some common "snake oil" in the industry.

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Not trying to argue or disagree, just thinking out loud.