re: #170 Barefoot Grin

I wonder how many of those effects pedals were just sent to him by manufacturers hoping he’d use one on stage or recording for the hype.

Probably quite a few - same thing for many of the guitars, too.

But a lot of that gear is vintage, meaning he probably went out and bought it.

Fun fact: The guitarist’s term for wanting more gear is ‘Gear Acquisition Syndrome,’ or GAS for short.

Becker invented the term in a Guitar Player article.