Hey Roger,

welcome to JPF!

I'd say - just one man's opinion, though - buy what you need and/or like to have without breaking the bank. Keep some money for professional demos.

My pattern is to home-record each and every song I write, doing the best I can, but keeping those demos to myself or for peer-feedback purposes.

But when comes the time to pitch a song - that is when most of your peers and professional critiques tell you you're up to something special with that song, which doesn't happen every day - I always demo with a professional studio based in the same area the publisher/plugger/whatever lives in. Because there's a Nashville sound, a New York City sound, an LA sound, etc. An no one, if they're not a pro working in those specific studios, even with all the greatest gear in the world, is able to produce those specific sounds, which I think necessary to pitching purposes.

Hope some of this helps. Cheers,
Yann

PS: you can get great full-band demos from 400 to 650 US $ in Nashville, slightly more than that in the other music centers.

Last edited by yann; 03/28/10 07:00 PM.
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