Lots of good in there. Also, had no idea he was visiting here!
“Sure you could go up on stage with a Kemper for $1800. Or you could just buy this ToneX for $399 and it’s all in there and more. Still happy with that Kemper?”
His description of his visit to Ochanomizu is at 12:10. Predictably he was blown away.
I think I get to play 1 in ten times with a guitar or bass amp anymore. And that’s if I’m intentional about using it for that venue or environment. I have been using an amp more in parallel with house signal. Especially with bass there’s a certain amount of actually feeling I want/need. My hearing is getting worse and of course losing the lower frequencies first. It’s been very helpful for me.
Sometimes but not all the time. Harder without them when the drummer is using an electric kit but with an acoustic kit I can figure it out for the most part and I’d rather just listen to the drummer. I have more trouble with house in ears systems than I do paying attention to what I can hear. I’d generally rather do that.