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Unless you happen to be a singer that lives alone on a mountain or with only other singers for company, then any music you've ever produced was reliant upon technology of some kind.

As guitarists, we have a seemingly endless offering of technological wonders fighting for our attention. This has been the case since the first guitar note was amplified.

As guitarists, we have a seemingly endless offering of technological wonders fighting for our attention. This has been the case since the first guitar note was amplified.

From Les Paul & Mary Ford tinkering around with multi track recording to the ability to record infinite takes of yourself in the illusory search for perfection technology has been the enabler.

If you are unfamiliar with Les Paul & Mary Ford, please take the time to track down some of their records. I wrote a little about having my mind blown by the couple here.

Since then, technology such as the internet and the smartphone, have enabled massive changes in distribution.

As with all technologies, these things start off pretty expensive and then, when the naturally deflationary nature of technology is allowed to run its course, the price adjusts as a reflection of how much we value the idea - Take the Eventide Harmonizer as an example. When it first came out, it sold for around $1600 ($9,500 in today's money BH:84116). Now the company's H9 Max pedal can do a similar job and more, for a fraction of the price (£650).

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