I guess what I was getting at was that it would be nice to have that kind of room, since 99.5% of working guitarists don't. I also think Eric's got more than a little OCD. And I don't mean the pedal.
Another Rig Rundown video features Guthrie Govan, no tone slouch, whose pedal board was a tea tray, some of whose residents were chosen on the basis of space over tone.
It also sometimes strikes me as 'reverse boutiqing' (should patent that phrase), trying to purify and elevate things that were knowingly made cheaply and quickly (like, say, _guitars_). When you spend hundreds to improve the sound of a pedal made for far, far less, who's really winning in that situation? Gear manufacturers.
Yes, people are now making modern versions of things, but these products are still considered inferior to the 'vintage' ones. Often with little or no quantifiable proof to back their claims. I think people make emotional and ideological investments in things that literally and figuratively aren't worth it.
I watch these videos where guys have tons of gear (that they were usually given for endorsement), and all I can think is "What % of the audience can hear the difference?" and "How many guitarists will buy all this stuff only to sell it when the Next Great Thing comes along?"
