Do names influence your buying behavior?

[DCrown]

Would you buy the new Swaylor Twift reverb?

If modelled on her bathroom, it would sound like the Taj Mahal I suspect.

Haha that's actually a cool song, enjoyed watching and listening

[Bunny_boy]

I definitely would if I recognised the person as a star. I thought Billie Eilish was a political activist. I'm out of touch obviously.

Maybe a Greta Thunberg sample library of protest chants and shouts would hit the spot!

[DCrown]

I remember I bought TC's EMT 250 reverb (and I use it!), mainly cuz Prince used it for example on Purple Rain and Linn Drum by Aly - never used Linn drum, though haha
And I bought more API plugins than SSL or Neve (don't like Neve), not sure whether because Prince worked on an API console at Sunset Sound and later Paisley Park.
Omg, I am just realizing I bought quite a lot because of him, also some different Mesa Boogie plugin amps, I wouldn't call them my fav ones, but sometimes I do use one of them and I had to have Yamaha CP70 plugin.

[AsPeeXXXVIII]

Eh.

[ksandvik]

Meh.

[Choikdoi]

Meth.

[Seafire Mk2]

Did you buy a plugin cuz it was related to a name?

Glade Clean Linen

Apparently they use them in the Abbey Road toilets

[DCrown]

I imagine quite a lot of guitarists bought IKM's Hendrix' stuff and maybe Waves Kramer plugins and there are also some Beatles/Abbey Road plugins.

[Zeisner]

There's either none or even some negative influence. Most of those "Artist XYZ used it" plugins are rather mediocre or even bad.

[cryophonik]

I don't care about endorsements or artist names on plugins. It makes no difference to me. I just think, "Oh, that's who they've paid to say they like it or associate their name with it".

Exactly. I've often wondered how much developers pay some of these big names and how much of it translates to sales. I guess I know from firsthand knowledge and common sense that slapping an EQ or mastering plugin on my track isn't going to magically turn it into a production masterpiece on par with the artist endorsing it, but maybe people new to the game are sold on that promise or something?

[vurt]

I remember I bought TC's EMT 250 reverb (and I use it!), mainly cuz Prince used it for example on Purple Rain and Linn Drum by Aly - never used Linn drum, though haha
And I bought more API plugins than SSL or Neve (don't like Neve), not sure whether because Prince worked on an API console at Sunset Sound and later Paisley Park.
Omg, I am just realizing I bought quite a lot because of him, also some different Mesa Boogie plugin amps, I wouldn't call them my fav ones, but sometimes I do use one of them and I had to have Yamaha CP70 plugin.

and do you sound like prince now?

[vurt]

ill buy anything jordan rudess doesn't endorse....

[Zeisner]

but maybe people new to the game are sold on that promise or something?

Sadly there are plenty of people who make music (or at least try to) for decades and they still fall for it...

[whassup]

Would you buy the new Swaylor Twift reverb?

If modelled on her bathroom, it would sound like the Taj Mahal I suspect.

Dang, great voice!
Overall really nice sound.

[Zeisner]

Would you buy the new Swaylor Twift reverb?

Is it as good as this?