I personally started getting serious about guitar in my teen years, and in that time I was listening to a lot of nu-metal and down-tuned riffage, I’d spent hours on YouTube watching live clips and ‘Rig Rundowns’ just to see what equipment the people I was looking up to were using. The first question you need to ask yourself is “ who has inspired me to play and what about it would I like to replicate?” For some this question can be hard to answer, especially if you’re into many genres and styles of music, but the more you can narrow this question down then the clearer the answer is going to be.
Luckily there is a plethora of resources to narrow down what it is you need to get the sounds you want. I’m often asked by my guitar students “ what kind of guitar should I get?” Or “ what kind of amp do I need?” With so many options available it can be overwhelming for guitarists who is wanting to start getting into guitar gear and going down that rabbit hole of building their guitar pedal boards.