What is this site really for/about?

Hi Nigel,

We're musicians and we always wondered what kind of gear our favorite artists used. There wasn't really a single place to find this kind of information, and when you could find it there generally wasn't any proof of the artists actually using what they were claimed to have used.

We thought there should be one place people could go to discover the gear their favorite artists use. That's why we built Equipboard.

The core of what we do is catalog the gear influential artists use, like you've done with your great submissions for Joe Satriani and Dimebag Darrell.

As you've discovered, you can also share and review the gear you have on your own Equipboard. It's fun to share the things we're proud of, and it's often helpful to hear what other people think about their gear.

I'm curious, as you've done most of the things that are possible on the site, is there anything you feel is missing? We're still learning and trying to build this together with the community, so any feedback you have is most welcomed.

nigelblaazer I agree with you, I really like the concept of everyone's tools of the trade in one place, and this site is nailing it. I love hunting down gear personally, it feels kinda like a game 😄

I think one thing that's missing for me is that it seems like loads of people are creating profiles and writing about their gear... but I'm not sure where to go to see it all. I don't have time to find individual people's profiles, and even if I did there is not a great way to do that.

I like the gear gallery, but wish there was more stuff like that!

Thanks for the kind words and great ideas, everyone. Keep them coming. We're always reading the forums, it's a great way for us to see what you all are liking/disliking.

spacem8 - agree with you m8 (sorry couldn't resist), we need to do a better job of showcasing what members are doing. We recently launched the Recent Activity feed, and plan on expanding it. Right now user reviews and gear submissions to artists are showcased, but we plan on showing when members submit brand new artists, new gear, photos of their gear setup, and more. We also wanna do more with the Gearporn gallery - don't worry, it's totally safe for work ;)

andychannelle - you nailed our mission - to pull everything together in one place. If you like the Pixies gear, we want you to find a particular delay pedal they used, then perhaps dive into researching what the most used delay pedals are in the community, and how other people are using them, and ultimately perhaps help you make a purchasing decision. That's the type of exploration we want to foster.

horse_to_water - Completely agree with you here. As much as I love people's enthusiasm, a review that says "I have this" or "Great plugin!" is simply not as useful to the rest of the community. A minimum review length is definitely something we're going to talk about within the team.

Keep the advice coming guys, we also thrive on constructive criticism - if enough people yell at us about something, we'll make it right!