REAL ARTISTS continue to experiment, be it guitar players, keyboard players, or any other musician. If they didn't we'd all still be in the dark ages, as some of us seem to be.
Not all musicians move with the times and try new techniques and styles and fade away or become extinct...I am yet to hear any release that is strictly done with one setup.
I have known alot of musicians that just can't or won't try to expand their knowledge
and they still play and sound the same as they did 20 years ago. Sorry about their luck!!!
Kid the best setup for the buck is what sounds good to you and is different for the
next guy. To me, anything and a Matchless sounds great for just a guitar amp rig. But that alone leaves no money for effects or a great guitar...