According to the article I read, he's always pretty much had the same effects. Here's the other deal. If you have some boutique effect, and you tour a lot. It is hard to get replacements. If you have something that you can get at any guitar center... I think the thing that has brought this home to me is playing parker guitars, or the Tobias and Carvin basses Maria had. They are wonderful, but you have to imagine some day your hot rod is gonna need to go to the shop. If you are in the middle of a automotive desert you are better off with a Ford than a Lambo.