I also have encountered Berringer snobbery, Rogue snobbery, crate snobbery
even Peavy snobbery. I don't care. I play a guitar that I built from scrounged parts and plywood. I love it and take a considerable amount of pride in that I built it myself; not only that it sounds better than most 1k Fenders and plays almost as easy as a Gibson. We do the best we can in this life, so I try not to let the tides of fashion wash me into the well of selfpity. I do play a Barringer Bass amp and to me it sounds great and is real loud!!