I kind of understand where you are coming from, gear options are limited early on...
However, even leveling at a modest pace the low level gear isn't going to last very long. I play 2 hours a day. I spend 1 hour running myth dungeons/primals on paladin, and 1hr lvling a new class, in this case Dragoon. On the 1st day leveling for 1hr (specifically targetting hunting log mobs), I hit level 8, which at the start of the game, took me through 3 level tiers of gear (1 > 5 > 8).
Leveling past 35 this rate slows down because of leve changes etc, but the point stands, if you are serious about leveling archer/bard, it will only take until ~lvl15 to start getting unique gear (dungeon loot), and even if you don't get lucky on lots, you will out level that gear at a fierce pace when you include dungeon/roulette/fate/leve/quest/hunting log/main scenario xp that I really cannot see where the issue lies. Don't like your lvl 15 gear? Hit lvl 18 and it becomes irrelevant.
I dread to think about the hissy you are going to throw when you realise the i90 archer/bard gear is a bright pink and frilly top with fluorescent tights (no joke).