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Post by RickW on Feb 22, 2009 10:45:44 GMT -5
Yesterday, got to go to my favourite little guitar shop. They have two small rooms with the good stuff, always full of fun things. Day before, I was at the local mega store. Between the two, played 2 D-28s, a D-35, a Larrivee 000-60, and a P05. Two OMs by a local custom builder, and a dread from a builder in Victoria. It may just be that my arm is sore, I can't play well, and it bugs me. Or maybe GAS is passing, and I just don't find it that exciting to play a bunch of new guitars anymore - I can't afford any of them, and I'm okay with what I have. Then again, it might be all the constant bad news. Or maybe I'm just turning into a grumpy, unhappy old a$$hole. I kind of like the last one. "Get off my lawn...."  My, I'm in a pissy mood this Sunday morning.... |
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Post by chak on Feb 22, 2009 11:23:48 GMT -5
Rick,
I'm sorry to hear about your ongoing arm issues. I've been really frustrated with my right shoulder issues that have been going on for almost 2 months now and it sucks not being able to play for extended periods. And when I do play, I suck.....
I guess misery loves company.....
Hang in there.
Chak
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Post by PaulKay on Feb 22, 2009 11:33:14 GMT -5
I can sympathize with your " just don't find it that exciting to play a bunch of new guitars anymore - I can't afford any of them, and I'm okay with what I have" attitude. I find myself really thrilled with the guitars I have and can't imagine another guitar sounding any better than most that I have; especially considering they would now probably cost twice what I paid for the ones I have. I find the high-end guitar prices way too much for me to pay these days.
Although I do find the Taylor and Martin prices somewhat reasonable, their top prices are what I paid for a new Froggy Bottom 8-10 years ago.
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Post by Fingerplucked on Feb 22, 2009 12:01:29 GMT -5
I haven't been getting the bug for a new guitar lately. I've been getting around it by reminding myself that I really don't like maintaining more than one guitar. For the last 3 or 4 years I've had two or three Taylors, plus a few cheap odds & ends, like a Nashville tuned guitar, a Little Martin, a bass and a MIM Strat. I don't do anything for the cheap ones, but I like to keep the nice ones properly humidified with a fresh set of strings, and to rotate playing on them, picking up a different one each day.
I've sold off the extra Taylors and find it a lot easier to just watch over one of them at a time. And when I start thinking about how nice a 12 string might be, I try to remember that it would also mean a little extra work.
Having said that, I'm working on a new song that requires more of a stretch than my hands seem capable of. And then I started thinking maybe I should be playing a Cargo ....
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Post by RickW on Feb 22, 2009 12:06:23 GMT -5
I both understand and don't understand folks how constantly buy and sell guitars. It's a way to rejuvenate, and the truth is, buying something new, expensive, and unnecessary feels good - you're telling yourself that things are all right in the world.
Ah, Jim - you've been listening to the propaganda. Seriously, I love the Cargo, and I can really see ending up at the end of the day with it and not much else, for all the good qualities it has, not the least of which is the one you mentioned - it's easier to play.
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Post by millring on Feb 22, 2009 12:50:33 GMT -5
I'll always like going to guitar stores and testing. But I'm in the "satisfied with what I've got" camp.
For what I like and how I play, my Gibson and Shenk are two of the best guitars I've ever heard. Well, the Gibson is the best small guitar I've ever played. The Shenk is a really good-sounding mahogany dreadnought, and is what I've always wanted. It also has the hand-made thing going for it that is something I've always wanted, and now have satisfied in this guitar.
My Martin HD-28 is a cannon and the very essence of a flatpicker's delight.
And even YA AHA is a wonderful guitar to leave in the shop or take to shows.
But I still enjoy looking.
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Post by RickW on Feb 22, 2009 12:59:56 GMT -5
Yes, I do too. I think I'm just miserable about my arm, and getting all whiny. There's always something terribly satisfying about trying new guitars. I wish we had more access to more brands here.
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Post by paulschlimm on Feb 22, 2009 13:34:37 GMT -5
Rick,
I'm where you are. Oh, I flirt with getting a jumbo from time to time, but my Larrivee D-03R is really all I need at the moment. It's not a matter of being able to afford a new guitar. I just can't justify the expense. Add to that, being half deaf already, I really can't tell the difference between most guitars that are made well. Sure, I can hear the difference between a laminate and all solid wood, but I'm sure I wouldn't be able to hear the nuances among my Larivee, a similar Martin, or such. Why bother?
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Post by Village Idiot on Feb 22, 2009 14:29:54 GMT -5
I'm in the satisfied with what I 've got for guitars camp. I was happy with my Washburn, really happy with the Larivvee Steveo passed along. Just love the thing. The Washburn (don't laugh) could be a good guitar, but it'd take lots of money. As long as I've got one that works, and I've got a really good one that works, I'm a happy camper. I'm not a guitar shopper.
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Post by Marshall on Feb 23, 2009 8:55:52 GMT -5
I have to stay away. It's the surprises that always get me. Like I went into a vintage store to see a 1957 Country Western they were advertising. It was giagantically priced. I figured there was nochance I'd be tempted. I just wanted to prove that I've got a great one already (Ernie) and be smug because i paid half what this one was going for. And sure enough, I was right. This one was more pristene, but it couldn't hold a candle to Ernie for playability and sound brilliance.
So then, I walked around the store and just plunked on other things on the wall and; . . . , OOOH ! There was this 1934 Kalamazoo KG-11. It was REALLY cool. I asked the price, and scurried out of the store. (As you know) I came back a week later and plunked on the thing for half an hour and then went up and bought the thing. It was a great deal. But I didn't really need it. But, you know, I love that little thing.
Kay sare rah; sare rah.
(I'm definitely NOT going back in another store for a loooooonnnnggg time.)
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Post by Village Idiot on Feb 23, 2009 9:15:24 GMT -5
I'm not quite sure what you're saying, Marshall. Did you mean Que Sera, Sera?
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Post by Doug on Feb 23, 2009 9:29:04 GMT -5
I'm not quite sure what you're saying, Marshall. Did you mean Que Sera, Sera? Marshall jus don't speak Doris Day very well. ;D |
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Post by Marshall on Feb 23, 2009 11:39:23 GMT -5
Sorry. Actually should be Kay Sarah; the name of the next vintage gutiar I'll probably be coerced into purchasing.
I'm moving down the food chain.
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Post by PaulKay on Feb 23, 2009 14:15:54 GMT -5
Sorry. Actually should be Kay Sarah; the name of the next vintage gutiar I'll probably be coerced into purchasing. I'm moving down the food chain. Well, there is always the possibility of just buying vintage Kay guitars and become an official "collector" instead of a player. That way you can buy them up with virtually no requirement to do anything but display them....boy could you spend the money then. It's like me with the Gretsch cowboy guitars; I bought them as rec room decorations. A bigger wall and I really coulda gone crazy. |
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