On the subject of guitars...
So, I know that a lot of my friends (many who will be reading this) go nuts over their guitars. In fact I know of one friend who worked over 50 hours a week, at a wage much higher than Anthony's, but always was broke because his money was going to GP Music to pay off a continual debt from Gear. I know of two friends who regularly post pictures of their guitars (or guitars they're drooling over). And I recall one of them gave up on their diet of condiments-on-a-knife and upgraded bulk flats of Chunky Soup in order to save further bucks for his music aspirations. And then there's Nathaniel.
Now, I know that it's very functatiously exciting to get a new toy. I can appreciate the excitement and talk that buying a hundred-odd or thousand-odd dollar prize can be. But here's my question: how come are my friends always buying more guitars? Most people who are into piano, violin, or trumpet usually have an instrument that's their 'baby,' and they might have one or two back-ups. Is their something about guitars that make them different?
I have some theories about this phenomenon.
(1) My friends have ranked all guitars from good to best, and the new guitar they got is not the one they secretly desire to have some day, so they settle for the next model up which they can afford (and therefore, are trading in their 'last favorite' all the time)
(2) Guitars wear out really quickly, and need to be replaced frequently. Or perhaps there is a guitar-muncher that looks a lot like the little guy off of "number munchers" or "word munchers" on those old apples at school, and you have to chase him away from your guitars or he'll eat them, and sometimes you just can't catch him fast enough before he eats one of your guitars. So then you catch and eat him, and then you have to go buy another guitar.
(3) My friends are keeping their old guitars. Under the guise of saying that they're looking for ones with "better pickups" or "better workmanship" that will give them "better sound," what they're really doing is looking for another cool-looking Stud to add to the bloodlines of their secret guitar-breeding ranch. Which, of course, they will someday unleash to take over the world.
(4) My friends really don't have a preference for guitars, but need the continual feeling of having a new novelty, so they keep a guitar as long as it has novelty. Once the novelty wears off, they get a new one - not necessarily new in the sense of "never-been-used," but one that they haven't owned for a long period of time.
... I wonder how many people in the world collect guitars and don't know how to play them?
Now, I know that it's very functatiously exciting to get a new toy. I can appreciate the excitement and talk that buying a hundred-odd or thousand-odd dollar prize can be. But here's my question: how come are my friends always buying more guitars? Most people who are into piano, violin, or trumpet usually have an instrument that's their 'baby,' and they might have one or two back-ups. Is their something about guitars that make them different?
I have some theories about this phenomenon.
(1) My friends have ranked all guitars from good to best, and the new guitar they got is not the one they secretly desire to have some day, so they settle for the next model up which they can afford (and therefore, are trading in their 'last favorite' all the time)
(2) Guitars wear out really quickly, and need to be replaced frequently. Or perhaps there is a guitar-muncher that looks a lot like the little guy off of "number munchers" or "word munchers" on those old apples at school, and you have to chase him away from your guitars or he'll eat them, and sometimes you just can't catch him fast enough before he eats one of your guitars. So then you catch and eat him, and then you have to go buy another guitar.
(3) My friends are keeping their old guitars. Under the guise of saying that they're looking for ones with "better pickups" or "better workmanship" that will give them "better sound," what they're really doing is looking for another cool-looking Stud to add to the bloodlines of their secret guitar-breeding ranch. Which, of course, they will someday unleash to take over the world.
(4) My friends really don't have a preference for guitars, but need the continual feeling of having a new novelty, so they keep a guitar as long as it has novelty. Once the novelty wears off, they get a new one - not necessarily new in the sense of "never-been-used," but one that they haven't owned for a long period of time.
... I wonder how many people in the world collect guitars and don't know how to play them?