Every time she goes with me I walk out with a guitar.
I just went in for a couple of sets of strings, and to see if they had a hardshell case for my Strat on sale.
SHE grabs Dave the guitar tech, and starts browsing through the guitars. . .
First she's by the used equipment and points out an SG '61 re-issue in pristine shape that's hanging on the wall. "Ooh that's PRETTY. How much is it?" ($1600) "Oh, he can't afford that one."
Next she targets a 7-string Peavey Predator with a huge markdown since it's been in the store a while. "Hey check this out, it's on SALE" It was a nice guitar, but didn't connect with me. I did give Dave a giggle though. He plugged me into a Marshall MG series combo to try the guitar. The clean was dead, I hit the "overdrive" on and blurted out, "EEEEWWWW! That sounds horrible! People actually BUY these amps?" I suggested the Peavey Classic 50 across the aisle.
Finally she targeted a black and chrome Squier Telecaster - again, one that had been in the store about a year. I picked her up, and she said her name was Betty Lou and her friends called her Black Betty. I just can't resist a flashy southern girl with attitude like she has, so she went home with me.
Total haul: One black and chrome Tele (set up and tweaked to perfection - Dave put her one the bench right then), strings, Strat case, plus a pineapple shaped shaker and a set of bongos that my wife latched on to while she cruised the percussion section.
The kicker was plugging into the Hot Rod Deluxe when I got home. . .
y'all can stop looking for the Holy Grail. I found it.
Playing guitar and never playing for others is like studying medicine and never working in a clinic.
wow i need a wife :) but then again lol im only 17.
*wipes tear from eye*
Moonrider, you are a lucky man, you should be proud.
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Dude ... you have no idea how I envy you . . .
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." -- HST
I would kill for a wife like that......in fact... *evil grin*
"How could you possibly be scared of being bad? Once you get past that, it's all beautiful." -Trey Anastasio
I think I married her sister. So far my wife has bought me a Taylor Baby and Taylor K22ce and came along to help choose my Taylor NS52ce and 514ce. She is planning our Hawaiian vaction and suggested I buy a new Ovation to take along (sounds better than the Baby with ess risk of damage from baggage handlers and climate changes). She is really something special.
Happy Sunsets!
I always ask my Mrs to go in the cafe next door, "go and have a cuppa tea love, you'll only be bored...."
I get to browse that way,and maybe spend a few quid on strings.... otherwise, it'd be "What d'you need more new strings for...you've already got spares...."
"Ah, I did have spares, but I've got lots of guitars....they all need changing..."
"You only changed 'em last year...."
D'OH!!!!!!!
:D :D :D
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
Congrats, Moonrider!
I looked at some tele's but, none of them have really reached out to me yet.
"You only changed 'em last year...."
Dude....be glad you have any significant other....
Poor student situation doesn't work well for a family...
A hoopy frood knows where his towel is....
Congrats man, my wife is good about the guitar, but not that good. LOL :D Although she did let me ordet that Carvin Craig Chaquico signature custom I wanted. Is it mid July yet???? Congrats again!!!!
John M
Must be nice. My wife is just the opposite. When I bought my Strat.. "You already have an electric, and an accoustic why do you need another electric"
One question about Squier, are their strings normally closer together than a regular Fender? I looked at a Squier Strat last year, and the strings were alot closer than my Fender Strat. Is that a common thing for Squier? The salesman acted like it's not usually the case.
I took my wife to the local guitar shop. Got a really good deal on her against a PRS CE24.......... 8)
I started with nothing - and I've still got most of it left.
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Well, I have to say that my wife is not so easy going when it comes to guitars. "What do you need another one for?". Which is itself a good question that has saved me from needlessly upgradeing to a guitar 10 times better than my ability. I read a quote somewhere here that said something like 'its not how many toys you have, it is what you do with them that counts'. Anyway, it makes me feel a little better after a visit to the music shop........
someone submit something to http://www.freewebs.com/axeworld007 , its kinda like this site
It's the cold black night,that's eating up your.
The cold damp sweat,keeps you and sleep apart.
