Ruphus -> RE: multiple guitars (Jan. 13 2012 11:10:31)
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As can be observed here on the foro, some people easily part with guitars even considerably below value; which I admire. My personal and weird motto has been: Rather than selling far below value give away as a gift. The latter, either when coming accross someone I like who is playing on a dud, or someone talented who deserves a better instrument than what he has. That way six guitars have been given away over the years, and yet there remain 11 axes in my possession ( inlcuding the steelers and a banjo). Most of them have some interesting story and memento to them, which admittedly makes it a bit hard to see them go ( and which will be why at least my very first and oldest of decent specimens shall stay, eventhough for no practical reason). Most clearly differ from each other / have their individual strengths. Yet, since the time when I started consciously appreciating depth of tone, other than keeping one as a beater, there´s no reason for retaining a handful of them. And in a way it produces a kind of guilty feeling to have instruments stored that you hardly play anymore, whilst there being folks out there with a passion who only can´t afford a better guitar. Actually, situated in a country where decent to good guitars are pretty rarely found, I could probably easily find opportunities to sell them without loss, or even at return. But as trading has ever since felt clumsy and strange to me, I´ll wait until next either simpaticos or talented aficionados come in sight, to pass on to them for free, - or maybe this time for small change. For, until now I had to realize that most of freely presented guitars had been under appreciated and badly beaten up / neglected in a blink. Obviously, many can either only appreciate when things command accordingly, or trivially assume trash what´s been given away for nada. Just my 2cents in reflection of indeed too many guitars. Ruphus PS: There exist more basic reason for several guitars than mentioned above. # Romantic type # Pristine type # Beater Covering classical and flamenco, that could be 6 or at least 5 distinct guitars already. Just saying. PS2: There´s who consider themselves "lo-fi", too. I know a band who just don´t want better sound ( and tracked another band once who can´t hear the difference - apart of their bass player). And then there´s one of my cousins who is a multiple-instrument player and fine guitairst. I used to encourage him to get himself a better specimen; in the times when he was a millionaire. But he was never even curious to check out; saying to be satisfied as is with his student level guitar.
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