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"Which guitar do I play today???"
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britguy
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Joined: Dec. 26 2010
From: Ontario, Canada
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"Which guitar do I play today??...
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This post is for those foro members who own several guitars. And, like me, need to choose which one to play at any given time. And just what influences that choice. . ? I'm a self-indulgent old bugger. I have five that I like to play regularly. They are all a little different, and strung and tuned differently -some at A440 and some at A432. And each time I go to pick a guitar to play, I have this same dillemma; 'which one do I play today?' I try to rotate them with some regularity, but its not always consistent. And the strange thing is that they seem to change from time to time. One day one guitar will sound great, but feel 'stiff' and tight. Another day it will sound 'so-so' but feel light and easy to play, etc. etc. And my 'favourite' one seems to change almost weekly. . . I'm curious how other Foro members with several guitars deal with this same dillemma. How do YOU choose which guitar to play today, and why??? Interested to hear your comments. . .
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Date Apr. 16 2013 15:44:16
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gj Michelob
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RE: "Which guitar do I play tod... (in reply to britguy)
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Don't you, on any given day, hear the 'call' of one guitar over all others? I heed that call... and find that it reconciles with what I want to play, magically so. It may turn out to be the same guitar for an entire week, and then, unexpectedly, one morning I pick up a different guitar; it feels new, as if fresh off the box, opening a new realm of possibilities. In fact, it seems that upon switching guitars, that novel tone and sound, along with that gentle exercise we are required do in order to re-adapt to the new instrument, ignites creativity. [Chester, i enjoyed your witty reply, LOL, but I keep them all downstairs -and certainly not in any trunk- so the topographical approach does not work for me...]
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Date Apr. 16 2013 16:03:40
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rogeliocan
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From: Canada
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RE: "Which guitar do I play tod... (in reply to britguy)
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I switch with the life of the strings. The strings die, I put it away, grab the other one and change the strings, play it until the strings die. I love both guitars and every time, the change is satisfying, like getting a new guitar. I think that I would eventually get bored of the sound if I just played one, even though they are great guitars. I mean, I would get used or eventually dull its sound.... for example, like when you do something to remind you of something, like hang a big note on the wall, after a while, you don't even see the note anymore.
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Date Apr. 17 2013 16:01:41
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