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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 18 2006 20:09:09

duende

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RE: Different Aspirations (in reply to Guest)

agree

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 18 2006 20:57:58

John O.

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RE: Different Aspirations (in reply to Guest)

I agree, too. Give a good player a $50 kid's guitar and he can still show you something.

My guitar cost me about twice as much as my car

That was my decision and worth it, though! Besides that I only have a cheap one I bring along on trips.

Anybody every notice how no matter whether it's a better or worse one, you instantly play better when you play a different guitar than your own? That could be the reason why some people have so many! Weird...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 18 2006 21:16:43

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RE: Different Aspirations (in reply to Guest)

I think mines realy nice, but it accents all the things I'm doing wrong eh yar ha hahahahhahaa.

I'm gonna change my signature to ****ing crap.

Just kidding

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 19 2006 4:17:35

Ricardo

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RE: Different Aspirations (in reply to Guest)

Hmm, I agree with the point that the guitar is not so important as the music, but I disagree with the point about Americans being more guitar (the instrument) enthusiasts than Spaniards. In my experience it is the exact opposite, especially if the Spaniard is a flamenco. In fact, when I work with dancers/singers, even other guitarists, who are non spanish, they could care less about my guitar. But when ever I work with people from spain, they almost always end up poking their head into the sound hole at some point during rehearsal and ask me about the instrument I play. Even flamenco dancers. Even FEMALE flamenco dancers.

Funny thing in Spain one time during a juerga, this German guy who played well suddenly appeared next to me. The guitar he had looked like Reyes or Reyes Jr. In between numbers, I tried to get a look in the sound hole. He noticed me and made a very funny gesture, holding the guitar up so his nose was in the sound hole, and he sniffed it like a curious dog. Very funny guy.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 19 2006 5:48:20

John O.

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RE: Different Aspirations (in reply to Ricardo)

Yeah, Germans are weird

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 19 2006 12:39:54

Doitsujin

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RE: Different Aspirations (in reply to Guest)

The smell on a flamenco guitar is important, too. If it smells like chemicals ond not like wood, there is something wrong. I like the wooden smell of good guitars, too.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 19 2006 14:40:39

Miguel de Maria

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RE: Different Aspirations (in reply to Doitsujin)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Doitsujin

The smell on a flamenco guitar is important, too. If it smells like chemicals ond not like wood, there is something wrong. I like the wooden smell of good guitars, too.

They should have a spray for that.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 19 2006 14:45:30

Doitsujin

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RE: Different Aspirations (in reply to Guest)

Yes!! It would be a great invention!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 19 2006 15:21:32

edgar884

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RE: Different Aspirations (in reply to Guest)

THE SMELL Yes I noticed this quite nice it is to get that smell when you open your case.

Is it true you should keep your guitar in its case when ever possible.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 19 2006 18:07:28

Ricardo

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RE: Different Aspirations (in reply to edgar884)

quote:

Is it true you should keep your guitar in its case when ever possible.

Absolutely man, the open air will literally "drink" the water out of your guitar. Keep the case closed when the guitar is not in it too, if you keep a humidifier in the case. I know the midwest is pretty dry air. On the east coast it can get humid in the summer, so an open window is good for the guitar.

The exception is if you have humidifier in the studio, you can keep the guitar out on a stand.

Ricardo

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 19 2006 18:15:51