TG
Doctor of Teleocity
I've noticed over the years that there is a similarly between personal relationships, especially romantic relationships...and guitar ownership.
Many times there have been guitars that I've liked the look of and imagined having, but when I actually got one I didn't like it at all.
Other times I've come across a new guitar that seemed the best thing ever and I'd think 'this is the one' and not be able to put it down for a few weeks...but after a while I'd get kind of bored with it and find myself not into it. Later on I'd look back and it was like 'what was I thinking?'
There are a few guitars...that I still have...that I bought after carefully considering the pros and cons, considering successes and mistakes in the past, having a bit of a tryout and liked the look of (colour). Maybe had to make a few changes to them over time, but overall they worked fine and still do.
Then, a few months ago I got a guitar....a Tokai SG Junior...and soon regretted it because it did NOT suit me. Something about the distance of the P90 from the bridge just made it uncomfortable since I kept bumping it with my right hand. I started to intensely dislike it. I put it up for sale and while waiting for a buyer I played it occasionally kind of out of annoyance because it was 'there' and in case it didn't sell and I was stuck with it (2nd hand market is slow at the moment). I started finding that if I approach playing it 'this way' it was tolerable...and then found that it was becoming the guitar I took off the wall the most.
Not selling it now. It's become a keeper.
Many times there have been guitars that I've liked the look of and imagined having, but when I actually got one I didn't like it at all.
Other times I've come across a new guitar that seemed the best thing ever and I'd think 'this is the one' and not be able to put it down for a few weeks...but after a while I'd get kind of bored with it and find myself not into it. Later on I'd look back and it was like 'what was I thinking?'
There are a few guitars...that I still have...that I bought after carefully considering the pros and cons, considering successes and mistakes in the past, having a bit of a tryout and liked the look of (colour). Maybe had to make a few changes to them over time, but overall they worked fine and still do.
Then, a few months ago I got a guitar....a Tokai SG Junior...and soon regretted it because it did NOT suit me. Something about the distance of the P90 from the bridge just made it uncomfortable since I kept bumping it with my right hand. I started to intensely dislike it. I put it up for sale and while waiting for a buyer I played it occasionally kind of out of annoyance because it was 'there' and in case it didn't sell and I was stuck with it (2nd hand market is slow at the moment). I started finding that if I approach playing it 'this way' it was tolerable...and then found that it was becoming the guitar I took off the wall the most.
Not selling it now. It's become a keeper.
