GuildedBilly
Junior Member
- Joined
- Jan 8, 2024
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- 14
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- 48
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- 3
Thanks for the welcome and all the comments.
@Br1ck , do you charge by the hour? I may put you on a retainer...
Here's the thing; yes, this could well be a version of 'retail therapy' and there's no denying that a new musical acquisition provides a buzz. Is this healthy? Possibly not but it's preferable to other vices in that at least it doesn't have a detrimental effect physically. I don't drink, smoke or partake of illegal substances. One of my closest friends, also a guitarist, died not so long ago and his wife often says to me that she wished he'd bought the J-200 he'd always fancied. This resonated with me; we never know how long we've got and I don't want to be about to sputter out thinking "I wish I'd bought that (whatever)..."
Had each of my Guild purchases not been ridiculously good deals, I wouldn't have bought them; maybe that means I'm addicted to 'an opportunity too good to miss' as much as acquiring guitars. I'm sure I can spin some attempted justification for my actions and these can be interpreted one way or another depending upon one's perspective. Ultimately, if I decided to get rid of them, I'd either break even or profit; if I did lose a bit, it wouldn't be much. However, like it says on the box, they're 'made to be played' and that's my intention for them.
Who knew there was so much more on 'Let's Talk Guild' than talking about Guilds?!
@Br1ck , do you charge by the hour? I may put you on a retainer...
Here's the thing; yes, this could well be a version of 'retail therapy' and there's no denying that a new musical acquisition provides a buzz. Is this healthy? Possibly not but it's preferable to other vices in that at least it doesn't have a detrimental effect physically. I don't drink, smoke or partake of illegal substances. One of my closest friends, also a guitarist, died not so long ago and his wife often says to me that she wished he'd bought the J-200 he'd always fancied. This resonated with me; we never know how long we've got and I don't want to be about to sputter out thinking "I wish I'd bought that (whatever)..."
Had each of my Guild purchases not been ridiculously good deals, I wouldn't have bought them; maybe that means I'm addicted to 'an opportunity too good to miss' as much as acquiring guitars. I'm sure I can spin some attempted justification for my actions and these can be interpreted one way or another depending upon one's perspective. Ultimately, if I decided to get rid of them, I'd either break even or profit; if I did lose a bit, it wouldn't be much. However, like it says on the box, they're 'made to be played' and that's my intention for them.
Who knew there was so much more on 'Let's Talk Guild' than talking about Guilds?!