SkippyX
Member
Hullo, y'all.
I don't often post over here. I'm generally more of a lurker at LTG.
I thought I'd tell y'all about the Guild I just put on lay away. You might find the story entertaining, I guess.
The other day I stopped by Guitar Center to muck about in their high-end room. Having just dropped my stepdaughter off at her grandmother's house I was killing time before driving to work. I had no intention of buying a guitar. I already have a GAD-50, which I dearly love. I bought that one used from a MusicGoRound that was advertising it online. I had played a few of them but bought that one on the basis of the reviews and the high esteem I had for the ones I tried.
I really like stopping by guitar shops and checking out what they've got. As my playing has gotten better since I started playing again I have seen my appreciation for different styles of guitars develop. I'm always looking for an opportunity to play a parlor guitar, or maybe a jumbo 12. I've wanted a twelve string since I was a kid. I love that full, rich sound. Whenever I stop at a shop and play I generally buy something - even if it's generally nothing more than a package of picks or strings. I'm a working schmoe that has to carefully tend to his finances so I don't go through guitars very often. I try to research the heck out of a major purchase, just to be frugal.
As I was leaving the acoustic room I saw a :shock: Guild twelvestring hanging on the wall. The price tag read $350. I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a used, blem ( http://www.guildguitars.com/instruments ... 3813200821 ) Guild GAD G212. I couldn't see anything more than a ding and a couple of scuffs - signs that someone had owned it. The strings were rotten and there was no discernible fret wear. The neck angle checked out OK. There's plenty of meat on the saddle. The belly wasn't bowed.
Did I mention how much I love my GAD-50 - and the stunned reaction of the guys that play other acoustics when they pick up mine?
Holy Cow. I loved that 12. I did some of the cowboy chords, ran through a little groove I've been working on, did some p***-poor flatpicking and decided I had to have it. I couldn't afford to choke down the whole amount in one payment, so I used the poor man's credit card (layaway!) and put an electric I have up for sale. My fiancé's only reaction was "if you want it that much you have to have it." (She RAWKS!!!)
I can't tell you how excited and happy I am about it. I won't have the Guild in my hot little hands for another three weeks, but I will have it eventually.
I'm thrilled.
Here it is:
Anyways - thought you'd find it entertaining. :wink:
I don't often post over here. I'm generally more of a lurker at LTG.
I thought I'd tell y'all about the Guild I just put on lay away. You might find the story entertaining, I guess.
The other day I stopped by Guitar Center to muck about in their high-end room. Having just dropped my stepdaughter off at her grandmother's house I was killing time before driving to work. I had no intention of buying a guitar. I already have a GAD-50, which I dearly love. I bought that one used from a MusicGoRound that was advertising it online. I had played a few of them but bought that one on the basis of the reviews and the high esteem I had for the ones I tried.
I really like stopping by guitar shops and checking out what they've got. As my playing has gotten better since I started playing again I have seen my appreciation for different styles of guitars develop. I'm always looking for an opportunity to play a parlor guitar, or maybe a jumbo 12. I've wanted a twelve string since I was a kid. I love that full, rich sound. Whenever I stop at a shop and play I generally buy something - even if it's generally nothing more than a package of picks or strings. I'm a working schmoe that has to carefully tend to his finances so I don't go through guitars very often. I try to research the heck out of a major purchase, just to be frugal.
As I was leaving the acoustic room I saw a :shock: Guild twelvestring hanging on the wall. The price tag read $350. I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a used, blem ( http://www.guildguitars.com/instruments ... 3813200821 ) Guild GAD G212. I couldn't see anything more than a ding and a couple of scuffs - signs that someone had owned it. The strings were rotten and there was no discernible fret wear. The neck angle checked out OK. There's plenty of meat on the saddle. The belly wasn't bowed.
Did I mention how much I love my GAD-50 - and the stunned reaction of the guys that play other acoustics when they pick up mine?
Holy Cow. I loved that 12. I did some of the cowboy chords, ran through a little groove I've been working on, did some p***-poor flatpicking and decided I had to have it. I couldn't afford to choke down the whole amount in one payment, so I used the poor man's credit card (layaway!) and put an electric I have up for sale. My fiancé's only reaction was "if you want it that much you have to have it." (She RAWKS!!!)
I can't tell you how excited and happy I am about it. I won't have the Guild in my hot little hands for another three weeks, but I will have it eventually.
I'm thrilled.
Here it is:
Anyways - thought you'd find it entertaining. :wink:
