Moose Dog said:Hey, you guys are great! I am reading these posts and checking these leads out, looking for the right guitar. I almost said "axe"....but I have no idea how that term originated. I have axes, but they don't look like guitars....did this come out of the heavy metal scene?? I have some possibilities, but nothing firm yet.
Mike
Tunes said:Moose Dog said:Hey, you guys are great! I am reading these posts and checking these leads out, looking for the right guitar. I almost said "axe"....but I have no idea how that term originated. I have axes, but they don't look like guitars....did this come out of the heavy metal scene?? I have some possibilities, but nothing firm yet.
Mike
Well you know if'n your gonna axe a question - some fool is going to go look this up ...
The use of "axe" as slang for a musical instrument dates back to 1955, i.e., in the edenic pre-Kiss days. The instrument to which "axe" was first applied, however, was not the guitar, but the saxophone. The logic may have been simply the "sax/axe" rhyme, but another theory ties "axe" to the "swing" of a jazz sax player in full stride. "Axe" was also later applied to the trumpet before becoming accepted as slang for the guitar, a use which has probably persisted in part because of the instrument's resemblance to an actual axe.
Moose Dog said:I am humbled.
Moose Dog said:Howdy...I guess the title about says it. I'm in the market for a nice used Tacoma-built D50. Any leads would be appreciated. I might even consider a trade for my D55...which is a super guitar...but I'd like a slight shift in sound. I have tried contacting Larry (below), but he seems to be out.
Thanks, Mike
Moose Dog said:Thanks spiderman!
I just had my second private deal vaporize as we came down to making the transaction. These have to be great guitars! People just seem to love them. Next time I may need to immediately hop on an airplane before the seller has a chance to come to their senses. It seems that on rare occasion a Guild owner will inadvertently consume a mushroom or puff too long on a peace pipe, rise , and begin mumbling..."I think I will sell my guild....I think I will sell my guild" ...then they wake up on some forum or in the middle of an email and say "What the heck??!!???....." Perhaps I can work on hypnotic suggestion or start growing more of the mushrooms in my basement. I will win at this game.
Moose Dog