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salad

climber

Escondido

Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 28, 2011 - 10:24pm PT

so i am worse at playing guitar than i am at climbing, but i like to strum around here and there and sing a bit.

my sigma got ripped off outta my van in DC back in 2000 and i was left with a little nylon string that was given to me when my aunt passed away (much to soon).

her son, my cousin, started playing guitar and a year or two he was over here skating with me and i gave him the guitar as i should have.

got around to getting a new one this past sunday. i had a budget but threw it out the door once i played this breedlove. it sounded so good and felt so right i had to get it.

id rather feel guilty owning a guitar that im not good enough to own than always play the second fiddle and wish i gotten the one that called out to me.

please make me feel good about splurging by telling me i did the i right thing. thanks.

Captain...or Skully

climber

The Seas of Stone.

Feb 28, 2011 - 10:26pm PT

Always right. It's an axe, man!
Treasure & abuse it accordingly. You BOTH know it's right.
Cheers.

bluering

Trad climber

Santa Clara, CA

Feb 28, 2011 - 10:30pm PT

I have a Canadian made Seagull guitar. Pretty sweet for the price. I like it.

Also have an older Ibanez ProLine electric. That is a nice Fender-type rig. I put some after market DeMarzio pickups in it and it....kick ASSssss$$!!

go-B

climber

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Feb 28, 2011 - 10:30pm PT

Guitars like climbing, never regret it or regret it if you don't!

bluering

Trad climber

Santa Clara, CA

Feb 28, 2011 - 10:35pm PT

Learning on a nylon-string classical guitar is the ticket too! Very tough to play and have sound nice. If you can learn on those, electrics and steel string acoustics are a f*#king piece of cake comparitavely speaking.

salad

climber

Escondido

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 28, 2011 - 10:37pm PT

the seagull was the one passed up once i played the breedlove, it sounded great, but just wasnt quite the same.

john hansen

climber

Feb 28, 2011 - 10:41pm PT

Ten years ago when I finally had a little money around, I got a Martin dread naught, very nice guitar but you need a strong grip. I played the hell out of it and it's almost as beat up as Willie's now.

Last year I got a Taylor. That guitar rings for an amazing long time.

Well worth getting a quality instrument for a favorite hobby.

murcy

climber

sanfrancisco

Feb 28, 2011 - 10:43pm PT

Sweet. Two years ago my trusty old piece of sh#t went beyond repair and I replaced it with two awesome guitars. More than I wanted to spend, but I don't regret it a bit.

Play us a song!

matisse

climber

Feb 28, 2011 - 10:47pm PT

1883 (you read that right) martin small body here. Largely neglected unfortunately.

bluering

Trad climber

Santa Clara, CA

Feb 28, 2011 - 10:53pm PT

Cool, Salad. I've never played a breedlove. I have nothing to base comparison on.

I have this Seagull;
http://elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-11318.htm

As long as you're comfortable with a rig, you can make it sing. Bottom line.

ron gomez

Trad climber

fallbrook,ca

Feb 28, 2011 - 10:57pm PT

Salad, I'm in the same boat...own a guitar much better than my ability, but as you probably already know, it's the appreciation for the work of art that you own and every time you sit to play it the enjoyment and pleasure you receive makes every penny worth the spend. I have a Martin HD-35 and a 000, love em both and there are times I just pick em up to hold em, to feel the things that give me so much relief from the everyday grind! Enjoy yer beautiful guitar and it will make you a better player because you will play it more.
Peace

Elcapinyoazz

Social climber

Joshua Tree

Feb 28, 2011 - 11:03pm PT

Easy to rationalize guitar purchases. I just always say "I'll play this for the rest of my life", and I know I've regretted every one I sold...never regretted buying one.

bluering

Trad climber

Santa Clara, CA

Feb 28, 2011 - 11:06pm PT

Ron and ElCap, good points. I would agree.

tom woods

Gym climber

Bishop, CA

Feb 28, 2011 - 11:06pm PT

Warbler has it right. You won't remember the cost five years from now and the better it sounds, the more you will want to play. The more you want to play, the better you get.

Now that you have a Breedlove, you pretty much have to buy a good cheap guitar for camping.

Then, you need one for open E. Then you need a nylon for willie nelson songs. Then you need a strat, and a Les Paul, you know, just to cover the basics. A hollow body electric could become necessary at some point as well.

I'm to the point that I need a pedal steel. Such is life, when you're nuts.

coondogger

Trad climber

Feb 28, 2011 - 11:11pm PT

Guitar playing is fun when you like the instrument and it's easy to play. If it doesn't appeal to you, you just won't use it. I have a slew of guitars and some are super inexpensive and some are thousands and they all feel great and play great. Because of that I use them all a bunch.
Life is too short to play a guitar you don't like.

bluering

Trad climber

Santa Clara, CA

Feb 28, 2011 - 11:14pm PT

What's also relative to Ron's post is the same holds true with "gun nuts". Why do they own 10 different weapons when all you need is one>?

Because each firearm is a beautiful piece of hardware in it's own regard. Why would I drop $800 on a Kimber Custom II when I could but a used Colt 1911 for half the price? Beauty and almost perfect engineering.

Just an example, but you get the picture, right? I have a great long-rifle, great shotgun, great handgun, great bass guitar, great acoustic, etc...