Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2019 8:16:44 GMT -5
Sept 17, 2019 12:03:51 GMT -5 @tbeltrans said:
...and I know a number of folks who own guitars in that class who don't fit either of the stereotypes described. They are just guitar players who enjoy having fine instruments, nothing more and nothing less. Tony
I'm sure there's lots of people who have these kinds of guitars who play them and don't worry about or idolize them. I've just literally never seen or met one. Was just trying to give some insight into where my perspective on them came from.
Also, I have zero psychological limits regarding guitars....there are very expensive guitars I'd buy and play a lot tomorrow if I could afford them......my limits a purely financial! Ha ha!
The most expensive guitar I've ever owned was a beautiful Cole Clark that was almost $3,000.00. I'd still have that guitar today if I hadn't had to sell it because of tough times blowing through. It wasn't a boutique guitar or anything, but it was definitely the best sounding, looking, playing, plugged-in-sound, make-me-wanna-grab-it-all-the-time guitar I've ever had.
While I had it, I played it almost every day and literally twice on Sundays as the saying goes. LOL!
One day I might grab another one if it fits within my life again, but for now, I'm super happy with my little flock of Alvarezes. (my wallet and my wife are even happier with them! LOL.)
As for my reference to "psychological limits", most of us have those in one way or another. As an example, when we hired a handyman for our condo association, we were advised by our management company to keep the association fee increase for the next year below double-digits because many people will balk at double-digits, but not at a single-digit increase, even though the difference between 9% and 10% was only a few dollars. The most I have ever spent on a car for myself is $5k, for the Toyota Echo I bought 15 years ago that was 4 years old. I would resist spending 4 digit money to get a car. Clearly, many people wouldn't. We each have those things that we have limits set for according to our priorities. There is nothing negative in my reference to psychological limits, it is a perfectly normal aspect of being human.
Tony