Members Virgman Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 I kind of like buying a used guitar with dents and dings and just play it as is (after setting up, etc). Today this old dinged up guitar I set against the couch fell onto the floor. It didn't bother me at all. It's like driving a dented car. What's one more ding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 I agree.. Buying a guitar in a played state is cool, especially if you can get a deal on a good guitar. Where it becomes ridiculous and pretentious is when you pay someone extra money to put all that wear on there artificially for you. EDIT: I can't spell apparently.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saturn Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 Old and beat up describes my favorites. My #1 Start has been beat to hell but I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pigman Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 I kind of like buying a used guitar with dents and dings and just play it as is (after setting up, etc).Today this old dinged up guitar I set against the couch fell onto the floor.It didn't bother me at all. It's like driving a dented car. What's one more ding? Play it! Play that damn guitar! Play it like it's the last dented car you'll ever drive! What are you gonna' do??? Stand around polishin' that thing or are you gonna' get right on up on that stage and play the hell out of it! What are you waitin' for? An invitation??? Ain't nobody gonna' do it for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sylvesterlowery Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 I don't have any guitars that don't have dings or scratches. And it's not a matter of being careless or just throwing them about, but {censored} happens and I'm a bit accident prone. I've dropped them, dropped stuff on them, slammed into stuff with them, etc, all while playing. Hell, I put together a parts guitar, and it's almost flawless except the 1" long dent that was on the body when I got it. Just meant that I didn't have to put the first dent on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chad4751 Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 I don't want to buy a beat up guitar...I want it 100% flawless, and I play it and put it in that "played" state. It's like buying a Jeep that's already lifted and beat... where's the fun then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted August 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 I don't want to buy a beat up guitar...I want it 100% flawless, and I play it and put it in that "played" state.It's like buying a Jeep that's already lifted and beat... where's the fun then? If it already has dents and dings you don't have to worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chad4751 Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 I don't generally worry about it anyway... I mean, I'm buying it to use it, not look at it. I don't like, beat it to hell, but I don't religiously take care of it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreaserMatt Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 I kind of like buying a used guitar with dents and dings and just play it as is (after setting up, etc).Today this old dinged up guitar I set against the couch fell onto the floor.It didn't bother me at all. It's like driving a dented car. What's one more ding? Preach it, brother... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emory Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 My motto is "Every guitar is a beach guitar". I do take care with my guitars, don't let the drunks play them and so on, but it is inevitable that dings do happen. So I have taken guitars like my Guild Starfire IV down to the beach. (I play at the beach here in Thailand every day when at Condo in Jomtien). The climate here just eats guitars anyway...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carcinogen Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 Some of my guitars I'd like to keep nice, but if they happen to get a dent or a chip, it doesn't break my heart. One of my favorite guitars is a '71 Epiphone ET270, all kinds of chips in the finish, and I would rather it look old and worn than sad and unplayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evh1984 Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 I kind of like buying a used guitar with dents and dings and just play it as is (after setting up, etc).Today this old dinged up guitar I set against the couch fell onto the floor.It didn't bother me at all. It's like driving a dented car. What's one more ding? That's good stuff, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members w00dsy Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 i know a few blokes that have the same theory with women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted August 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 If I buy a new guitar then I don't want to put a scratch or ding on it. That bums me out. Same as getting a ding on a new car. It's that first scratch or ding on the new finish. Nope. Don't like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalheadUK Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 I've ended up with a ding or scratch or something pretty much straight away on the new cars I've had. And it's always been other people when I'm parked and away from the car... I've had my current car anout 6 months...someone bashed the mirror on the first day I had it and took a nice lump of paint off. Such is life.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 I agree.. Buying a guitar in a played state is cool, especially if you can get a deal on a good guitar. Where it becomes ridiculous and pretentious is when you pay someone extra money to put all that wear on there artificially for you.EDIT: I can't spell apparently.. Yes, you can ... up to a point, anyway. Everything in the above post is spelled absolutely correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 As long as it sounds good I don't much care if it's a beauty or a crack ho.Nobody's looking when they have their eyes closed swaying to those sweet moans. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scuzzo Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 i guess it depends on the guitar i will treat my bolt ons in a much more mean manner then my set neck les pauls.. i les paul with those snap happy headstocks... ick.. cant lean them in a corner cant even lay them on the ground.. if they did not sound and play so well... they would be no uses at all.. silly set neck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 Yes, you can ... up to a point, anyway. Everything in the above post is spelled absolutely correctly. Well, it is NOW, after the edit where I fixed the spelling error. Wasn't a spelling error really I spose.. I typed one thing, then changed it, thus rendering my choice of either "a" or "an" incorrect for the given situation. btw, someday I want to send you some of the things I've written and get a professional opinion of them. It's mostly fiction (short stories I've abandoned because I'm a piss-poor outline follower, poems, etc...) and some essays about boring topics I chose for an English comp class last year.. You open to criticizing me? Surely that'd be a fun thing to do.. :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted August 27, 2010 Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 btw, someday I want to send you some of the things I've written and get a professional opinion of them. It's mostly fiction (short stories I've abandoned because I'm a piss-poor outline follower, poems, etc...) and some essays about boring topics I chose for an English comp class last year.. You open to criticizing me? Surely that'd be a fun thing to do.. :poke: Ahhhh ... if only you lived in London ... I'm about to start teaching a writing course! http://charlesshaarmurray.com/hothouse/ PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted August 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2010 Ahhhh ... if only you lived in London ... I'm about to start teaching a writing course! That's a compliment. I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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