Members Opa John Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 My wife and I haven't exchanged Christmas gifts in a long time. We usually buy ourselves whatever we want throughout the year.......so, when Christmas rolls around, we can't think of anything we'd like to get that we don't already have.We have more fun spending money on gifts for the grandchildren. Watching their faces light up is all the "Christmas gift" we need.I did, however, buy myself an early present back in late October when I got the Martin D-15M. Other than that, I didn't need or want anything of a musical nature. My daughter gifted me with a small bottle of my favorite bourbon over the weekend, but it's already gone! I'd still like to hear what some of you got for Christmas, though. Any new guitars out there?.......mandolins?.......fiddles?......ukes?. ......straps?....tuners?........strings? Tell us about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bax Burgess Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Gratitude. If something's priceless, does it still have value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bad Robot Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Lots of good stuff, all not very expensive. My home studio is complete...my wife bought me a lava lamp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamesp Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 A nice bottle of Scotch and a season pass to the ski hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T.B. Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Guitar related 1. A guitar pick 2. Guitar strings, and more guitar strings 3. Harmony H162 3/4 & guitar stand 4. Luna amp & cable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members masterbuilt Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Yes, a wonderful family gathering with lots of food, great music, and my son came into town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michael Martin Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Yep! 1. Daughter Kate home for a few days (away at university) 2. Some guitar picks from other daughter 3. Bottle of Makers Mark 4. New -20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TESmith Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Had an excellent Christmas, My wife and Kids went crazyThey got meA couple new Denim Shirts some socks and suchA couple packs Razor bladesAftershaveA few guitar / music booksA set of digital calipers, a 6 inch scale, a decent 12 inch combination square Plenty of Reading material and a Movie dvd setA new Knife sharpenerAnd a NGD as well, alway wanted a .357 revolver in my collection, Wife got me a 6 inch Stainless Smith & Wesson 686I am really pleased! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michael Martin Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Originally Posted by TESmith Plenty of Reading material and a Movie dvd set That Townshend autobio is great. Man you racked up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FretFiend. Posted December 25, 2012 Members Share Posted December 25, 2012 Originally Posted by TESmith ...And a NGD as well, alway wanted a .357 revolver in my collection, Wife got me a 6 inch Stainless Smith & Wesson 686 Damn! You get nice stuff for Christmas! [ATTACH]350818[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steadfastly Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Originally Posted by jamesp A nice bottle of Scotch and a season pass to the ski hill. Where do you ski? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members masterbuilt Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Originally Posted by TESmith And a NGD as well, alway wanted a .357 revolver in my collection, Wife got me a 6 inch Stainless Smith & Wesson 686I am really pleased! She's a keeper... the gun, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kujozilla Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 I received a pair of Optical White Low Top Chuck Taylors, a gray flannel sheet set, a black Flexfit sweat wicking baseball cap, pack of guitar picks, a titanium spork, a buttload of tools, and a few old Ronson Whirlwinds.Oh and these:Anybody care to explain what the round hole is for?Two of the best books ever written.Last but not least my loving sister bought me 2 new Rocksmith cables so my lady friend and I can play together with bass and guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C70man Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Sorry, no musical things...but I got new socks, underwear, a rice cooker, and a new coffee grinder...all stuff I needed. To me Xmas is about the kids. Got to share some happiness with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wkendhacker Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 I got a nice little portable shortwave radio, Tecsun PL-660, for anyone who may be in the hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ricochet Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 I got tickets to International Guitar Night next month with Martin Taylor, among others. Nothing else music related, but having bought two guitars in the last month, I have plenty of new toys right now anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chicken Monkey Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 The only music-related gift I got is the Louvin Brothers tribute album, which is excellent. Then a bunch of garden stuff and clothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LiveMusic Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Yesterday, Christmas day, I bought myself an Aphex Punch Factory Optical Compressor Effects Pedal. Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Originally Posted by Opa John My wife and I haven't exchanged Christmas gifts in a long time. We usually buy ourselves whatever we want throughout the year.......so, when Christmas rolls around, we can't think of anything we'd like to get that we don't already have.We have more fun spending money on gifts for the grandchildren. Watching their faces light up is all the "Christmas gift" we need.I did, however, buy myself an early present back in late October when I got the Martin D-15M. Other than that, I didn't need or want anything of a musical nature. My daughter gifted me with a small bottle of my favorite bourbon over the weekend, but it's already gone! I'd still like to hear what some of you got for Christmas, though. Any new guitars out there?.......mandolins?.......fiddles?......ukes?. ......straps?....tuners?........strings? Tell us about it. You and your wife don't exchange gifts? Unreal. I approached my wife a week ago about not buying each other gifts and just focusing on the kids. I figure I'd had a good year since I went behind her back and bought woods for my guitar builds, a couple of small flat screen TVs to replace the failing CRTs in our house and an XBOX with a couple of games to channel my rage. She actually seemed grateful but a week before Xmas she told me that she was done shopping for me. I was flabbergasted and scrambled to buy some stuff to put in her stocking. In fact, I was so late buying a present online that it missed the holiday. Xmas morning was good for the kids. Legos, Play-Doh, K'Nex, a little drum set, etc. but I had the nagging feeling that when mom and dad exchanged gifts it woud go over like a lead balloon. Sure enough, she'd spent a couple hundred $$$ on me (I got a Ryobi cordless drill/impact driver set, a screwdriver set, a couple sweaters and some boxers) but when I just handed her the stocking I could see the disappointment. She got a good sulk on and sent me upstairs to clean my half of the bedroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chicken Monkey Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Originally Posted by kwakatak You and your wife don't exchange gifts? Unreal. I approached my wife a week ago about not buying each other gifts and just focusing on the kids. I figure I'd had a good year since I went behind her back and bought woods for my guitar builds, a couple of small flat screen TVs to replace the failing CRTs in our house and an XBOX with a couple of games to channel my rage. She actually seemed grateful but a week before Xmas she told me that she was done shopping for me. I was flabbergasted and scrambled to buy some stuff to put in her stocking. In fact, I was so late buying a present online that it missed the holiday. My wife and I are closing on a house this week, so we hardly got each other anything. I got her a book she saw at Costco and said she wanted, she got me an alarm clock that projects onto the ceiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldTwelver Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Well, I awoke Christmas morning to a dead backup drive on my iMac, so the day started off poorly. Spent half the day getting my files backed up to other computers as temporary protection. Couldn't order a replacement until this morning, but it should be here in 48 hours.We don't "do" Christmas usually, but I did get a Tascam Dro7 mkII recorder back on Black Friday for Christmas, so I'm happy.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LiveMusic Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 The consumerism and gift-giving angle of Christmas can be quite a bummer. How the heck can a man really know what a woman would truly want? Although, since I don't have anyone right now, I guess I'd trade the stress of trying to figure that out over being alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Opa John Posted December 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Originally Posted by kwakatak You and your wife don't exchange gifts? Unreal. I approached my wife a week ago about not buying each other gifts and just focusing on the kids. She actually seemed grateful but a week before Xmas she told me that she was done shopping for me. I was flabbergasted and scrambled to buy some stuff to put in her stocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 3 packs of D'Addario EXP's, an Adidas hoodie, a Detroit Lions fleece blanket, a sweater and a Subway gift card. I ordered an Ibanez AC300 on Dec. 23rd. FedEx delivered it a few minutes ago. I am waiting for the box to warm up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poppytater Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Dinner with my family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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