Members CMcKenzie Posted November 4, 2006 Members Share Posted November 4, 2006 So how long do you give it? You know something you like, but dont love. I got my ESP strat almost 3 years ago and have never really connected with it. It's kind of sad, being that it plays great and sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 360 Posted November 4, 2006 Members Share Posted November 4, 2006 I usually know in about 3 minutes if I will like something but I'm not fussy and have simple tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JimboJ Posted November 4, 2006 Members Share Posted November 4, 2006 Dude, its a guitar, not a family member. Sell it. Life is too short. Guitars are too plentiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ylwledbetter68 Posted November 4, 2006 Members Share Posted November 4, 2006 Three months four days and 1.4 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CMcKenzie Posted November 4, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 4, 2006 Originally posted by ylwledbetter68 Three months four days and 1.4 hours How many seconds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rand-O-Monium Posted November 4, 2006 Members Share Posted November 4, 2006 About 40-50 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AndersonTech Posted November 4, 2006 Members Share Posted November 4, 2006 It usually takes me about a month to get really comfortable with any new guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheAtomicJeff Posted November 4, 2006 Members Share Posted November 4, 2006 If you haven't bonded in 3 years then the bonding isn't coming. Kick it out (sell) like a hellion stepchild and use the money to get something better. That is wasted money sitting idle that could be put to better use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Trevisol Posted November 4, 2006 Members Share Posted November 4, 2006 Just as long as it takes to find a song that sounds good on it and play it. Usually about 10-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mcinku Posted November 5, 2006 Members Share Posted November 5, 2006 a month... after that if it's good, it's a part of me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted November 5, 2006 Members Share Posted November 5, 2006 bout a month for me also, though some have been far less. On the other hand, I've had my LP for going on 8 years and never connected with the thing.. It's for sale, btw, if you wanna try and connect with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members One-armed Alec Posted November 5, 2006 Members Share Posted November 5, 2006 I had a PRS Custom 22 for over a year before I finally accepted that it wasn't for me. I began to have my doubts after about six months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Heineken Posted November 5, 2006 Members Share Posted November 5, 2006 A month for me really too. I have some budget guitars that i bought when i first started playing that i just can't sell though i hardly play them anymore, but whenever i buy a new(used) guitar nowadays and i don't enjoy the sound or feel it gotta go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RockNote Posted November 5, 2006 Members Share Posted November 5, 2006 I'm surprised you have kept it that long. I would have sold it much sooner, i.e. as soon as I realized I would never bond with it. This might have taken a year at the most, depending on how close the model is to those one is used to playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members citizens_X Posted November 5, 2006 Members Share Posted November 5, 2006 I just sold My Vista Series Jagmaster after only owning it about 6 months, I got it from My local music store (new/old stock) it was in immaculate condition but I never played it, it just didn't feel right, even after a pro set up. I always played My MIC Jagmaster and the Vista just sat there. I know it sounds crazy to sell the MIJ and keep the MIC but it played and sounded better. If the guitar isn't working out for You... let it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members One-armed Alec Posted November 5, 2006 Members Share Posted November 5, 2006 Originally posted by citizens_X I know it sounds crazy to sell the MIJ and keep the MIC but it played and sounded better.That doesn't sound crazy at all. What would be crazy would be to decide whether to keep or sell a guitar on the basis of its country of manufacture. Originally posted by citizens_X If the guitar isn't working out for You... let it go.+1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimmypage Posted November 5, 2006 Members Share Posted November 5, 2006 If you dont bond with a guitar after a couple of hours its prob not for you:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members curseoftruth Posted November 5, 2006 Members Share Posted November 5, 2006 Originally posted by TheAtomicJeff If you haven't bonded in 3 years then the bonding isn't coming. Kick it out (sell) like a hellion stepchild and use the money to get something better. That is wasted money sitting idle that could be put to better use. I agree -- it might take 6 months, but three years? Naw, sell it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hutchtoo Posted November 5, 2006 Members Share Posted November 5, 2006 My first impressions are usually correct, 5-10 minutes. It's easier when your taste is consistent and runs to similar models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nik Posted November 6, 2006 Members Share Posted November 6, 2006 Before I leave the shop. Else I don't buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarNed Posted November 6, 2006 Members Share Posted November 6, 2006 Ya, what they all said. We've said many times here in the forum that it's not price or reputation that makes a guitar good -- it's simply whether you like it. Well, that idea works in reverse, also. If you DON'T like it, it doesn't matter how good a brand it is or how much it costs. So sell it or trade it. Get something else. If necessary, rinse and repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Milkman1 Posted November 6, 2006 Members Share Posted November 6, 2006 I for one don't connect on an emotional or personal level with guitars. To me they're tools. Very important and prized tools, but tools nonetheless. I buy or build guitars with specific design characteristics and with good quality and I get used to them. How long does that take? One string change and one gig generally does it. I don't pose them on a couch together and call them a "family". I don't lovingly polish them and display them in a gallery like setting. Just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CMcKenzie Posted November 7, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 7, 2006 yea, it's going to ebay in about a week. Time to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marloni Posted November 7, 2006 Members Share Posted November 7, 2006 Originally posted by CMcKenzie So how long do you give it? You know something you like, but dont love. I got my ESP strat almost 3 years ago and have never really connected with it. It's kind of sad, being that it plays great and sounds good. i feel sorry for your guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members red|dragon Posted November 7, 2006 Members Share Posted November 7, 2006 depends on how many times you have sex with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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