Members Dean Medlock Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 ...that I did not order. The box has my wife's name on it. I know she doesn't play guitar (and really has no intention of doing so), so I'm suspecting this is supposed to be my Christmas present. There's a tag on the box that says..."Custom 22/Emerald Green/WT/T/GH"...it came from Sweetwater, so I went to their website and looked at it...and damn, it is nice. Believe it or not, I asked my wife to return it because I don't like the W/T neck and I don't like or use trems. I also asked her to return this because I know how much they cost, and I also know she probably charged it...and the last thing we need is another bill. And I told her that I already have a PRS Custom 22. I really love my wife, and she's one hell of a woman...but sometimes I wish she would think with her head and not her heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alchemist Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 wow... thats incredibly nice of her to do that, and also incredibly responsible of you to ask her to return it:thu: ......... does she have a young hot sister? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knotty Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Keep the guitar and send me the woman:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tiger roach Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Wow - at least she didn't miss the mark by much! I shudder to think what my wife would pick out if she decided to get a guitar without my input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members curseoftruth Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 No kidding -- that is one hell of a woman! Tell her that the 61 SG Re-Issue is what you really need! I have to argue and sneak around and do a a lot of convincing everytime I get a new guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members batotman Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Thats why no Elitist. Son of a B! But that is pretty {censored}ing awesome of her. She's a keeper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackHatHunter Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 damn, stop bitching and acting like a jerk! She got you a PRS, what else do you need??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mush Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Be carefull that she is not playing in your back. Some woman can do that when they feel guilty ! Joke Mush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burgess Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Wow.... Great way to break your wife's heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steve Matthews Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 I was in a somewhat similar situation last X-mas. My wife ordered me a Martin 00028EC, the $2900 Eric Clapton model. It wouldn't have been my first or second choice, (maybe third) but I didn't want to disappoint, so I've kept it. But like yours, the surprise was also blown. I didn't see the package, but she had ordered other stuff for the kids as well from AMS, and she had a question with the packing list from one of the other shipments. She was showing me the packing slip without realizing that it had the information from the other shipments also printed on there. I didn't say a word to her about it, but I could feel myself turning white from the shock as I was reading "Martin 00028EC". And then after Christmas and well into June, I had to pay most of all of the household expenses while she made those 5 "E-Z" payments charged to her credit card of almost $500 a pop. Part of me wanted to send it back because you really need to be a very articulate player to make those guitars sing, and I'm more of an electric player and fairly rudimentary with an acoustic. But I kept it and it gives me something to strive for. P.S. I agree with you on the W/T necks. I have a PRS CE22 with birds, figured maple cap, etc. I grabbed it off the shelf because the price was right and I really liked its tone better than its cousin they had sitting next to it, but it had the W/T neck. I thought I'd learn to love it, but I haven't. "Where's the beef". Sort of my philosophy to a neck design. Cuz I like to dig in rather than be a shredder on the fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T113 Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 I don't think I could have returned it. I had mentioned to my wife, christmas before last, that I had seen a used fender blues deluxe (tweed) at the local music store.Come christmas, she made me open a box that contained a fender shirt. I got excited, but a little scared. The next box was far too small. Some cheezy salesman had talked her into a solid-state Deluxe 90 for more $$$. I tried. I tried so hard. But me and Mr. Solid State just don't see eye-to-eye. I had to take it back. I still feel bad. But a clerk there told me the Blues Deluxe had come back repeately, and they just couldn't seem to fix whatever was wrong with it. So he sold me a HRD for $100 more. At the time that added up to his cost. I wound up with a nice amp, but still feel bad for my wife, who tried SO hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alchemist Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Originally posted by Burgess Wow.... Great way to break your wife's heart. I've learned to just accept gifts whatever they are, it really hurts the giver when you kind of throw it back in their face, but when it can affect the financial situation of a household its a tough call........ if I was well off I would have just kept it:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members batotman Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Originally posted by BlackHatHunter damn, stop bitching and acting like a jerk! She got you a PRS, what else do you need??? An Elitist and a USA Sheraton JLH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kin Corn Karn Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 that's a tough one. I know all too well about not really being able to afford big purchases. I just sold every one of my guitars but one back in the summer. I also know all too well about looking a gift horse in the mouth. The bottom line is that owning it makes you feel guilty, not happy, so it's having the opposite effect that a gift should have. If your wife understands this, then I don't think there's anything wrong with sending it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jasevenny Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Originally posted by Dean Medlock ...but sometimes I wish she would think with her head and not her heart. That's a bit harsh. She was just trying to do a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steve Matthews Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Maybe have her swap it out for a McCarty ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thredlok Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Originally posted by Burgess Wow.... Great way to break your wife's heart. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diiskrej Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 My girlfriend was thinking about getting me a guitar for christmas but what she did was log onto my ebay account, and view all the telecasters I had been looking at, took the model I looked at the most times, and decided on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Panopticon Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Originally posted by jasevenny That's a bit harsh. She was just trying to do a good thing. Seriously. One of two things is going on here. 1. You wife has no idea how to manage money and has no idea when she can and cant afford something, or... 2. Youre a controlling tightwad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members baimun Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 If my wife bought me a guitar..... first I'd have to wipe the jell off my chest left there by the paramedic's defibulator paddles.......... ... and then I would lead her to the bedroom and [----------CENSORED-----------] and [----------CENSORED-----------] until the neigbors complained about the noise. BTW... My 20th Anniversary PRS should be here this week. I bought it myself though. If you think you're impressing us with your G.A.S. self control... it's not working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members db never Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 My wife will not be able to top last Christmas. She got me this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members batotman Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 A little car and a subdivision? Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burgess Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Cool car! Originally posted by db never My wife will not be able to top last Christmas. She got me this... My wife thought that also when I bought her this a couple of years ago... ...so last year I got her this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CloseEnoughRocks Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 I think it's nice when a loved one tries to feed the GAS. Luckily, my wife understands that music gear has to be matched to the musician and doesn't mind when I return stuff. I guess she's been about 50/50 with surprise music gifts over the years... Fender P-Bass Lyte: A real keeper. MIJ with active controls. She got an Asian guy to audition it at the store because he had small hands like me. Tama drum throne: For a drum kit I had borrowed for a few years. Still have it and use it. DigiTech Whammy Pedal (the first year it was introduced): It went back to the store since I wasn't gigging at the time. And thought it was kind of a one trick pony. Now I wish I had it - to put on Ebay. Yamaha DT Express electric drums: cuz I'm a drummer at heart. Fancy, shmancy Dunlop wah in a velvet bag: That went back, too, since I wasn't gigging at the time. Misc percussion: Now I've got a box of this stuff. Fun at parties. Nowadays, since I have more than I need and gig regularly, she mostly sticks to "gig shirts". SR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mistersuperfly Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 I would completely trust my girlfriend to pick a guitar out for me... she has to endure me telling her all about why [Whatever I'm gassing for] is the best deal ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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