Members Bugsgalore Posted May 15, 2006 Members Share Posted May 15, 2006 I have to admit it makes me scratch my head when I see folks playing twinkle twinkle on a multi thousand dollar instrument......but then I've got some nice guitars and compared to Kottke, Dykes, Emmanuel, etc. ad. nauseum I'm not too far past the twinkle twinkle phase myself....and I'm not exactly a bad player..... On the otherhand it's guys like this who keep Collings, Bourgeois, Santa Cruz, Huss and Dalton, and myriad other small builders in business!!! PLUS you get to buy his guitar used at a discount when he decides what he really wants to play is the accordian, dobro, banjo, or other such nonsense :D (no offense to accrodians, dobros, or banjos!). Cheers, Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members egtact Posted May 15, 2006 Members Share Posted May 15, 2006 "Money wont buy you happiness but it can buy you some nice guitars !" Amen to THAT! But nice guitars are about as close to happiness as I can get right now, so max out those cards, baby!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thatsbunk Posted May 15, 2006 Members Share Posted May 15, 2006 someone's gotta buy all these guitars being produced nowadays... with the easy access of product out there between the internet & the chains like GC, I often wonder when the market will become saturated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Will Posted May 15, 2006 Members Share Posted May 15, 2006 Originally posted by Hudman That's life friend. Your rant applies to most things in life. You don't need to know how to play guitar to buy one. All you need is money or a credit card. I listen to guys bitch about old guys buying sports cars and yuppies buying Harleys. Good news is that one day you will be an old guy with money or a credit card too. Keep living. Man, I'm old, I'm a yuppie, I STILL can't afford one . . . Now lthat I think about it, I can't play all that well either . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted May 15, 2006 Members Share Posted May 15, 2006 Originally posted by Preacher Will Man, I'm old, I'm a yuppie, I STILL can't afford one . . . Now lthat I think about it, I can't play all that well either . . . You got the old part. You are almost there.... Yuppies are middle aged + folks with money in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members da mayor Posted May 15, 2006 Members Share Posted May 15, 2006 So I'm sitting there minding my own buisness at my local music store lusting over martins and the sort and this old fat creep comes in. Guys decked out with his 300 dollar sunglasses and little friend "yes m'am"ing him all over the place with a 5 thousand dollar guitar, not sure what kind, and I lean back because I figure anyone throwing that kind of money down on a guitar has to be able to play?Well that was not the case, the guy was horrible, played like me when I was 12 and playing for 2 years. He's the kinda guy that rattled of the specs of the guitar only because he memorized that the night before.GodGrrrr Sorry dude, you get no sympathy from me. Really, it's all relative. Just becaue somebody wears nice clothes and can throw down some serious bucks on a guitar doesn't necessarily make him/her a yuppie wannabe. Maybe he's just somebody who waited a long time to be able to spend those bucks on himself instead of family and do something close to his heart. You don't really know his story. Don't be so judgemental. Speaking for myself, I spent most of my life being responsible and paying for things like my kids education and pretty much everything my wife ever wanted. Now I'm at a point in my life where I can afford to indulge my self a bit with some of the things I've always wanted. Maybe from your perspective it looks like some rich old f****r playing with toys he neither derserves nor understands while really talented guys like you go without, but I really don't give a {censored}. It may be really hard to get these old fingers to do what I want them to do, and my playing may seriously suck, but I gotta tell ya it gives me immense pleasure spending hours every day at, for me, the slow process of trying to get better at something I wish I had had the wherewithal to do a long time ago. I'm damn glad I'm doing it now, and damn glad I can afford a nice guitar to do it with, no matter how bad I am at it. Better late than never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cmogi10 Posted May 16, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 OK well, struck a nerve, no one has to agree with me, it was just an impulse knee jerk thing. And im not "really talented" on guitar, I consider myself a bassoon/sax player, going to new england conservatory to be a performance major. Guitar is something I started playing when I was 10 and I love it and im good, but no where as good as I plan to be, I just really wanted the clapton sig I was playing, and to see him toss all that money away... well, yeah... I hope I'll have my day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DonK Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 Originally posted by Cmogi10 OK well, struck a nerve, no one has to agree with me, it was just an impulse knee jerk thing. And im not "really talented" on guitar, I consider myself a bassoon/sax player, going to new england conservatory to be a performance major. Guitar is something I started playing when I was 10 and I love it and im good, but no where as good as I plan to be, I just really wanted the clapton sig I was playing, and to see him toss all that money away... well, yeah... I hope I'll have my day... Dude, I can empathize with you in the sense that yeah, seeing a lesser player with the ability to afford great gear can be frustrating. BUT, I think you prejudiced people's reactions by describing the guy at the outset as an "old, fat creep", as if being old and fat and having money makes one a "creep". I'm no great player but I have some decent gear - I'm just cashing in on my good fortune and buying some of the stuff I couldn't afford over the past 30 years. I suppose some would describe me as "old" - I'm 52 - and as for fat, well, I'm 6' 1" and weigh 225, but could stand to lose 15 or so of those pounds. And I usually wear Oakleys, because I like them. So my first reaction to your post was, "sheesh, glad I didn't go into the store where you were browsing when I went looking for my D-41". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cmogi10 Posted May 16, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 like I said it was a bitter knee jerk thing...Im usually a decent humble person... I would say anything like that to anyones face, but isnt this what internet forums are for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knockwood Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 Well, I am a fat old bald [currently broke] creep who can't play guitar worth {censored}, and I find nothing objectionable about this young man's rant. Of course I aspire wholeheartedly to someday become a fatter older bald moneyed creep who can't play worth {censored}, but until that time I will continue to be embittered and choleric and to resent those who are more monetarily fortunate than I because, damn it, that is the American way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DonK Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 Originally posted by knockwood Well, I am a fat old bald [currently broke] creep who can't play guitar worth {censored}, and I find nothing objectionable about this young man's rant. Of course I aspire wholeheartedly to someday become a fatter older bald moneyed creep who can't play worth {censored}, but until that time I will continue to be embittered and choleric and to resent those who are more monetarily fortunate than I because, damn it, that is the American way! LOL, I didn't find it personally objectionable, but was just trying to point out why he got some of the reactions he did. Oh, I should have mentioned that while I'm not bald yet, I've been trending that way for 30 years and it's getting closer every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knockwood Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 Originally posted by DonK LOL, I didn't find it personally objectionable, but was just trying to point out why he got some of the reactions he did. Oh, I should have mentioned that while I'm not bald yet, I've been trending that way for 30 years and it's getting closer every day. I know, man. Just playin'. Man, what I wouldn't give to trade that sudden shocking realization in my early 20's for 30 years of trending... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cmogi10 Posted May 16, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 I feel spanked by my elders... and Donk, I would do anything for that eric johnson strat...I played one and it was so nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DonK Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 Originally posted by Cmogi10 I feel spanked by my elders... and Donk, I would do anything for that eric johnson strat...I played one and it was so nice. No harm, no foul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cmogi10 Posted May 16, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 So does any of you rich dudes need any lawnwork done? or start a band and play fund the bandmate? hmmm? eh? eh? Nudges... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members egtact Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 Want $$ $ to spend on guitars? Do without a girlfriend or wife for a few months! Works every time. Use that pent up energy for a part-time job to finance your GAS habit until you collect enough guitars to start your own "shop" on eBay. Amaze your friends and neighbors! Then, after you've started a bit of touring to support the CD you will also suddenly have money to make, THEN you won't have to worry about the ladies, because they'll be flocking to YOU. At least that's how it worked for me... then I woke up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cmogi10 Posted May 16, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 If my girlfriend could, she would spend as much money as she could on my music. I got really lucky. Shes an incredible pianist too, always a perk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 I'm sort of getting to be an old timer. When I was married and my sons were young, I didn't have that much time to play, and even less cash to spend on expensive guitars. But I live alone now, without so many financial obligations, and while I never became a great player, I still really enjoy it, and sometimes I have the cash to get myself a good guitar. It seems weird that perhaps I'm pissing somebody off by purchasing a nice instrument even though I don't play like a professional.I think of it as some small compensation for getting older.(BTW, I'm not wealthy. I just have a bit more disposable income than I used to when I was buying kids shoes and putting my ex-wife and boys through school.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 Originally posted by Cmogi10 If my girlfriend could, she would spend as much money as she could on my music. I got really lucky. Shes an incredible pianist too, always a perk. Girl friends are easy to deal with. They are like salesmen at a time share resort. They will do whatever it takes to make the sale. Wives? Completely different kind of animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 Originally posted by Hudman Girl friends are easy to deal with. They are like salesmen at a time share resort. They will do whatever it takes to make the sale. Wives? Completely different kind of animal. OMG, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU SAID THAT!!! I was thinking the same exact thing but was afraid to type it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michael Martin Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 Nomenclature abuse alert!!! Interesting thread! But "yuppie" and "old fart" (or even "old fat"), are mutually exclusive demographics. The term "yuppie" was derived from "Young Urban Professional". I remember it first appeared in the 80s--in Atlanta, where I once lived, these were the late twenties/early thirties folks who had white-collar jobs, bought into trendy historic intown neighborhoods and fixed up the old Victorian houses, and, most importantly and definitively, drove BMWs. The old TV series "Thirtysomething" pretty much captured the sense of all aspects of yuppiedom. I have no idea what kind of guitar an 80s-era yuppie would have preferred--let's hear some speculation! What guitar goes with chardonnay, condescension, crisply creased chinos, and stylishly tousled haircuts? Maybe your rich dude was a yuppie in the 80s...but now we need a new name for his ilk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chirpy_72 Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 Originally posted by Michael Martin What guitar goes with chardonnay, condescension, crisply creased chinos, and stylishly tousled haircuts? The Ryan Nightengale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 Well, I feel safe regardless of how everybody else feels. I only married a yuppie. I'm really just a piece of trailer trash who ran off the reservation as soon as he was able, got some travelling and some educatin' in and eventually married up. My only hope is to one day be that scuzzy old fart in tattered clothes who shuffles in unnoticed and drives others off with his smell so that he can play in peace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members da mayor Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 I have no idea what kind of guitar an 80s-era yuppie would have preferred--let's hear some speculation! What guitar goes with chardonnay, condescension, crisply creased chinos, and stylishly tousled haircuts? My guess would be something custom made, using only the finest in exotic tonewoods, say braz that was carefully hidden away for 80 years in someone's stash for just the right person and guitar, plus perfectly quartersawn Carpathian cut by elves in the Black Forest. Wood binding out of something you've never heard of, with a rosette and backstripe to match. All carefully handcrafted by the latest luthier du jour. That or a $27,000 Martin. Either way, you know he'll pay too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members riffmeister Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 Originally posted by Hudman Wives? Completely different kind of animal. Which species did you wind up with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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