pleasure room

What do we have here? A humidor for guitars?

And yes. Don’t care how old. It’ll come out of its case and get played. Case in point. My 45 year old Ovation. It’s what I used every Sunday I played on worship team. It’s why I have it. Same way with cars. I would not own a trailer queen.
 
gball said:
Depends. Is the guy selling out arenas? Might have a room like that. Is he loading out his own gear at the bar and grill? Likely not.
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Good point....I suppose Joe B. would fall into that category.

It's hard for me to comprehend this kind of thinking, because not only do I simply not desire a bunch of guitars, I don't get emotionally attached to them. I do prefer the tone or feel on some of the (4) that I have, but there's always an element of practicality behind it. For example, I use the Les Paul's only for in-studio work when drop tuning is neeed, because the fixed bridge is easy to change tunings on. Beyond that, it's always a Floyd Rose guitar for live work.

Looking back, I can't really say I collected anything that did not have a specific use.
 
BFT Gibson said:
just smacked my V against the mic stand in the middle of the room cause cabs are everywhere for the experiment...we ready to play now !!
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If you use them, they’re gonna get dinged no matter how careful. War wounds.... character..... whatever you want to call it. The aforementioned Ovation has a couple dings. Fortunately, not overly noticeable. And with that plastic back, buckle rash is non existent.
 
Thinking outloud as we start the recording process...I will be playing a Les Paul (my black homemade one) on these recordings today.

I like the looser string feel of a 24.75" scale guitar and the fixed bridge works better for 'hybrid bends' (where one string is bent and the other(s) are left unbent) so, when I switch back to a 25.5" scale, the strings feel like transatlantic cables....
 
iblive said:
If you use them, they’re gonna get dinged no matter how careful. War wounds.... character..... whatever you want to call it. The aforementioned Ovation has a couple dings. Fortunately, not overly noticeable. And with that plastic back, buckle rash is non existent.
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Have @Sp8ctre send you pics of my 1987 squire. Gigged daily for over 30 years and not a single dent or chip in it. Other than the finish being worn away in a few places, I never knock my guitars around and I thrown them around my head regularly...

Buckle Rash...I have always thrown a piece of black duct tape over rivets and buttons...I put my belt buckle over my left hip when performing...

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" This ladies and gentlemen, is the wild primordial species of guitarist known as the Uptighticus Rectumus aka The CEO Collector. Observe his natural environment, where all his axes remain in pristine condition, never knowing human hands upon their bodies. The Uptighticus Rectumus can collect as many as SIX guitars per year in its diet, all costing as much as a small economy sized automobile.

Meanwhile the more common species of guitarist, the abundant Brokeassisus AverageJoecopicus, tends to use their finely acquired axes in a more conventional, daily setting. It is here that we discover that the elusive concepts of "tone" and "music" are actually created in the wild, untamed hands of the Brokeassisus AverageJoeCopicus, while the sleeker Uptighticus Rectumus chooses to very lackadaisically stare at his acquired axes and tell their fellow species about the quote " Investment" they behold!

Join us next week as we dive deeper into the strange fascinating world of the misunderstood genus of The Guitarist in another installment of
"Mutual of Reverb's Wild Kerrangdom"
 
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