Dilemma

[Panthur]

So I'm sitting in a hotel room because I'm away on work duties and I notice on Google there is a huge guitar shop (huge for this country anyway (UK)) just up the road.
Thing is, I would really love to go up there and try out a load of guitars. I've never tried a really good Les Paul or a Strat with a nice thick neck (On my Strat the neck is too thin.), and this would be a great opportunity to find out what I really want (and help a few decisions re: my Warmoth if I can ever get the money together). Plus it would be a great chance to rock out (they've got booths where you can really crank stuff)
However, I'm thinking that I can't afford whatever I fall in love with, certainly not for a long long time anyway. And I know I may do just that, fall in love with an unattainable guitar. This disaster scenario would leave me in a state of increased frustration and longing from this day until I could finally purchase said dream guitar, not to mention a much bigger GAS problem.

Dilemma.

 

[m4rk0]

Go and Do it anyway!!
who knows, you may just fall in love with one of those vintage vibe Squiers!!

 

[JimBeed]

Go for it, the one bass id love is a warwick 1,500 beast i once played up in manchester sound something, doubt ill ever get it but  ican dream,
where abouts are you? The uk is notoriously bad for big good guitar shops  :-\

 

[SustainerPlayer]

Don't you just love dilemmas like that!  :icon_biggrin:

Now ... go ... go! ... GO!

 

[MikeW]

I just did this on a recent trip to Stuttgart. DO IT! You'll never forget it even if you don't find the magic guitar.

 

[elfro89]

So I'm sitting in a hotel room because I'm away on work duties and I notice on Google there is a huge guitar shop (huge for this country anyway (UK)) just up the road.
Thing is, I would really love to go up there and try out a load of guitars. I've never tried a really good Les Paul or a Strat with a nice thick neck (On my Strat the neck is too thin.), and this would be a great opportunity to find out what I really want (and help a few decisions re: my Warmoth if I can ever get the money together). Plus it would be a great chance to rock out (they've got booths where you can really crank stuff)
However, I'm thinking that I can't afford whatever I fall in love with, certainly not for a long long time anyway. And I know I may do just that, fall in love with an unattainable guitar. This disaster scenario would leave me in a state of increased frustration and longing from this day until I could finally purchase said dream guitar, not to mention a much bigger GAS problem.

Dilemma.

If you can get your hands on a Jeff Beck strat they have been shaped to the old 50s neck contour on les pauls. The musicyo Kramer 1984 Reissue has a neck that would probably be similar to the Fatback contour as the back as FAT. Happy hunting!