Meanwhile, at Warmoth...Married Man's Guide to Buying a New Guitar

[bagman67]

All fair points. Except "funnyish". That one really hurt.  :icon_biggrin:  ccasion14:

You know I love you, man.  :icon_thumright:


And like you, I don't brag about much, but my wife's love and trust for me, and mine for her, is something I'll happily share with anyone who'll endure it.  I am very happy for you on that score.

 

[BigSteve22]

We've got a pretty good system in our house. When new shoes/clothes/whathaveyous show up for her, I comment politely and (this part is important) don't ask how much they cost. She returns the courtesy when Warmoth boxes show up. Neither of us abuse it. It's a good system.

I think Verne hit it right on the head with this: Don't abuse it. I save up for my big purchases by buying gift cards. Got an extra $100?, buy a $100 gift card.  It may take a little while, but saving up a grand or two really doesn't take long. Guitars are a hobby for me, if it were my livelihood, it would be a different story. I give the wife gift cards to her favorite stores, she works too and I don't worry about how she spends her extra cash.

Humor is usually either 1) at someone’s expense, or 2) an absurd exaggeration. I guess this silly blog post is both. Every family-centric sitcom from the last two decades has been at my expense. They all depict the husband as the dumb one, and the wife as the smart one. I guess this is my way of fighting back. It's not supposed to be profound social commentary.

Right on brother! I've been married over 40 years, and I still laugh my arse off at "All in the Family" and "Married with Children". Never heard a word from anyone complaining about how husbands are portrayed, and never expect to, because it's COMEDY!

 

[ragamuffin]

Well, here's my view, and worth every penny you paid for it:


The piece is funnyish, but based on a rather antiquated stereotype of women (and men for that matter).  I'm not all bent out of shape about it, it's just not my cup of tea.  It seems kind of an easy take on the relationship.  Some dudes really do conceal their guitar purchases, and some women really are jealous of the attention musicians give their instruments, so it rings true on that level.  But that's the whole joke.  Okay.  No need to rain down fire on poor Aaron for what could at worst be called a lesser piece of work, and who does an excellent job overall of marketing Warmoth products and being a very open, responsive, and civil online presence.  The only reason I'm expressing an opinion at all is to contrast it with the extremists.  I would otherwise have kept my opinion to myself and gotten on with my day - which I recommend to anyone who can't discern between a joke and genuine sexism.


Carry on,


Bagman

Very much agree. I still find it funny, and I'm not at all bent out of shape over it, but I can see where the more extreme folks might find something to complain about.

 

[Verne Bunsen]

Very much agree. I still find it funny, and I'm not at all bent out of shape over it, but I can see where the more extreme folks might find something to complain about.

Wherever there are people laughing, wherever there is amusement being had, wherever there is lighthearted and convivial joviality, they'll be there, finding something to complain about...

 

[new-killer-star]

It's funny, my wife thought it was funny, though she did recommend marrying someone who was more cool with buying lots of guitars.

I can see why some folks got irked, but they need to lighten up a bit.

 

[Cagey]

The Baby Boomers spoiled the GenX brats, who in turn spoiled the Millenials, so now we're saddled with a deep-rooted victim/entitlement class on constant lookout for a tummy rub or a handout. No amount of either of those things is ever enough, so there's no making them happy. Everything is an affront, it's all your fault, and there oughta be a law.

Now get off my lawn!  :icon_biggrin:

 

[amigarobbo]

Well... apparently this fun little article has made me the most hated man on the internet.


I didn't realize it, but I've been made aware that I'm a misogynist who is propagating a patriarchal agenda, and the stereotype that woman are dumb and can't play guitar. I also found out I need to go back to the 50's. Not to mention, I'm a homophobe who doesn't realize that women can be married to women, and men can be married to men. Oh...and I'm also "dumb, dumb, dumb."


:bananaguitar:

I was literally just about to post something like that, I was toying with using the term 'Hetrocentric'.

Of course, I would have been joking.

 

[aarontunes]

Well... apparently this fun little article has made me the most hated man on the internet.


I didn't realize it, but I've been made aware that I'm a misogynist who is propagating a patriarchal agenda, and the stereotype that woman are dumb and can't play guitar. I also found out I need to go back to the 50's. Not to mention, I'm a homophobe who doesn't realize that women can be married to women, and men can be married to men. Oh...and I'm also "dumb, dumb, dumb."


:bananaguitar:

I was literally just about to post something like that, I was toying with using the term 'Hetrocentric'.

Of course, I would have been joking.

Heterocentric...LOL. So much more positive sounding than "homophobic"!

 

[DangerousR6]

I have so many guitars, I just put the new in in with the rest and my wife is none the wiser... :icon_biggrin:

 

[kgk9000]

Now on the #Warmoth Blog: The Married Man's Guide to Buying a New Guitar - Without Lying. Read it here: https://goo.gl/e6MLCw

This reminds me of when I had a gold iPhone 6S, and I wanted to get a 7 without my GF realizing that I had done that, so I got another gold one.  Sadly, she eventually noticed, but this was months after the fact, and I was laughing so hard that she was probably ashamed for being inattentive, and let me slide.  The same thing would surely work for a guitar.

 

[swarfrat]

My wife uses a primitive 'box size is indicative of cost' approximator. Which sucks when buying drum heads for your 26" bass drum, but otoh - I could probably build a super computer out of raspberry pi's before she caught on.

As dumb as that sounds, perhaps I'm dumber for risking the wrath of my spouse on something like drum heads instead of building said supercomputer.

 

[ByteFrenzy]

Living in Europe has the advantage of import taxes.
"Advantage?" you ask...
'Hey, UPS delivered a package for you and I had to pay <whatever import tax>'
'Oh, thanks, honey'
'What was it, by the way?'
'Oh, a bass body and some parts...'
'And that's all it cost?'
'... dum dee dum lahlahlah dum dum...'

 

[aarontunes]

Hoooo-weeee! They are lambasting me for this article over on the OffsetGuitars forum! Oh well, watcha gonna do.


Geeez...I can imagine how Steve Martin must feel!



FYI, the previous highest blog post was about 10,000 views, after being live for months. "Married Man's Guide" is over 20,000 after just a few days, and got picked up and reposted by several other blogs.

 

[BigSteve22]

Geeez...I can imagine how Steve Martin must feel!

Then why not offer Steve's classic response?

:turtle: :turtle: :turtle: :turtle: :turtle: :turtle: :turtle: :turtle: :turtle:

 

[ghotiphry]

Hey Aaron, if you can stand the heat, you might be on to something.  The "Warmoth Politically Incorrect Screw You Anyway It's Just A Guitar Blog" is sure to be a big hit.  Lots of publicity.

 

[aarontunes]

Hey Aaron, if you can stand the heat, you might be on to something.  The "Warmoth Politically Incorrect Screw You Anyway It's Just A Guitar Blog" is sure to be a big hit.  Lots of publicity.

As a person with a lot of creative output, I developed thick skin a long time ago. There is absolutely nothing one can present for public scrutiny that everyone is going to like.


So....I'm in! I'll start working on a logo now!

 

[bagman67]

Hey Aaron, if you can stand the heat, you might be on to something.  The "Warmoth Politically Incorrect Screw You Anyway It's Just A Guitar Blog" is sure to be a big hit.  Lots of publicity.

As a person with a lot of creative output, I developed thick skin a long time ago. There is absolutely nothing one can present for public scrutiny that everyone is going to like.


So....I'm in! I'll start working on a logo now!

Here you go.  Good ol' WordArt!

 

[aarontunes]

That's perfect! Short and to the point...I love it!

 

[rgand]

Hey, sign me up! Sounds like my kind of forum. :icon_biggrin:

 

[ghotiphry]

Hey Aaron, if you can stand the heat, you might be on to something.  The "Warmoth Politically Incorrect Screw You Anyway It's Just A Guitar Blog" is sure to be a big hit.  Lots of publicity.

As a person with a lot of creative output, I developed thick skin a long time ago. There is absolutely nothing one can present for public scrutiny that everyone is going to like.


So....I'm in! I'll start working on a logo now!

Here you go.  Good ol' WordArt!

Absolutely perfect.  :laughing7: