bagman67
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Okay, boys and girls, as we contemplate the onset of a new year here's an opportunity to take stock of years past. Specifically, what's the key gear you used to have that you now regret selling/giving away/had stolen from you/accidentally left on a bus?
For me, I sometimes think to myself, "Self, wouldn't it be nice to have [insert departed item of gear here]?" And then I respond, "Self, you got rid of that thing for a good reason - it sounded like crap, or was unreliable, or you bought it on a foolhardy whim, or what have you", and then I say to myself again, "Self, you are a wise and perceptive man, and I value your opinion, and your kind reminder." Even so, there's one item I would love to have back in the arsenal:
- A late-1980's Japanese '57 Strat re-issue, in black with a maple fingerboard and a lovely v-profiled neck. It was my fourth or fifth electric guitar,I think - and I think I really learned how to play on that axe. It was a gift from a girlfriend, and while she and I didn't work out for the long haul, I retain predominantly fond memories of her, as well. Regrettably, under pressure from the woman who went on to become my unmourned ex-wife, I sold it. Something about "why do you need so many guitars?" Alas.
Next?
For me, I sometimes think to myself, "Self, wouldn't it be nice to have [insert departed item of gear here]?" And then I respond, "Self, you got rid of that thing for a good reason - it sounded like crap, or was unreliable, or you bought it on a foolhardy whim, or what have you", and then I say to myself again, "Self, you are a wise and perceptive man, and I value your opinion, and your kind reminder." Even so, there's one item I would love to have back in the arsenal:
- A late-1980's Japanese '57 Strat re-issue, in black with a maple fingerboard and a lovely v-profiled neck. It was my fourth or fifth electric guitar,I think - and I think I really learned how to play on that axe. It was a gift from a girlfriend, and while she and I didn't work out for the long haul, I retain predominantly fond memories of her, as well. Regrettably, under pressure from the woman who went on to become my unmourned ex-wife, I sold it. Something about "why do you need so many guitars?" Alas.
Next?