Sep 16, 2009 02:30 pm Taylor.
Enough said. :)
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Acoustic guitar shopping
Posted on Sep 16, 2009 01:35 pm
Tadpui
I am not a crook's head
Member Since: Mar 14, 2003
I know I keep posting here every once in a while with grand plans to buy a new piece of gear (electric bass, effects processor, new amp, etc.). It seems that most of the time, between the time I post here and the time I actually have the opportunity to get my new piece of gear, something comes up and the money has to be spent elsewhere on something like auto repairs, insurance premiums, etc.
Well, my wife finally is getting her insurance settlement in the next few days (goddamn insurance companies actually came and took most of it back, the greedy sons of bitches, plus we had to pay the lawyer about half of what we got to keep...grrrrrrrrr...I'll ***** about that in another thread or something because I could go on all damn day about it. Greedy corporate scum).
Anyways, my wife, the awesome angel that she is, has insisted (seriously, insisted!) that I buy my dream acoustic guitar with part of her settlement money. She says that if I don't pick one out myself, then she's buying one for me so I'd better do the shopping and get what I want. It's too bad that the source of the money came from her pain and suffering, but how good of a situation is this for a guitar player to be ORDERED to buy the acoustic of your dreams?
Now I've had designs on a Martin HD-28 for a long time now. I sat and played one last year and the instrument blew me away. The powerful bass, the silky smooth mids, and the chiming highs made the hair stand up on my arms.
I've also always wanted to play a Gibson J-45, a Hummingbird, a Songwriter, and one of their Jumbo guitars (maybe that's Guild I'm thinking of).
Anyways, I'm going to go hit all of the giant guitar retail centers here in KC over the next week and see if I can't find my wooden soul mate hanging on a wall somewhere. I wanted to ask any of you with any experience playing high-end acoustic guitars if there are any cant-miss acoustics that you'd recommend laying my hands on while I'm on the hunt.
Here's what my (flexable) requirements are at the outset of my search:
- Preferably a dreadnaught body shape. 000 or concert/orchestra shapes aren't out of the question either.
- I'm not sure about a cutaway. I could do with or without one
- Solid spruce top. I'm not a fan of cedar, koa, mahogany or most other tonewoods for the top. Sitka spruce is my top choice, but I'm open to other interesting top materials.
- No real preference for the back and sides, but Rosewood or Mahogany are probably at the top of my list
- No electronics. I hate piezo pickups with a passion and I dont want the added expense of the transducer/condensor mic combination. I want to sink my investment into the instrument, not the electronics installed inside it.
- This is not going to be a stage guitar. I don't perform, except to my wife and dog and occasionally to my visiting friends and relatives.
- This guitar will be recorded in my home studio. Which makes me just a little leary about the dreadnaught shape. I know concert/orchestra shaped guitars tend to record better.
- This will be a keepsake, an heirloom that I'll keep until I die, and I'll pass it along to my children (just like my Les Paul). So resale value isn't really much of a concern.
- I'd really like the utmost quality in every area. I want this guitar to hold up to a lifetime of living room strumming and project studio recording.
Any suggestions other than the ones I mentioned above? I know a little about a lot of acoustic brands, but I've never played anything but a handful of them. About all I can do is say the brands that I'm NOT interested in:
- Fender
- Epiphone
- Yamaha
- Washburn
- Ovation
- Takamine
I don't have a problem with any of those brands as a whole, I just don't like their acoustic guitars, or they don't offer high-end acoustics.
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Sep 16, 2009 03:23 pm I'm kind of mild about Taylors. I'll definitely play a few while I'm shopping. If I were a performing artist, then Taylor would probably be at the top of my list. They're fantastic stage instruments with great electronics.
Sep 16, 2009 10:42 pm You know that they do make acoustic guitars with out the electronics.
Their GS series are acoustic only.
But, then again, a Martin D 28 is one of the best guitars ever made.
Sep 16, 2009 10:59 pm After our house fire I started replacing things, of which an acoustic and a 12 string were on my list.
First, my 6 string. I had found a 1963 gibson J50 in a pawn shop in Ypsilanti, MI. I bought it for 80$. It was a second, but the thing played fantastic, and sounded fantastic. If you've played an old one, you'll know what I mean. Anyway, to replace it, I (the ins co) purchased a 2005 J-45. This guitar was nothing like my old J50, unfortunately. But, it is a fantastic instrument. very easy to play, very nicely balanced, and has a cool cedar type smell that smells like my dresser. Anyways, I'm sure you're going to try one out, I just wanted to let you know that mine has been a great guitar, and I've recorded it (lead on Wastin Time was done with it) with great results. The pickup is piezo, so i didn't care much for it. Also, the older it gets, the more I like to play it.
The 12 string I bought to replace my crappy one was a taylor 454CE. I was expecting to get a 300$ replacement, but the wife told me to get one I want, and we'll cover the difference. OK, i said, and ordered that day =). Anyway, this guitar is a dream! It's so darn fun to play with that I was totally smitten when I received it. So much so that I didn't play the J-50 much at all for quite a while. I kept the guitar on a stand in the living area (kitchen and/or living room) so i played it often, and loved it always. The sound projection / spectrum / balance is very top notch.
I guess I should say that I've played very few guitars that are higher on the $$$ / quality scale, so I may be biased, but I have played a few really nice ones, and I'm not thinking that I'm missing much at all.
I guess I'm not advising you to get a 12 string, but wanted to give you some reviews of my exp with the taylor line. I think I have played a 4 series 6 string over in Traverse City, and I wasn't quite as enamored as I am with my 12 string. It could just be playing in a guitar shop, but oh well.
As an added note, I keep my J45 in the living room now, on a stand. My son and I both play it often, and I'm really enjoying it much more now. Maybe the age thing is starting to help it out.
Another note, my 454CE got a strange finish crack after about a year or so in the back. I called them, and they were lukewarm at first, but I sent them a picture of it and they said to send it back, and they'll fix. I did, and they did. No charge. It looks brand new, and I can't tell there ever was a problem. They also re-set the neck, as i guess there was something amiss. Very nice.
I had to pay for shipping though, but the repair was free.
I've played my drummer/buddy dad's martin, which was quite nice. I think his was a dis-con for about 1800. It was nice, but I'd have to play it more to get a better feel for it. He loves it, being an old country chord player (old hank, Cash, other oldies). I don't think I liked it better than my J45 for sound. Playing was similar.
hope that helps, and good luck.
Sep 16, 2009 11:02 pm Yeah, the GS is line is quite lovely. I get their quarterly newsletter, and MAN, what a bunch of gear porn. Some of their high end stuff is out-a-site!
Sep 16, 2009 11:49 pm Martin
D-45 Celtic Knot
D-42 Peter Frampton
M-42 David Bromberg
000-28ECB (Eric Clapton)
000-40S Mark Knopfler
000C-28 Andy Summers
And of course the D-28.
The above guitars are all fantastic, but odds of finding them are pretty rare. If you look here you can find a dealer that may have on in stock.
I am partial to the first 2 in my list for their wonderful round bottom end. The Clapton 28 is a fabulous sounding guitar as well but leans more toward a bluesy sound. The Knopfler and Bromberg are very stout and the tone is maybe geared toward what you are looking for.
But if you can find a Celtic Knot buy it. I wish I had never sold mine now. It was one of those goose bump inducing sounds.
Sep 17, 2009 12:56 am Wow, thanks for your input everybody!
Noize,
Although I have a pretty good budget, I have a feeling that signature models might push the price just out of reach for me. I'll price the ones you mentioned and see though because it sounds like your tastes in acoustics is pretty similar to mine. I love a tight, yet pronounced low end. that's what killed me about the HD-28. The forward-scalloped bracing makes it resonate even more than a standard D-28. Plus the herringbone inlay binding is easy on the eyes :-)
pkj,
That's great, thanks for the info on the J-45. I played a Gibson Advanced Jumbo tonight and it beat the in-stock Martins at the shop where I plan on buying. It's a small shop where I bought my Les Paul. Small selection yet they tend to keep nice things in stock at all times. Their selection was a bit depleted this visit. But I played that Advanced Jumbo and it pretty closely suited my needs.
The Martins they had in stock were a few of the X-series (blech), a 12-string (not my needs right now), a couple of their lower models in satin finish (meh), a 1971 D something that was beat to hell, and a couple of late 90s/early 00s that were custom ordered with pre-war Adirondak spruce tops with modern necks. One was a D series and one was a concert size. Both sounded surprisingly boxy in the mids. Like a cheap Fender, that shoebox sound. The guy said it was the best guitar in the place but it wasn't what I want.
The guy (really nice guy by the way at Bentley Guitar Studios on Parkville, MO) said they'd have a D-35 in stock in a couple of weeks. He's a Martin collector, player, and trader so I trust his opinion. He says its even a better sounding guitar by the standards I established during my visit than the D or HD 28. So I'm going back in a couple of weeks to play this mystical guitar and see if it lives up to my expectations.
Rob,
I ended up playing a Taylor tonight, and it did sound very good. It had electronics in it but that aside, it had a very balanced tone and didn't have the "boxy" quality that I heard in both of those custom Martins, and most of the Martins I played. It had a heft and weight to it that felt substantial in my hands, and it even had good action and playability even though it was tuned way low and too heavy of strings on it. But it just didn't have that magical sound that I heard on the HD-28. There's a silky sound in the midrange that I have a hard time quantifying, but even though I liked the Taylor and the Gibson I played, they just didn't make me want to run out the door with them like that HD-28 did.
I'm keeping my hopes up that this HD-35 sounds as good as its hyped to be. I'll hit the big obnoxious stores like Guitar Center and Big Dudes this weekend and see what I come up with.
Sep 17, 2009 10:55 pm Tadpui, I plinked around a bit on a D-35 and while it was only a very brief minute or two it did have a very soothing sound.
You might be surprised that a couple of those are actually not bad priced from what I remember. The Celtic Knot was best looking of the bunch. And it had a sound that just got to me.
Sep 18, 2009 08:35 am Not being a guitar player... when my sister bought me one we went up to Elderly's in Lansing, Michigan and took a person who played guitar... and had him play everything in the $350 price range. Got an Alverez AD80SSB and everyone who has used has loved it.
So point being... take a friend to play...stand off and listen... and buy what sounds best in your price range ....ignoring brand and model.
Sep 18, 2009 01:19 pm Hey Tad,
I have owned a Gibson J-45 and a Martin Dreadnaught (D-2835 "Shenandoah" model) I still have the Martin, and I love it. I love the deep bass and the shimmery highs. It's about 25 years old, and it just keeps getting better with age (unlike my guitar playing!)
I'm a huge Martin fan. I've played Taylors and just about every other brand mentioned, but I keep going back to the Martin. How could you possibly go wrong with a Martin HD-28? That's like the most popular acoustic on the planet!
You lucky bastard!
Jim
Sep 19, 2009 11:52 am Well, it happened last night. Sooner than expected, I met somebody, er, something. I hit a couple of local shops and played a few guitars.
First was Big Dudes, which is a pretty good-sized music shop in downtown KCMO. The guy was really nice and stayed with me past closing as I played an HD-28 and a John Mayer signature model. That JM signature was surprisingly a terrific guitar, great balance and an Orchestra Model shape/size. it was a beautiful guitar too, with an aged/yellowed spruce top and pearloid rosette, and Mayer's signature inlaid on the last fret in front of the sound hole.
Next, just becase I couldn't wait, I had to go to a local Guitar Center. First visit ever to a GC, so I didn't know what to expect. I went to the acoustic room, back to the "Martin room", and started looking at the guitars behind the glass case. I played another HD-28 (this one sounded better than the one at Big Dudes). Then I played an Eric Clapton signature model. Thanks for the suggestion Noize...it was an AWESOME guitar. Great feel and sound, but it wasn't quite up my alley. The neck was really wide and that 000 size body just didn't have the power and projection that I was after.
Then it happened. There it was. On the end of the row behind the glass case. Beauty incarnate. I picked it up and immediately it melted in my hands. I played it and there was the sound I remembered falling in love with. Tight, focused bass. Silky smooth mids. Chiming highs (a little attenuated due to the strings being a little dead). Loud, projecting sound. I played the other guitars one more time just to make sure that euphoria wasn't clouding my judgement. No mistake about it, this was the one.
And, gentlemen, behold my wooden soul mate, the newest addition to the family and my newest and already most prized posession, the Martin D-41:
Be sure to look at the full-size picture. It was taken with my camera phone so its not the best pic, but with 4 megapixel resolution, you should be able to get the idea of the majesty of this instrument. Full-body abalone binding, abalone rosette, perloid fret markers and C.F. Martin headstock logo. Solid sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, tortiose shell pick guard, scalloped 'X' bracing. And the most important spec of all: its MINE!
The sound is perfectly balanced. Not nearly as boomy as you'd expect from a deadnaught. It sounds closer to an Orchestra Model or 00 or 000 size. It has that same tight, focused bass as the orchestra models I played, but with a more open sound and less of that boxiness I kept hearing in the OMs.
Needless to say, I'm elated. My wife is the best wife in the world, and she's almost as happy as I am about it. Now she'll get serenaded every night until my fingers bleed.
OK, enough typing, back to playing! Thanks for your input everybody, it really did help in the process. Your suggestions provided some good ammo when looking for guitars to play. And I ended up with something I didn't even know was out there!
Sep 19, 2009 12:19 pm Ooooooh MAN!!!!!! That is outstanding. And it spoke to you too, that 'soul mate' type of thing. Even better!
Super Congrats, on getting such a fantastically fine instrument and on having a great wife to help out your wood & steel addiction.
Have fun!
Sep 19, 2009 01:35 pm Great story, Tad. Reminds me a little of how I met my wife...
Great selection too. The D-41 is definitely top-tier, even for a Martin. You gotta love the inlaid headstock logo.
We can't wait to hear it in its recorded form. No more SM 57 pointed at the 14th fret...now you REALLY have to figure out how to mic an acoustic! :-)
Jim
Sep 19, 2009 03:32 pm Thanks fellas. I was just thinking about recording it this afternoon. My recording setup is in shambles, but maybe the same lump of money that allowed for the purchase of this guitar can also assist me in getting my recording computer back up and running. I might be able to improvise with my main computer temporarily just for the sake of getting a quick project put together to show it off.
Yup, no more SM-57 for recording acoustic! I'm going to find a combination of my MXL 990 and pair of MXL 993s to capture this beauty's voice. Not the best mics in the world, but they're definitely capable of showing off the tight yet powerful sound of the D-41. I swear that this sounds like the HD-28 but with a tighter low end.
My Alverez, with its boomy low end, recorded well with the "traditional" mic setup of a pencil condensor at the 14th fret and another at the bridge, both about 18" away from the instrument. I think that same setup is going to be a good place to start with micing this one, but its increased volume and tighter bass will necessitate some experimenting. The over-the-shoulder condensor mic has started intriguing me since it replicates what I hear when I play, so that'll get some time as well.
I am just on cloud 9 today. My fingers already hurt from playing it so much. I'll have some super callouses by the end of the week for sure.
Sep 20, 2009 12:12 am Nice indeed. The 41 is a wonderful sounding guitar as well. Glad you played the Mayar guitar as well. that was going to be another suggesting but I wasn't sure on that one. The one I played was a bit on the brighter side more akin to Dave Mathews older sound.
And ya, very pretty looking guitar as well. GC isn't all bad all the time. Jsut most of the time.
Sep 20, 2009 11:05 am Congrats Tad, she's a beauty! You took all the correct steps in selecting a guitar and as a result you will have a great guitar for life. Let the inspiration flow and lets hear some tunes!! :)
Sep 21, 2009 11:46 am Thanks Noize and BH. You guys know the feeling of finding THAT guitar. And the only way to find THAT guitar is to play everything you can get your hands on. It's amazing how you could play 3 identical guitars that came off of the assembly line in consecutive order. Play all 3 of them and you'll hear 3 distinct instruments.
One thing about my D-41 is the the action gets a little too high after the 9th or 10th fret. I wouldn't mind getting the action lowered a bit. I'll take it back to Guitar Center since they'll do it for free. But the thing is, I trust the little shop near me a lot more when it comes to working on Martin guitars. But they'll charge an arm and a leg since I didn't get the guitar there.
Say, do any of you Martin owners belong to the Martin Owners' Club? Not sure if that'd be worth the money to join.
Also, there was a deal going on where Martin is supposed to send me 13 sets of strings, a strap, some polish, a polishing cloth, and some picks. It's like $250 worth of stuff that they'll send me free after I registered my guitar with them at their website.
Sep 21, 2009 07:30 pm I've not ever invested in the Martin Owner's club. Not really paid much attention to it either so I could not tell you much about it. I do know you get a small discount on Marin Product's purchased off their website. And a newsletter and special invites to clinics that might come to your town. Other then that I've not heard boo about it.
I did see something about the free goodies but don't remember were it was. Might have been a GC news letter or something.
Sep 22, 2009 12:51 am That is one sweet looking guitar Tad! I don't know if I'd trust GC to do any setup work on it, at least not without some first hand references. :)
Dan
Sep 22, 2009 02:57 pm Quote:
You guys know the feeling of finding THAT guitar. And the only way to find THAT guitar is to play everything you can get your hands on. It's amazing how you could play 3 identical guitars that came off of the assembly line in consecutive order. Play all 3 of them and you'll hear 3 distinct instruments.
Right-on, Tad. I might add that some turn out to be from some of the most inconspicuous models/makes. I don't know a single Ovation that has the low-middle-punch that my Applause has to offer.(I still wouldn't mind having an Ovation.heh)
She looks sweet, Tad. Great story, too... you're a very lucky man, indeed.
Now... go record some sappy ballads for that woman! : )
Sep 22, 2009 03:01 pm Some of the best guitars I have played have been hanging in pawn shops, or gather dust in somebodies attic or basement...it's the luck of the draw, some have a better percentage chance of being an awesome axe, but in the end, it's the cut of the tree and the luck of the draw.
Sep 22, 2009 11:36 pm Yep, I"m not a huge Hohner fan at all. But dumb luck brought me and one of their HEA series electro acoustic's together and it is one of those guitars I will not part with. It was from 1990 and was owned by the son of one of MN most famous folk artist's. Long story but I ended up with it and after playing it for awhile it simply grew on me with a very thick tone. I normally combine the plugged sound with a mic or two.
I'm not normally impressed by this type of guitar when its not plugged in, but there is something completely individual about its tone.
And ya Hue, and Ovation is an acquired taste indeed.
Sep 23, 2009 02:09 am Ovations are fine for the performing artist, if you need something to play onstage that doesn't feed back and is dependable for touring or regular gigging. But man, I think they have the most undesirable acoustic tone of all acoustic guitars.
Actually I take that back, entry-level Fender acoustic guitars have the worst tone of all acoustics. I was shopping around to buy a friend a guitar for his birthday (a joint gift from a couple of us to him as a college graduation/birthday gift). So I was playing a lot of acoustic guitars in the < $200 range and an advertisement for a Fender acoustic for a really cheap price attracted me to a shop here in KC. I found the guitar in question, something like a DG6 or something like that. I picked it up, strummed a few chords, plucked a few notes, and I was just appalled. I've heard TOY guitars that sounded better that that thing. I've heard cigar box guitars with more personality. It was like a shoebox with rubber bands stretched over it. I was looking for a Hello Kitty logo on it somewhere. I thought for sure it was a movie prop.
I ended up finding an Alvarez Regent (a younger relative to the acoustic guitar I replaced with my new Martin) that absolutely blew away everything else in its price range. $200 with hardshell case, and it sounded like a guitar costing a couple hundred more. It was a laminate top (just like my Alvarez) but I'd bet that most guitar players wouldn't be able to tell that it wasn't solid Spruce. It was a total steal.
So yeah, you never know what's going to sound awesome and what's going to sound like a 3rd world guitar assembled by a blind, deaf, sociopath on a bad hair day.
Sep 25, 2009 10:12 pm My god, this guitar sounds more beautiful every time I pick it up. Now THAT's what an instrument should do for its owner! No matter the brand, make, model, price, quality, appearance...if your instrument makes you happy at a deeply fundamental level, then you've found something special. Even if it is an Ovation :-)
This is incredible. I feel like I'm in a Coca-Cola commercial: "I'd like to buy the world a Martin..."
Sep 26, 2009 01:16 am Yeah it's great to really feel good about a purchase, guitar or whatever, it's pretty rare. I felt that way about my SG back when I bought it, never regretted it for a single moment, no second thoughts period, wish I could say that about the stuff I buy these days. :D
Dan
Sep 26, 2009 10:15 pm Hahaha OldDog you're right! It's kinda like I had this one coming because I've struck out on some recent purchases myself. But this...this is a once in a lifetime thing. Not only is it rare to find such a perfect match for my wants and needs, but its also rare to be in a financial situation to be able to afford it.
My wife made it all possible. She was finally awarded an injury settlement from a traffic accident that hapened several years ago. In a time of intense personal suffering, and a disappointing settlement from the insurance companies, she still thought of me first.
Before the rest of the story unfolds I need to insert a not-so-quick rant to vent some of the venom in my veins about the unforgivable corporate greed of insurance companies that we've experienced. Sorry, but I've gotta do it. You can skip past this rant, it's mainly for me because I haven't really dealt with this part of the "New Martin D-41" story.
::begin rant::
So we pretty much got screwed in my wife's injury settlement. Everybody's gotta stick their grubby, sticky fingers in the pot when money is being handed out. Namely, United Healthcare and Aetna insurance companies decided that they were entitled to a big chunk of my wife's settlement money. But I don't recall the insurance companies having to undergo major spinal surgery resulting from this accident (her 3rd such surgery, all before she even turned 30). I don't recall the insurance companies waking up most mornings in so much pain that they were unable to even get out of bed. I don't recall the insurance companies on their hands and knees on the bathroom floor, vomiting for days on end due to the amount of pain medication required to treat the pain. The insurance companies don't have doubts about their ability to bear children due to the pain, the constant need for medication, and the potential for birth defects resulting from all of the treatments resulting from this accident. The insurance companies don't cry themselves to sleep at night due to the bleak outlook of having to deal with tomorrow, which is going to be yet another day of searing, excrutiating pain.
We pay our insurance premiums every month, we've never been delinquent on a payment. Our coverage is ample for our needs, and I pay relatively high premiums out of every single one of my paychecks so that my wife and I will be protected (a.k.a. insured) by our insurance company.
But when my wife hands-down won a fair-and-square lawsuit against the woman who hit her and was awarded the maximum amount that the liability insurance offers, suddenly everybody springs into action to basically STEAL my wife's money. I pay bi-weekly premiums for insurance coverage. Those premiums go towards paying off claims made by people who fairly deserve it. That's how insurance works.
So why is my hard-earned money that I pay to the insurance company all of a sudden not enough? Now all of a sudden they don't just need the money that I give them twice per month, but they need 140% of the total of what she was awarded in her settlement! (Chew on that while I add a few more exclamation points...!!!!!!!!!!) Our lawyer talked them down to 30% instead. Not exacty a cheerful victory, but a victory nontheless. And the other insurance company that only covered us for only 1 month (the month of the accident, during which she received very little treatment resulting from her injuries, mind you) wanted 35% of what she was awarded. Our lawyer talked them down to 10% instead. Another bittersweet victory. So that's 40% for the insurance companies, 30% for the lawyer, and 30% left over for the actual person who has had to suffer every day of her life because of this. How's that for a raw deal? No hard feelings towards the lawyer though. He did his job and he was paid the amount that we had agreed upon. Wouldn't it be nice if the insurance companies behaved in the same fashion?
So this brings up 2 questions that I just can't resolve in my mind. 1). If these insurance companies so desperately needed $175,000 from us, and were fully prepared to take it from us, why will only $40,000 do instead? This tells me that they didn't need that money very badly in the first place. This saddens me greatly they even had any right to TRY to take it from us if they didn't truly need it. That is unjust. 2). Why are my premiums plenty of money for the insurance companies for all of my adult life until suddenly my wife is awarded money for a legitimate injury lawsuit? Why do we owe them anything beyond our normal premiums? In my mind, we don't. In my mind, this is also unjust.
I'm having a difficult time dealing with these questions. If you did actually read this rant, thank you. Like I said above, this was more for sorting out these things myself than for garnering sympathy or for simply punishing all of you forum patrons with a few hundred words of off-topic banter :)
::end of rant::
Anyways...
The very first thing that my wife did with her remaining settlement money was think of me. She has known for years that I've been looking to replace my aging entry-level acoustic guitar. The day that we endorsed her settlement check, she gave me an ultimatum: either go pick out the acoustic guitar of my dreams, or she would pick one out for me.
So even after such a moral defeat and such a paltry financial victory in reparation for her unrelenting and severe personal suffering, my loving wife's first reaction was to make ME happy. Every time I thank her for this guitar, I see the happiness in her eyes. Every time I gush about how good the guitar sounds, how beautiful it looks, and how proud I am to own such an incredible instrument, I see that same happiness in her blue eyes. I know that she's a remarkable woman when I see that happiness shine through even when I know how much her body hurts.
My love for this incredible guitar pales in comparison to how much I love my incredible wife.
Cheers, fellas. Thanks for reading.
Sep 27, 2009 01:02 am First, congrats on the beautiful guitar. I don't play the guitar myself and that's the reason I left this thread to the experts.
However, after reading your rant, I had to let you know that I can relate to what you and your wife are going through and also that your wife is one in a million. I hope you keep your promise and serenade her every single day indeed. She deserves it!
Any recordings of the new family member to share?
Sep 27, 2009 01:13 am Thats beautiful man, the guitar and the story behind it.
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