Hi
all those *book sickness* symptoms sound familiar, except for one slight distinction - cd's instead of books... : - ) i am totally unable to see a cd shop, or any person requesting a cd trade, without indulging. it has now reached the point where i have around 50 cds, which i havent even *listened* to yet - theres just not enough time......which hasnt stopped me getting more!!! ive run out of storage space, cause a 300 disc cd rack costs around the same as 4 albums, & i know which i prefer........(hint - you can't listen to a rack) piles of cds on the coffee table, on the floor, on my desk, & the bedroom floor - what happened to this place??? i also have an insatiable love for guitars (GAS??) oh well - at least my total lack of ability has enabled me to keep it down to three - a fender dreadnought acoustic (great for picking), a suzuki jumbo acoustic (great for strumming), and my pride & joy - a late 50's, early 60's "maestro" (the name wa apparently under licence from gibson, who used it for effects), acoustic/electric. what a mongrel!! the body shape of a classical, thick, wooden neck with no reinforcing, plywood construction with veneer, and strat style two single coil, & one double coil pickups mounted on a metal resonater plate, all make for one unique sound, (and feedback that would have made jimi weep<g>). i picked it up at a local flea market for around us$ 75.00, & some local collectors here reckon it is probably the only one of its type left in existence - but not worth much in monetary terms because it has been so butchered & modified through the years. all in all - a guitar only i could love (actually not true - ive had a number of people try to buy it - but i will not part with it!!!) ron
