On 9/25/2013 1:30 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
On 25/9/13, Walt, discombobulated, unleashed:
In any event, this is what I'm contemplating as my next guitar:
http://www.musicradar.com/us/reviews/guitars/lag-tramontane-t66a-363835
It seems to get rave reviews in the bang-for-buck category. I'll check
to see if they have any Seagull's in stock to play with, but for now the
Lâg is awfully tempting for the price.
Nice! My lad has a Canadian guitar looks very similar.
This is my mando:
<http://www.yandasmusic.com/Portals/0/SmithCart/ZoomImages/M522SBS_zoom.jpg>
Took the pick guard off, can't stand all that rubbish. Don't like the
machine heads so will replace those in time. As I say, got a different
bridge and the nice thing is with a beater you don't mind bashing it
about the place! It doubles as a drum ;-)
That's a beautiful instrument, Cotty!
And, yes -- I agree about the pick guard. I guess I view instruments the
way I do my cameras. I try not to obsess over protecting them from
little nicks and dings. They're inevitable if you actually use them. My
old Jasmine acoustic (Takamine's budget badge) had a battle scar within
two weeks of purchase, and after the first "Grrr . . ." I was over it.
It still played and sounded fine, and actually got some use -- unlike my
friend's Martin, which sits in a corner like a showpiece until I come
over to play it.
John mentioned that you don't have to be a pro to have a nice guitar any
more than you need to be a pro to have a good camera and lenses, and he
does have a point. But, something about my friend's Martin just offends
me. I guess it's the sense that you really ought to /earn/ the right to
have a nice instrument like that. As it is, my friend wants me to teach
him how to play. I shouldn't have to teach a Martin owner how to play!
And, frankly, I don't know what the hell I'm doing and wouldn't know
where to begin in teaching someone else how to play. I started by
borrowing a chord book, using another friend's guitar, and a portable
cassette player with "music search" rewind and fast-forward.
/rant
-- Walt
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