Every time I buy a new guitar, I use it almost exclusively. Part of the reason is because it is shiny and new, but the real reason is because the fretwork is better than my other guitars.
So I buy a new guitar, play it exclusively for 5 years, level/crown it 1-3 times, then buy another guitar. At the 5 year mark, it might need frets or something else, and its a whole lot easier to just buy a new guitar.
I'm sentimental and don't sell instruments that I've spent alot of time with, so I have a handful of instruments in playable but sub-optimal condition.
Since I've been on a buying spree lately, I have an idea that will keep me from developing "oneitis" with a shiny new guitar. The idea is to pick a guitar based on the kind of playing I'm doing.
1) Noodling/experimenting - Any old guitar.
2) Learning and developing skills - Second best guitar.
3) Performing/recording - Best guitar.
The idea is to enforce some discipline on my playing and not burn up the frets on new guitars late at night when I'm brain dead.
So I buy a new guitar, play it exclusively for 5 years, level/crown it 1-3 times, then buy another guitar. At the 5 year mark, it might need frets or something else, and its a whole lot easier to just buy a new guitar.
I'm sentimental and don't sell instruments that I've spent alot of time with, so I have a handful of instruments in playable but sub-optimal condition.
Since I've been on a buying spree lately, I have an idea that will keep me from developing "oneitis" with a shiny new guitar. The idea is to pick a guitar based on the kind of playing I'm doing.
1) Noodling/experimenting - Any old guitar.
2) Learning and developing skills - Second best guitar.
3) Performing/recording - Best guitar.
The idea is to enforce some discipline on my playing and not burn up the frets on new guitars late at night when I'm brain dead.
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