New guitar question

[Outa_Tune]

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You now, women and me, and me and women... Bwoah.

But you are jokig here, right? I mean, thinking about selling such a fine wonderful gift by your woman. And thinking that it doesn't harm her.

I mean... Dude what's wrong with you?

Way more than can be discussed on an internet forum.

I've been married for >31 years, and known her for almost 40, I think I am a good judge of her by now.

 

[Demanic]

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I've been married to my wife for 5 Earth years.
I've known her for substantially longer.
Somehow.

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[jbake]

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Haha. I think everyone in the thread is jealous of your wife. The best thing that you can do is play as many guitars as you can. Test them out and get a feel for their playability and sound. Trust me. When you pick up the right one. You'll know.

 

[GuitarDoc]

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She is not going to be hurt, she want's me to get the one I want. Trust me, after being married 31 years, we don't play those games anymore..

Doesn't matter if you've been married for 61 years. It's not about games. No one ever thought you were playing games. It's about basic differences of the sexes...no matter what she says. Ever read "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus"? That's not fiction. It's not games. It's nature.

The fact that you made that statement about games tells me that you think like a man...logical, factual, unemotional, everything at face value, no hidden messages. You obviously don't get it. You don't understand women.

You'll hurt her feelings.

 

[ehdwuld]

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Haha. I think everyone in the thread is jealous of your wife. The best thing that you can do is play as many guitars as you can. Test them out and get a feel for their playability and sound. Trust me. When you pick up the right one. You'll know.

Welcome to the forum
Please post a new thread with that guitar in your avatar
That looks gorgeous

 

[Outa_Tune]

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OK guys, that's enough marital advice. I said I was keeping the guitar.

 

[mojosman]

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OK guys, that's enough marital advice. I said I was keeping the guitar.

Up to this point I have just lurked on this thread, and haven't added my two cents. But I agree with you that guitars are very personal, and it's very difficult for another person. Sort of like somebody saying I bought you a tattoo for your birthday, and they expect you to get the one they picked out. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't.

A couple years ago my daughter and her boyfriend met this guy who's a local luthier. He's known for his hand made basses, which are crazy nice instruments, that sell for pretty hefty bucks. She told him her dad plays guitar, and he said I will make him a guitar. Her, and my other kids, were going to hire this guy to make me a guitar, and give it to me for fathers day. I somehow got wise to what they were up to, but I didn't let on. The luthier told them how much it would cost, and how much he wanted up front; and my kids couldn't afford to do it. It never ended up happening.

I would have treasured a guitar that they went to the trouble to have made for me, but I never met the luthier, and had zero input into the design; so what are the odds it would have been one that I would have designed myself? Probably not good. Obviously, even if it was totally not to my liking I wouldn't be able to tell them that. I told my wife that it's probably better that it never happened, because if they spent a bunch of money on a guitar that I really didn't enjoy, but couldn't sell or trade, would be a shame.

In your case a Clapton Strat is pretty cool, and versatile. Hopefully over time you bond with it. Your wife chose a pretty cool guitar all things considered. There are many options out there, and when you think about what you could have ended up with, she did great. My buddy is a huge Gibson guy, and a few years back out of the blue his wife bought him a nice 52 Reissue Tele for Christmas. He didn't think he was going to like it, but the more he played it the more he liked it. He's kept it and said it really grew on him. Who knows, maybe your's will grow on you too.

 

[Outa_Tune]

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Well, my wife didn't just pick this guitar out of the blue, she was with me last time I went to GC for strings. We went through the new guitar section and was listening when I told her what I wanted for a next guitar. I had no idea she would actually buy one for me though. Stratocaster or Telecaster, maple neck, noiseless pickups and made in America because I have never had a MIA America guitar.

She did great, I like the black, love the way it plays and it's definitely my most favorite guitar ever. I'm playing it 90% of the time I play now. It sounds awesome, only thing I've found it won't do is Zeppelin. It does Priest, Skynyrd, Sabbath, AC/DC, some ZZ Top and a few other bands I like. I've actually started to try a few Clapton songs, mostly older Crèam and older stuff with Steve Winwood.

 

[jeremy]

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interesting that it wont do zeppelin

 

[Outa_Tune]

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interesting that it wont do zeppelin

The pickups are pretty "Stratty". Unless I distort the crap out of them (why would someone do that) they have that Strat ring. To me Zeppelin is pretty hard to imitate (Duh!), too many people think Page's sound is way more distorted that it really is.

I really like the mid/bass boost thing this guitar has, goes from a super clean strat to a pretty aggressive sound that can be turned to hard rock pretty easily.

 

[jeremy]

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yep, i like that preamp a lot. and youre right, it is pretty stratty which seems good for a strat