[thechat] Guitars

[Jack Timmons]

On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Erika Meyer <ekm at seastorm.com> wrote:
> Ibanez makes some good cheap guitars.  My first electric guitar was a
> $200 dual humbucker Ibanez Roadstar II in 1982 and I was able to sell
> it to a second hand store 20 years later for the same price.  I sold
> it back for 2 reasons: 1 was that I kept bumping the volume knob, and
> the other was that it was too heavy for me. But it sounded great.

I was kinda hoping you'd speak up, knowing you'd have something
worthwhile to put in. Thank you for the experience with the Ibanez. I
knew the name (which is odd, since I'm not a guitar guy, although my
wish to play has been about since owning one as a child), but I saw
the price compared to the others, so I've been wondering if my budget
of 300 and under was too conservative.

> What I think about guitars is you got to try them out and see if you
> like them.  If you are buying an electric, plug it into an amp that is
> similar to your amp at home.  For any guitar, make sure the neck and
> body feel comfortable (especially the fretboard/neck) and you like the
> way it sounds.

I plan on doing so, but much like cars, just because it sounds/feels
good at the time doesn't mean once I get it home it isn't going to
suddenly catch on fire under my bed (or wherever I store it). Or
stolen that night so your son can go woo some girl. At least tune-ups
are cheaper.

> I don't know how people can buy guitars mail-order.

I'm sure it's easier than Russian women. Guitars don't run off after
getting citizenship for a stronger, sexier man. That I know of,
anyway.

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