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| Current music: | Fleetwood Mac - Dreams |
my day @ guitar center
i seem to be finding out more about myself these days... at least today.
FF8 is coming along very well... got my all my GFs up to level 100, but i just got Doomtrain, so i need to work on him... then it's off to the lunar gate (to continue the storyline).
today i went to Guitar Center, spent a lot of time there. Mostly because i felt i needed to find something that i before, didn't think was so important. anyhoo. The guys there were really nice to me, and made me feel really comfortable to be there and just play with no obligation to buy. *kickass* that's the way it should be!
i used to think that i wanted a Gibson SG and a Gibson Flying V... but when i actually played them... i surprised myself, because i actually DIDN'T like them at all. The SG was ok... but it didn't sound special to me, much less feel special. The Flying V is a hot piece of guitar... but it was really uncomfortable to play without a guitar strap... soooo incredibly uncomfortable.
so i said, 'fuck it!'... and i walked around til i found some guitars that i found appealing. that i actually was attracted to. i felt like i was window-dating (window-shopping and dating at the same time). First i found a couple GRETSCH guitars... one in particular; the Electromatic Jet sumtin sumtin... it was RED tho... i hate red! arg! drives me nuts! but it was still a beautiful guitar... and i felt good playing it... it sounded great! and it had a really nice feel, it felt better than the faded SG (i really wanted the surf yellow SG, but i never got to actually see it and play it live). i also tried out a cheaper version of that gretsch guitar that was black... it also felt good.. but i think i'd go for that red one instead... it also came in black and silver sparkle (i guess i'll choose between those 2 colors).
the next one i picked up was the Fender Jagstang... nice. but for some reason i was ultimately shocked by a Tele i picked up. i've always been known to favor the stratocaster, which i do... but i couldn't believe that i deprived myself from the telecaster for so long. what a fool i am... and i call myself a fan of Fender. Maple neck & fretboard (nice change from rosewood), lipstick pickup and humbucker... it never sounded sweeter... no. it was smooth. the way your lips move when you sound out that word 'smooooooth'.
blaaaaaargie meh! i just spoke a lot! (bad scottish accent)
i've also been playing Lucy (my p-bass) A LOT! ever since little rip's wires went undone (long story in itself). i found a Fender 5-string bass guitar in Midnight Wine. soooouuuweeeeeet!!! played magnificent... it was around $419. i want it i want it so bad... ahh spending the day at Guitar Center today just made me wanna buy those 2 guitars + bass. *drool* i will someday.
- Ripley signing off -
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