You Deserve a Nice Guitar.

[sosomething]

You do.

I'm not talking about a custom shop whatever that costs thousands of dollars... those kinds of guitars are great and cool and worth it to a lot of people, but the world is FULL of nice guitars that are in the reasonable $700 - $1500 range (new AND used).

If you play for even just a couple of hours a week, you deserve a nice pro-quality instrument made of good wood with good hardware and good electronics.

You might think "I'm not a very good player. I'd feel silly using a nice guitar. A little last-page bargain beater is good enough for me."

You're wrong!

If you can afford to buy that bargain cheapo right now, you can also afford to hold your money and save a little for a few weeks or months and get something that you won't be embarrassed by or held back by or let down by later.

You will not regret it.

No one has ever regretted it.

You don't have to be Jimmy Page or Brad Paisley or Alex Skolnick to deserve a nice guitar. You don't have to be in a gigging band or write your own songs to deserve a nice guitar. You don't have to be making six figures either.

Young guys own nice guitars.
Guys with families own nice guitars.
Casual players own nice guitars.
You can too, and if you don't - you should!

Owning, holding, playing, heck even LOOKING at a nice guitar is a really fulfilling experience for ANY player. Don't short yourself of that just because you think you're a hack or you have a couple bills burning a hole in your pocket. It doesn't take much more to get a NICE GUITAR.

AND YOU DESERVE IT!

[SchecMan]

You're right, I do... and I did 4 1/2 years ago. I may just do it again soon!!

[Empty Pockets]

This is absolutely true in every way shape and form.

Cheap crappy guitars can be fun for what they are but everybody needs something incredible that inspires them to play better.

I'm selling some crap for one more would've-been-a-grand-if-it-wasn't-so-beat-up player's guitar, then i'm saving my pennies and getting one of those new R60 Black Beauty Les Pauls that came out this year.

One-piece, non-weight relieved, non-chambered, 100% solid piece of mahogany body with a one-piece neck. It's perfect. Not to mention the Black Beauty is the only guitar in history that looks just as natural in a jazz club as it does in the hands of a death metal guitarist...

But that's like three grand; that's for after my car is payed off My used SG and the other used SG i'm looking at buying are dripping with style and tone and are five times as nice as any guitar that would cost half the price...i just don't understand saving up $300 for an Epiphone when there are so many Gibsons available for $600-800...

[lex666]

I agree with you 100%

I've got 20 nice guitars and I deserve all of them!

[RushOfBlood]

You should go on Oprah

[dominus]

I've owned plenty of expensive guitars (RAN, USA Fender, USA Jackson, USA BC Rich, etc.) I like my cheap guitars better.

[Diego]

Fully agreed!

Now where's that nice guitar...? Dammit.

[ratherdashing]

You are absolutely right.

[Bludave]

You do.

I'm not talking about a custom shop whatever that costs thousands of dollars... those kinds of guitars are great and cool and worth it to a lot of people, but the world is FULL of nice guitars that are in the reasonable $700 - $1500 range (new AND used).

If you play for even just a couple of hours a week, you deserve a nice pro-quality instrument made of good wood with good hardware and good electronics.

You might think "I'm not a very good player. I'd feel silly using a nice guitar. A little last-page bargain beater is good enough for me."

You're wrong!

If you can afford to buy that bargain cheapo right now, you can also afford to hold your money and save a little for a few weeks or months and get something that you won't be embarrassed by or held back by or let down by later.

You will not regret it.

No one has ever regretted it.

You don't have to be Jimmy Page or Brad Paisley or Alex Skolnick to deserve a nice guitar. You don't have to be in a gigging band or write your own songs to deserve a nice guitar. You don't have to be making six figures either.

Young guys own nice guitars.
Guys with families own nice guitars.
Casual players own nice guitars.
You can too, and if you don't - you should!

Owning, holding, playing, heck even LOOKING at a nice guitar is a really fulfilling experience for ANY player. Don't short yourself of that just because you think you're a hack or you have a couple bills burning a hole in your pocket. It doesn't take much more to get a NICE GUITAR.

AND YOU DESERVE IT!

I agree. I've always rewarded myself when I buy a guitar, I usually buy a nice one. I have bought a lot of guitars, but have only sold a few (usually ones that didn't work for me). I usually take a lot of time buying my guitars. I play a lot of instruments before deciding. The guitar has to speak to me before I take it home. because of this I have only bought one guitar that I have not played before hand. I personally find it hard to buy a guitar online. Good guitars make me very happy!

[Rowan]

Gah your reasoning is sound. Stop convincing me to spend money.

[ratherdashing]

Oh, and http://www.seymourduncan.com/forum/s...97#post2437897 for an inspiring "nice guitar" story.

[starmaker]

Life is far to short to own a crappy guitar !
Proper intonation, staying in tune, neck feels right, great tone.....AHHHHHH !
Doesn't have to cost a fortune, Ive played $300. guitars that have had all of the
above.

[Bass_Medic_05]

This is very true in every way shape and form. 100% correct! Life is to short to own a crappy bass !

[guitarded]

I've owned plenty of expensive guitars (RAN, USA Fender, USA Jackson, USA BC Rich, etc.) I like my cheap guitars better.

I own about 8 electric guitars... Surprisingly enough.. the I use on a regular basis and have gigged with the most is the cheapest of the lot.

[80's_Metal]

The only thing I deserve is a kick in the face. . . .
but I generally buy middle of the road guitars and upgrade the pups/pots and set em up to be my very own musical slaves ! ! ! ! GRRRRRRR!

Price be damned, a nice guitar plays well, sounds great and fits your personal taste.
But then again . . . if anyone wants to hand me down their USA Custom shop Jackson or BC Rich I'd happily play along.

[sbecker67]

I've owned plenty of expensive guitars (RAN, USA Fender, USA Jackson, USA BC Rich, etc.) I like my cheap guitars better.

Can't agree more. I have two $1500+ guitars, one $1000+ and a dozen or more $500 or less and after changing pups I enjoy the cheapos just as much (OK, almost as much) as the nice ones. I would still buy my $1500+ ones though, because I Deserve a Nice Guitar

Maybe I just don't know better and, if so, ignorance is bliss!!!

[guitarded]

I play a $400.00 guitar... I guess if you count the upgrades it is more like a $600.00 guitar but I am perfectly OK with that.

[KeeperOS]

I'm gradually taking the plunge at finally getting EXACTLY what I want with little regard to cost (well, within reason) so I get exactly what you're saying man

[Lazarus1140]

You're right, I do deserve a really nice guitar. Now, does anyone want to buy three of mine that don't quite measure up? Two of them sound great, and one of those has original PAFs.

[blueman335]

You should go on Oprah

+1. Excellent!

Having listened to many players over the years, from beginners to pros, I think I can say with without fear of contradiction, that there are those that do not deserve a nice guitar. Let me assure you, there are some terrible guitar owners out there, with no musical feel whatsoever, no sense of timing or rhythm. Never had it, never will. Notes to them are like alphabet soup. They approach the strings with the hands of a blacksmith pounding out horse shoes. Total hacks, even after playing for years. The sounds they produce range from annoying to migraine-inducing. And yet some of them do have expensive guitars, solely because they can afford them, but in no way do they 'deserve' them. It's one thing to be a 'casual player', it's another to be completely unable to grasp any musical concepts.

To bring an end to the suffering they inflict upon innocent members of society, these tone-deaf, stumble-fingered individuals should set their egos aside and donate their musical equipment to less-fortunate children, who actually may learn how to play them (unlike the donars).