I enjoy old, played, scratched guitars etc. for all the reasons above.
My favourite instrument of all the ones I own is my Les Paul Custom, black, early 70s. It doesn't look totally destroyed although it's very obviously been played a lot. I don't know it's full history, but I know (cue hippie bit) that people enjoyed themselves and made music with the thing. Every bit of wear was due to someone enjoying themselves and or entertaining people. Obviously this is cobblers, because it could have been the main guitar in some Nazi skinhead band for all I know. But there was something about it when I first picked it up....man....just something, spiritual.....he he he. (end hippie bit).
Instruments do have certain imprinted psychologies and 'characters' which develop over their life in use. How much is on the astral plane (man) and how much is just perception and psychology I don't know. But it's more fun to wonder (or bullshit other people) about where the cigarette burns came from.
pre-distressed guitars hahahahahaha
12i can just see some kid at a metallica show, watching kurt play that pre-worn guitar and turning to his buddy saying, "holy shit, i bet he has had that guitar since the KillEm All days"
pre-distressed guitars hahahahahaha
13Kenny wrote:i can just see some kid at a metallica show, watching kurt play that pre-worn guitar and turning to his buddy saying, "holy shit, i bet he has had that guitar since the KillEm All days"
Who the hell is Kurt?
Faiz
pre-distressed guitars hahahahahaha
14kerble wrote:Kenny wrote:i can just see some kid at a metallica show, watching kurt play that pre-worn guitar and turning to his buddy saying, "holy shit, i bet he has had that guitar since the KillEm All days"
Who the hell is Kurt?
Faiz
The dude from Nirvana, duh!
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