Buy a really cheap guitar. The cheaper the better... and play that for a week.
Before we jump up victoriously & revel in the fact that we do own some of the cheapest guitar this side of planet boutique, we'd like to reflect why we own such instruments. For those of us who are serious players, the cheaper numbers serve as a reality check; if our skills are potent, it doesn't matter how much our guitar costs, we can still play well. This is a situation where true capacity would out-do any material deprivation. On the other hand, the newbies among us would hinge upon the instrument's lesser nature to internalize our abilities, needs & wants, before moving on to other models up the production tiers. All in all, the cheaper instruments would serve us in many ways, we see people with costly guitars who can't really play to save their nuts & are reminded that without the skills, we are actually nothing; our $5,000 guitar can't save us.
On a personal note, I do make it a point to check out the less costly guitars out there because there are some of the most well-crafted & sweet sounding instruments which are ignored because they don't possess the bling.
8 comments:
for a cheap stuff, i'd go for GIOs and SXs (or RALLYs if available here)
the Smash/ Swing stuff should be considered as well :-)
Well said!! i use my bunkmate's gio series superstrat in camp...worst setup guitar I've ever handled. But i trained out my techniques and speed from that dud :-)
hopefully, there won't be a firm belief that going through cheap gear would definitely yield outstanding results...
i do agree, cos i own 2 samick, a brand name some told, ain't worth buying. Served me well before and after pickup change.
Anyway sub, from your experience of trying out these guitars, do you go for the feel of the guitar or the sound? Where's smash from? Heard bout it from your other post.
Naz(dumbtweed)
but i do believe that if you can play properly on cheap and poorly set up guitars then you can play on any guitar thrown at you =)
i go for feel AND tone :-) if it plays well but sounds awful, what's the point (vice versa)?
Smash from China, bro...
if it's poorly set up, playing well wouldn't be possible, yes?
yep not possible but at least my fingers can appreciate my own fully set up guitar more and maybe the illusion that i'm playing better...but whatever it is...i'm still pretty sure i hone my techniques on that cheap thing lol!!
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