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Regardless of the guitar brand you can argue that there are distinct "styles" of guitar which tie into the vibe / image of the performer:
- I'm sophisticated, classy; I play a blingy instrument - see the early rock and rollers, the Chicago bluesmen moving into the 60s, more recently the jazz fusion performers
- I'm keeping it real and am paying my respects to the legends before me - I'm going for the CS relic look.
Obviously there are exceptions to the above but I think there's a certain truth here.
The truth is, regardless of object, I think when something is new, I take care of it more, but once I get that first ding, I care less.
It’s can be the wheels on my car, the first kerb ding is the worst, all of them after that is just another one. It will all be fixed at the same time when I refurb it anyway. Or it can be a baking tray, the first time I use it I scrub it like new, but after a few years they all look the same and I make no effort to scrub it to shiny, just clean it so it’s not sticky. But what the heck are all those black stuff?!
All my guitars that looks new, Taylor or PRS I keep in the case, I also keep my Gibson in the case because of the headstock. Both my Strat and Tele I leave out because they are relic, the ding is already there. The by product of that is the guitars in cases will stay looking new longer, and because they are in cases they also get played less which goes hand in hand of them staying new longer.
It’s gotten so bad that I haven’t played my Custom 24 in about 5 years! So if I sell it, it certainly will look new and immaculate.
I own one PRS (that's up for sale) and it's in excellent condition, with a few small marks, but it has definitely been played. I've other guitars which cost more and have some minor marks but I do try and protect them - and why would I not? I've gigged regularly and kept guitars in excellent condition and I'm heavy-handed as a player and clumsy.
Does anybody here drive an expensive car and not give a shit if they scrape up against other cars/walls/people/whatever? I wonder if car owners have forums where they mock Porsche drivers (dentists too, etc.) for them not being treated like a tractor.
My band, Red For Dissent
My 305 has some minor scratches etc as it’s been looked after and played in equal amounts.
From around 1995 I've known a full time pro muso who has worked in the theatres inc west end etc and has played mainly a PRS during this time (now retired) - He will wear frets out in 18 months or so - Turn it into a relic within 18/24 months - Play live 6 days a week and often twice on a Sat - And the reason he picked a PRS was simply that it did the job and did not let him down - No electrical buzzing - No trem issues - Remember he is a hired hand and employed to do a job - Any negative issues about his gear will reflect on his ability to work in such an environment - The guitar is simply a tool of the trade for him
Not selling anyway. It's a lovely loud, light, comfortable and well made guitar that was my main gigging instrument for years with never so much as a string break, never mind anything you could rightly call an "issue".
My sons love it too, not that either of them really play. My younger son told me today that the only thing it was lacking was the "note wobbler" my G&L "Strat" has.
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.