Saved £1099 today

Brio

I wrnt into Andertons and tried a delightful Epi 58 korina V.
I'd have bought it except I had my PRS SE DGT with me that I realised sounded better and played better.
I'll never go guitar shopping again without a reference guitar and my Waza Air headphones.
I did buy a Dane mkii and  Strymon Ultraviolet though. So my saving was halved..

goldtop

So you saved 1099, or 549.50?

Brio

Well I saved, then spent the other. I may have eventually spent both though. We'll never know. Schrodinger's savings. 

Neilybob

goldtop said:

So you saved 1099, or 549.50?

Don’t forget the Anderton’s points accrued. 

DrJazzTap

Brio said:

I wrnt into Andertons and tried a delightful Epi 58 korina V.
I'd have bought it except I had my PRS SE DGT with me that I realised sounded better and played better.
I'll never go guitar shopping again without a reference guitar and my Waza Air headphones.
I did buy a Dane mkii and  Strymon Ultraviolet though. So my saving was halved..

I love the way the last sentence, makes it sound like it was just a bar of chocolate and a can of coke at the till on the way out. 

JamesSGBrown

This reminds me of that logic of "lost the eBay listing, so I basically saved X pounds- better bid on something else."

Nerine

Always a good idea to take your main guitar with you when trying out others. Really puts things into perspective. 

That perspective being what you already have is a lot nicer than the piece of tosh you’ve just picked up in the shop. 

Brio

"Too much. There's too much fucking perspective ."

Tannin

Nerine said:

Always a good idea to take your main guitar with you when trying out others. Really puts things into perspective. 

Tattoo this on your forehead.

In more detail, always take whichever of your current guitars is most similar to the one you are thinking about buying. (If you are thinking about buying a Les Paul, take your SG, or whatever guitar the LP is likely to replace. Taking (say) a Strat might not be all that helpful.) 

If for some reason you can't take your own guitar in, ask to play something similar to it that you are familiar with. That gives you a known point of reference. With your ears now oriented, you can make good decisions about unfamiliar instruments.