My GAS has got a terrible hold on me. So much so that I'm just ordering two new (well, used) guitars, which will hopefully cure me.
They are a Gretsch Silver Falcon and a Fender Johnny Marr guitar in black. The Falcon is the slimmer, centre-block and non-Bigsby one - I know the purists are going to say it's not a proper Falcon unless it is unwieldy, feeds back like a b*stard and has a Bigsby but I don't care. I think it is a gorgeous guitar and much more usable - plus I'm lucky enough to have a Bigsby-fitted ES 345 for any shimmery moments....
The Jag is a bit of a whim purchase as I just think it's damn cool - and it's at a price where I am never going to lose money. Always fancied a Jag or a Jazzmaster but never taken the plunge. The mods on these Johnny Marr ones make me think I'll use it much more than a more 'authentic' one.
Hell I'm excited...
"Anybody can play. The note is only 20%. The attitude of the motherf*cker who plays it is 80%" - Miles Davis
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Ha! "But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues..."
And so spring has sprung another wallet in the pursuit of tone.
Hope you give them both a good thrashing when you get them... since with your excitement, those new guitars deserve nothing less.
Good haul.
Crikey, they're a bit lovely aren't they?!
Nice splurge, play in good health
Not a proper Jag and not a proper Gretsch.
But both lovely; jealous. :-)
Would love that Gretsch.
No bigsby... well, it's good enough for John Frusciante like that, so I say rock on!
Sold that one quite a while back. Just can't be bothered to change my Avatar.
I do have a Falcon (with a Bigsby of course).
Well played.
I can't help about the shape I'm in, I can't sing I ain't pretty and my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to