Long story short: Split up with the wife about 6 months ago (just after I won a ThorpyFX pedal in a raffle here, so it was up and down
), moved into my flat about 2 months ago and completed the house sale about 1 month ago. Went to PMT today to test drive a Gretsch Streamliner G2622T in Torino I'd been eyeing up for a while, and also to try a few Les Pauls ahead of Black Friday. I didn't even end up looking at Les Pauls, because I tried a PRS S2 Standard 24 instead.
Ahem...
Ahem ahem..
Oh, and I grabbed a Helix and a couple of Yamaha HS7s as well lol.
I never, ever thought I'd buy a PRS. I've always found them too blingy and never really desired one apart from a seafoam green Starla, but I played this one and had to have it. Its a really high quality bit of kit with none of the overly-perfect and polished looks that put me off, yet it's far from ugly.
With the Gretsch, looks-wise the Streamliner in Torino green is just about perfect to my eye but I didn't think I'd get on with the sound or playing with a Bigbsy. Turns out it plays like a dream and it sounds great too.
Didn't even have to sneak them past a wife either
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I did exactly the same after my split about 4 years ago! I went out and bought gear i'd always wanted and i didn't have to explain it to anyone, it was fucking brilliant. Hope this new gear inspires you and gives you many hours of pleasure.
I don't have a sorted tele in my collection either...
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I'm slowly getting used to being single, but we were together for 18 years so it's gonna take a while lol.
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the streamliners r great guitars for the money
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Seriously impressed. It just oozes quality, it sounds amazing and it sustains forever.
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Lol