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Undercover Guitar Deliveries...
Mrs F's big birthday this week and with Lockdown 2.0 it means loads and loads of deliveries incoming all week at Chez Fuengi.
One of which was a LP Jr from GSPBASSES but as she was under strict instructions to avoid the studio she hasn't clocked it yet and there were no awkward questions about what was in the box!
However, this doesn't beat a mate's story... A few years ago he had a meeting up in London before Christmas and then went for a few afternoon drinks.
His wife had tasked him with buying a ukulele for one of the kids for Christmas so he decided to nip into Denmark Street. He got the uke and came out of the shop, saw a Gibson 175 in white in the window and went straight back in and bought it for himself. An expensive few pints!
He got the train back to Hampshire, walked to the office carrying both ukulele and the Gibson and left them in his office.
Christmas is approaching and he wrapped up the uke for his kid and wondered what to do with the Gibson as bringing it home was probably not going to go down particularly well right before the big day.
He decided to wrap it up with a note to himself and stuck it under the Christmas tree at home on Xmas Eve! Apparently it got a raised eyebrow from the Mrs but no more than that!
Any more ingenious ways to sneak a guitar in to the house that you can share?
One of which was a LP Jr from GSPBASSES but as she was under strict instructions to avoid the studio she hasn't clocked it yet and there were no awkward questions about what was in the box!
However, this doesn't beat a mate's story... A few years ago he had a meeting up in London before Christmas and then went for a few afternoon drinks.
His wife had tasked him with buying a ukulele for one of the kids for Christmas so he decided to nip into Denmark Street. He got the uke and came out of the shop, saw a Gibson 175 in white in the window and went straight back in and bought it for himself. An expensive few pints!
He got the train back to Hampshire, walked to the office carrying both ukulele and the Gibson and left them in his office.
Christmas is approaching and he wrapped up the uke for his kid and wondered what to do with the Gibson as bringing it home was probably not going to go down particularly well right before the big day.
He decided to wrap it up with a note to himself and stuck it under the Christmas tree at home on Xmas Eve! Apparently it got a raised eyebrow from the Mrs but no more than that!
Any more ingenious ways to sneak a guitar in to the house that you can share?
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I think I convinced her that unless I accidentally damage them, then they can be resold and are not too much of a financial drain.
She is also of the mind that it is good to be happy.
That all sounds a bit too smug.
Well, er...
I don't really need to justify it but the key to feeling guilt free is knowing you can easily sell them on. And if you buy second hand it's a doddle.
A few years back I purchased a Parker Dragonfly from Sounds Great in Manchester. Sneaked it home and placed it in the middle of the rack. A few weeks later I took the family on a weekend trip to London. Train down, favourite suite at the Gore in Kensington, eating out, London Eye, shops and museums etc. No change from a grand for two nights.
We get to Denmark St and my wife says "you've had your annual bonus (bonus was 5 figures). If you want a guitar, why don't you get one?". I reply "Thanks, but I've already bought it". From her reaction you'd have thought that I'd just announced that I'd been having an affair with her best friend. Totally unreasonable.
I’ve learned my lesson, now I keep stum.
1.Don't put it on show immediately, stick it in a case - if it's a new case put it a the bottom/far side of your case stash.
2.Rotate your guitars around so that the ones in cases get put on stands every few weeks. during one of the reshuffles put in on a stand.
3.She'll notice it at some point but by then you've had it for a while and can just proclaim it isn't new.
This only works if you have a few guitars, and it helps if they are shaped similarily.
Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
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