derFunk
Taller than he sounds
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2018
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- 92
I get what you're saying, and you're right. That's just an excuse. When I was 19 (more than 20 years ago) I bought a Buffet-Crampon R13 clarinet. It's the PRS McCarty 10-top of clarinets, and priced similarly. I was an instrumental music ed major and my clarinet teacher told me I needed the best tools. And he was absolutely right. A professional carpenter wouldn't use no-name tools, so I shouldn't either. I played the hell out of that thing and kept it maintained. Replaced the pads every couple years, kept the silver keys polished. It was great, and I miss that thing. I sold it five or six years ago when I had a pile of debt. Sold it for more than I paid for it because in 1996 dollars I got it for $1500. The new buyer got a $1000 discount and I pocketed some cash (and it was my cash; I worked my tail off that summer to afford it). Wish I could have bought 3 or 4, since it was an investment at that point. I must have played 20 instruments that day, and that was one of the coolest experiences of my life.Doesn't matter how good (or bad) you are. There's always room for you to get better. No matter how much you improve there's always somebody else who is better (and always somebody else who is worse).
The whole "Once I can play _______ I'll be good enough to deserve <insert dream guitar here>" is a fallacy. Life's too short. If you can get the guitar without undue hardship on the rest of your family, then buy it. Having a great guitar feels GREAT, it makes you want to play more, it makes you want to practice more.
One day I'll go for a core PRS, I'm sure. But that day isn't today.