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Going to be a new arrival in the “family”
Before anybody gets the totally wrong idea, no, we’re not bringing another life into the world. Not exactly anyway.
I’ve been slowly growing my family of guitars for a the last 3 years or so. A couple months ago, my mentor and friend told me he was moving out to Canada’s west (or “wet” as it is affectionally known) coast in a job/life move for him. He has a gorgeous Paul Reed Smith S2 McCarty guitar that I was lucky enough to play last summer and I fell totally in love with it. The thing practically plays itself, it’s that good! So he’s selling off all his music gear before he moves and in his new music job, he can pick and choose any new gear he wants to set up his playing career again.
So long story short, a couple months ago he made me an offer I just can’t refuse. The guitar, a Blackstar tube amp (I only play through digital modeling combo amps right now) and a Line 6 control board for less than half of what it would cost me to buy new at a music store. Everything is in spectacular condition, the guitar is perfectly set up and ready to go with fresh strings. Given what I have seen of life in the last couple years (and with permission from a certain significant other) the whole kit is coming home to me next Thursday instead of the original March time frame. I figure life is just way too short to deny one of my dreams coming true.
Now I’m far from a great musician, might not ever be. But I play for the joy of it, and the occasional times I that I get to perform for small groups of friends and family gatherings might just bring some joy to others. If something more comes of it down the road so be it, but that isn’t the point really. Just like me racing motorcycles, I don’t do it to win or get accolades and trophy plaques, I do it because I love it. And I know too well how short and fragile this life is to say no to something that I would regret not taking a run at.
Don’t know if my “parents taught me well”, but damn the torpedoes…I’m doing it.
Merry Christmas all.❤
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