Guitar Sales

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Quote from: William2 on October 09, 2023, 05:10:43 PMWOW!!! I need another guitar.   

Don't we all! I would like another mahogany dread, Larrivee D-05. I sold mine because, while it was really nice, I didn't like the barn door pickup. Now I think, I could have lived with it.  :laughin:

As stated in the original post in this thread, it's a buyers market!!  :nana_guitar
Larrivee P-03
Epiphone USA Texan
Larrivee 00-40R Moonwood top

I recall talking to a manager at the music shop close to me and he said they had sold a tonne of guitars due to covid.  My guess is the layoffs and quarantine...government money, mortgage relief...people prioritized what's really important in life...playing guitar!  Might also explain why gibsons were so low on inventory everywhere back when I was in the market for one.

I used to think I needed a variety of different electrics but at the end of the day I was always trying to play my own way and have my own sound so although it's fun to hold and look at and play different ones, I always wanted to really just have 1 or maybe 2.  You can only play one at a time and for me, when I had 3 or 4...I'd go to "practice" and just end up playing basically the same thing taking turns on all guitars.  After an hour, I'd gotten my fix of guitar and tone and walk away then realizing I forgot to actually have a practice.

Since I only play classical and steel string now I have less distraction and am more goal oriented.  With 1 classical and 1 steel string OM, I can see myself narrowing in on a couple more purpose built acoustics like a jumbo for rythem and strumming and an L body for overall versatility.


Quote from: Sandstorm on October 14, 2023, 09:10:15 AMI recall talking to a manager at the music shop close to me and he said they had sold a tonne of guitars due to covid.  My guess is the layoffs and quarantine...government money, mortgage relief...people prioritized what's really important in life...playing guitar!  Might also explain why gibsons were so low on inventory everywhere back when I was in the market for one.

I used to think I needed a variety of different electrics but at the end of the day I was always trying to play my own way and have my own sound so although it's fun to hold and look at and play different ones, I always wanted to really just have 1 or maybe 2.  You can only play one at a time and for me, when I had 3 or 4...I'd go to "practice" and just end up playing basically the same thing taking turns on all guitars.  After an hour, I'd gotten my fix of guitar and tone and walk away then realizing I forgot to actually have a practice.

Since I only play classical and steel string now I have less distraction and am more goal oriented.  With 1 classical and 1 steel string OM, I can see myself narrowing in on a couple more purpose built acoustics like a jumbo for rythem and strumming and an L body for overall versatility.


This is one of the reasons I don't want a big arsenal of guitars.  I end up getting lost in the tone-chase and messing around with the nuances of this or that particular guitar, and forget to work on learning new pieces, etc.  This year I went through a time where I really thought I wanted to add a classical guitar to my life.  In the end I didn't do it because I decided it would be too much of a distraction.  So I just play my one Larrivee and life goes on. 

Quote from: Silence Dogood on October 14, 2023, 09:16:27 AMThis is one of the reasons I don't want a big arsenal of guitars.  I end up getting lost in the tone-chase and messing around with the nuances of this or that particular guitar, and forget to work on learning new pieces, etc.  This year I went through a time where I really thought I wanted to add a classical guitar to my life.  In the end I didn't do it because I decided it would be too much of a distraction.  So I just play my one Larrivee and life goes on. 

Yeah, I hear ya...after a session, I'd have Allen keys out, screw drivers, amp back panel off...tweaking action and pick up height...became obsessive addiction, like an addict that insists he doesn't have a problem haha.

I recently got the itch for a flamenco guitar much like you probably had with a classical...and although similar, it really is it's own style and at this juncture in my life I decided I don't need to start over on a new style.  I'm just going to learn a few flamenco techniques and incorporate it with my originals...because if I did get a flamenco, then what's next
..gypsy jazz guitar? 

Would be fun to practice scales and arpeggios on a flamenco and beat the hell out of one with some rasquatos, but not sure I can warrant several thousand dollar investment in a flamenco guitar that I'll probably never really be able to play anything authentic on, especially as a white guy in Canada

Quote from: Sandstorm on October 14, 2023, 12:10:56 PMYeah, I hear ya...after a session, I'd have Allen keys out, screw drivers, amp back panel off...tweaking action and pick up height...became obsessive addiction, like an addict that insists he doesn't have a problem haha.

I recently got the itch for a flamenco guitar much like you probably had with a classical...and although similar, it really is it's own style and at this juncture in my life I decided I don't need to start over on a new style.  I'm just going to learn a few flamenco techniques and incorporate it with my originals...because if I did get a flamenco, then what's next
..gypsy jazz guitar? 

Would be fun to practice scales and arpeggios on a flamenco and beat the hell out of one with some rasquatos, but not sure I can warrant several thousand dollar investment in a flamenco guitar that I'll probably never really be able to play anything authentic on, especially as a white guy in Canada

I'm not old (49) but have decided with all the other stuff I've got to do in life, I'm too old to start over or start a new style.  I enjoy spending my guitar-time learning new pieces and honing my own style.  My Larrivee helps me do that.  I'm content. 

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