A funny thing happened to me today at GC

[birv2]

I went to the Memorial Day sale. Not much there I was interested in, or could afford. So I did my usual thing: pick up a Squier and noodle through various Fender amps. I like noodling, since I live in an apartment and rarely get the chance for uninterrupted louder volume noodling. I also choose Squiers because I figure if it sounds good through the amp, then it's a good amp. Not that Squiers aren't good! It's just that they're $700 cheaper than the Standard US strats.

So there I was noodling and this guy came up and complimented my playing and said it sounded like a $2000 guitar from across the store. Nice compliment.

He was looking at Telecasters and asked me if I would play a couple of Teles for him to help him decide. First a BSB Affinity Tele, which is the one guitar I don't have that I want to get someday. Then a $950 thinline Fender Tele. I swapped them out a couple of times. They both sounded great, and I pointed out that it was apples and oranges, since the thinline uses HB's. In either case, I thought the Affinity sounded very good, and the thinline did not sound 6 times better. He bought the Squier and we exchanged phone #'s to get together and jam sometime.

How about that?

[luvmyshiner]

Very cool Birv! Nothing wrong with playin' a little guit and meeting a new jam buddy on your day off.

[Spudman***]

That's great he used you to be objective about his purchase and made friends along the way. Cool. I just hope he isn't a stalker.

[M29]

Oh my

[Viking Power]

See GC is in fact evil! J/K. Sounds like a cool day.

[Jimi75]

That's something nice that happened to you. People in music stores are always too shy. I say, never walk alone into a store, take a friend with you or ask some guy in the store who also maybe plays better than you to play the guitar/guitars you would like to buy. We can all only make ourselves a subjective opinion on a certain guitar. Seeing someone else playing it, shows you the real character of the instrument.

I think it is pretty cool that you played the guitars for that guy! Thumbs up!

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J75

[Kazz]

That's great he used you to be objective about his purchase and made friends along the way. Cool. I just hope he isn't a stalker.

or a shiner.....

[Brian Krashpad]

Cool!

[birv2]

or a shiner.....

a what??

[Spudman***]

a what??

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kazz
or a shiner.....

It's a term that refers to a hedonistic bohemian that preys upon young women.

[Kazz]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kazz
or a shiner.....

It's a term that refers to a hedonistic bohemian that preys upon young women.

Yeppers that is what I was going for....