The first step in buying a guitar should be identifying your needs, however, since you already own 47 guitars, you might as well admit you have no legitimate needs and, after having exhausted your supply of rationalizations years ago, just make yourself happy.
You know you deserve the best, so just step up to the front of the line and pick out the PRS Private Stock that will garner the most online jealousy.
This will do nicely!
The next step involves checking with your lending institution. The bad news is that, while you deserve the Private Stock double-neck Dragon of Destiny, the bank says you're in striking distance of something in the Wood Library or Artist Package range.
Okay, you can live with that. Let's refocus our search and find a worthy substitute:
Sweet! Now show it to your wife for pre-approval!
Darn! Your wife thinks that, while the guitar is perfect, it just doesn't fit within the budgetary horizon of the domestic partnership at this juncture and suggests that, perhaps, a 10 Top is more your speed.
You could argue, but she is the one with the full time job and insurance.
Let's find that 10 Top!
You call Dave's to snag that bad boy and, unfortunately, they sold it ten minutes ago!
Fuck!
However, they do have a great deal on a used Standard that just walked in the front door. Alright! Those are kinda cool in their own, subdued fashion. It was Destiny!
But instead of a happy NGD thread at TGP, FedEx loses the package and are never able to locate it.
Six months later you receive a settlement from the bad people at FedEx but the holidays are right around the corner, your car needs work, and money is tight. You need snow tires but you're determined to get that guitar you deserve!
Scouring Ebay you spy a great deal on an SE that is the spitting image of the Standard you lost.
Just what you wanted!
Rock on, Dude!
You know you deserve the best, so just step up to the front of the line and pick out the PRS Private Stock that will garner the most online jealousy.
This will do nicely!
The next step involves checking with your lending institution. The bad news is that, while you deserve the Private Stock double-neck Dragon of Destiny, the bank says you're in striking distance of something in the Wood Library or Artist Package range.
Okay, you can live with that. Let's refocus our search and find a worthy substitute:
Sweet! Now show it to your wife for pre-approval!
Darn! Your wife thinks that, while the guitar is perfect, it just doesn't fit within the budgetary horizon of the domestic partnership at this juncture and suggests that, perhaps, a 10 Top is more your speed.
You could argue, but she is the one with the full time job and insurance.
Let's find that 10 Top!
You call Dave's to snag that bad boy and, unfortunately, they sold it ten minutes ago!
Fuck!
However, they do have a great deal on a used Standard that just walked in the front door. Alright! Those are kinda cool in their own, subdued fashion. It was Destiny!
But instead of a happy NGD thread at TGP, FedEx loses the package and are never able to locate it.
Six months later you receive a settlement from the bad people at FedEx but the holidays are right around the corner, your car needs work, and money is tight. You need snow tires but you're determined to get that guitar you deserve!
Scouring Ebay you spy a great deal on an SE that is the spitting image of the Standard you lost.
Just what you wanted!
Rock on, Dude!