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Location: Flahdaw | Don't ever say, "I used to Play" or "I have a guitar around here somewhere."
or "I don't have time"
or "I'm too busy"
Make the time. Hang your guitar up on your wall so you see it everyday. I mute the tv and play during commercials. Or I mute it and play while watching golf or football. I have a guitar in my home office AND my real office. I play while on telephone hold, or waiting for a call to come in.
Don't ever stop....find the time. Don't let life get in the way. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | I don't play guitar.
It plays me
Try playing along with the commercials |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by fillhixx:
Try playing along with the commercials... ... like THIS ONE!  |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | darkbarguitar... I don't want to derail this thread, so I'll just say... good words to follow if you can. |
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Location: GA USA | Iffy, that commercial pretty much breaks all of Woody's rules about who can play the blues and how and why. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I do all of the above except the office. I need to bring one down here, but I'd have to get a dampit or something similar, since it's so dry. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I keep one in the office, too, on display above a couple of nice book cabinets, then rotate the guitar after 3 to 4 months. It has now become a standing joke in the office for staff to come by and see what new guitar is in my office. Worried about humidity (we're in an old historic building that I'm sure has no humidifier), I only bring in the electrics and hybrids. Currently I have the EA68 Tamo Ash Viper. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | That Tamo Ash is the only Viper that really tugs at my chain. I just love the looks. |
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| Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
Make the time. Hang your guitar up on your wall so you see it everyday. Better advice never given. A guitar in its case doesn't get played. All my guitars are hanging on the wall, in easy reach even for just a few moments' plinking. I also set aside 1-2 hours every evening where it's just me and the guitar of the moment, no other distractions. By necessity that has to be after my son and SWMBO are asleep :D |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | "A guitar in its case doesn't get played." - sometimes neither do the ones on the wall. :)
"All my guitars are hanging on the wall" - Hmmmm 18" (average neck center to neck center) x 75ish guitars = 1350" or 112'running feet of wall space. Me thinks I need a bigger wall. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Miles - I'm sure you would have many volunteers to help build that wall. ;)
I work out of my home office when not traveling, so I'm surrounded by the collection. Most of them are hanging on the wall, but there's always one right next to me on a stand. I too play when I'm on hold, or when I'm on a conference call (with the mute button on, of course!). |
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| Originally posted by Mr. Ovation:
Hmmmm 18" (average neck center to neck center) x 75ish guitars = 1350" or 112'running feet of wall space. Me thinks I need a bigger wall. Angled Herc hangers - we could halve that space requirement:
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Serge - that picture made me laugh - I have my room humidifier near where my guitars are hanging. When it's on, whichever guitar is on the hook closest to it, starts banging continuously on the wall - so much so that I had to pad it. I was picturing that happening with your arrangement and ALL of the guitars banging into each other :eek: |
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| Originally posted by CrimsonLake:
I have my room humidifier... Move to FL :D (then you need a de-humidifier, AKA central A/C). |
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Location: Flahdaw | When I worked at a huge corporation, the CFO had an acoustic in his office. When we had sales meetings, during breaks we would go up there and take turns playing songs. The office girls would come by to listen. Even the BOSS came by once and said, "you guys are pretty good" and left. Guitars are kinda like puppies that way....they attract girls and even big old grumpy guys like 'em.
The economy may be going to hell in a handbasket, but we still have our guitars.
Sit, play, sing a tune, and smile. At least we can do that. That puts us one step ahead. |
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Location: Vernon CT | G8r, Thats one pretty wall you got there!
Living in an Apt, I don't have room to hang them, but having only 5 (Ok 4, some don't consider the T-word anything more the Trebouchet
fodder ;) ) I do rotate and play them often. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | I've only been to one customer that had guitars in his office. There were two of them, they were both Taylors and on both of them, the top split into two pieces. He said it happened suddenly (at different times). I'm guessing it was the lack of humidity... he still thumbed his nose at O's... O well. |
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Location: CA | When asked, my retort has always been "I play AT the guitar." |
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Location: big island | i do my best composing seated in the bathroom. only problem is coming up with a good tune that i can't stop playing can lead to hemorrhoids. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by lanaki:
i do my best composing seated in the bathroom. only problem is coming up with a good tune that i can't stop playing can lead to hemorrhoids. I used to play on the toilet when I shared an apartment in college. My roomate used to shout through the door..."you sound like shit" (haha) |
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Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
Originally posted by lanaki:
i do my best composing seated in the bathroom. only problem is coming up with a good tune that i can't stop playing can lead to hemorrhoids. I used to play on the toilet when I shared an apartment in college. My roomate used to shout through the door..."you sound like shit" (haha) |
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Location: Chicago | I always have one at hand. Since I write, I tinker on the guitar a lot (and on the OFC!). Best of all: I carry the fingerboard around in my mind, really. So practice can be purely mental. That's why I'm mental. |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by Mr. Ovation:
"A guitar in its case doesn't get played." - sometimes neither do the ones on the wall. :)
"All my guitars are hanging on the wall" - Hmmmm 18" (average neck center to neck center) x 75ish guitars = 1350" or 112'running feet of wall space. Me thinks I need a bigger wall. The few you do have hanging are fantastic though! (However you should pull them down and play 'em more) |
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | Originally posted by dobro:
I always have one at hand. Since I write, I tinker on the guitar a lot (and on the OFC!). Best of all: I carry the fingerboard around in my mind, really. So practice can be purely mental. That's why I'm mental. Dobro, don't let anybody tell you that being mental isn't all in your mind! |
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | Great uplift after reading that sorry ass post about "Why I Stopped" Dudes, there's nothing better than jamming with the boys, and it's your turn to do a ride. If you get in a funk about your playing, try something new. I've been playing guitar for over 40 years, from rock bar bands, to folk, blues and playing in church. I just started learning to play with a thumb pick style. Wow! Dig out those Jorma and Hot Tuna records. I try to play early in the evening each day. If I play late, I get wound up and can't get to sleep. Yes, leave those Ovations out, so you can enjoy them every day. |
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Location: Chicago | Water Song! I miss the days when I could go down to the local college and see Jorma and Jack with the Jerry G. Band for five buck. THAT was inspiring! |
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Location: Flahdaw | Don't get me started.... I still have the torn tickets for concerts from years past at unbeleivable prices.
Beach Boys- $6
James Taylor-$8
Jesse Colin Young-$5
Charlie Daniels- $5
Gregg Allman- $6.50
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Compare that to Hannah Montana @ $120.00 |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Wow darkbarguitar... how old are you?
I paid I think $15 to $30 for Allman Bros, Boston, Seals and Crofts, Chicago, Harry Chapin, Boston, ELO, etc.. in the mid 70's
$120 for Hannah Montana doesn't surprise me, I mean really... I can't blame her.. Sell out a stadium at $50 a seat or $150 a seat.. no brainier. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by Mr. Ovation:
Wow darkbarguitar... how old are you?
I paid I think $15 to $30 for Allman Bros, Boston, Seals and Crofts, Chicago, Harry Chapin, Boston, ELO, etc.. in the mid 70's
$120 for Hannah Montana doesn't surprise me, I mean really... I can't blame her.. Sell out a stadium at $50 a seat or $150 a seat.. no brainier. Well, maybe they were student pricing, but Allman was 1978
Beach Boys 1977
....actually the rest were 1977, either at the Univ. of Florida or Great southern Music Hall in Gainesville, Fl. Guess we were lucky, you sucker. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | It cost me $2 to see the Animals at the local City Auditorium... waaay back when the air was clean and sex was dirty...  |
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Location: Flahdaw | My sex is still dirty, you crazy old man. |
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Location: NJ | I always say "I play the guitar"
but when asked to play I usually respond with "I don't do that type of thing" |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The Jonas brothers are going to graciously add us to their tour at $160 to $530 per ticket. I bet we're one of the cheapest venues, too. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Do you play guitar? "Yes, a little, but I suck at it..."
That way if I sound okay, they appreciate it.
And if I suck, I warned them! 
Actually, it looks more like this... a bit slower 
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Concerts? The Band, Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead... $10 (free for me)
Alice Cooper... $4.50, $5.50, $6.50
ZZ Topp... Free
Jefferson Airplane... Free
Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, bunch o' locals... Free
Boston... $3 (first album release party, The Loft)
The Hooters... Free w/ Free Beer (but they played "And We Danced" 3 times to get a good recording)
Nobody is worth the money they are charging...
But I am pissed that I missed CSNY for $50 in Vancouver WA! |
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| Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
Don't let life get in the way. OK, fine. But conversely, don't let playing the damn guitar get in the way of life. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by Losov:
Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
Don't let life get in the way. OK, fine. But conversely, don't let playing the damn guitar get in the way of life. |
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"I play the guitar"