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Post subject: Re: Why more than one?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:15 pm
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Gary J. wrote:
I'm a man who has and desires only one guitar, I consider myself very lucky to have the very one I want. If you've got plenty of money, then you don't need to invest in them, and collecting is meaningless, so tell me what's the purpose of more than one?


they are all different. thats like saying having only one hand is sufficient.... neck shape, fretboard, frets, body wood, color pickups, and tone all contribute to the mojo of the guitar and how it inspires you...

my favorite analogy has always been to turn around and ask - how many tools do you have in your toolset? or how many golf clubs do you have in your bag? its about having the right tool for the right job.

you can't just have one anyways... you need 3 (at minumum) - strat (or tele), les paul, and an acoustic.


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Post subject: Re: Why more than one?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:46 pm
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I own a few Strats and one Tele. They are all different. I have a few that are my go to guitars.

I'd say my EC Strat and Andy Summers Tele are my main guitars. Though right now I'm doing a lot of playing on my new Fender parts-o-caster '57 Strat. Got to love interchangable Fender parts.

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Post subject: Re: Why more than one?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:51 pm
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First I want to say that I'll never buy a guitar that I won't play. All of my guitars are played constantly like they're meant to be. With that said - all guitars sound different. Put two guitars and compare them - that are from the same batch, sent out to the same story, made the same way - and they'll sound slightly different. Now take two guitars made out of different woods, different shapes, different pickups, and different everything else you could think of - and you'll get a very noticeable and very different sound.

I challenge you to go to your local guitar shop, plug in a Strat, Les Paul, SG, Tele, or any other different guitar. I guarantee they won't sound the same - and if they sound the same to you - grab another person and tell them to close their eyes and tell you which ones sound like what. Which ones sound best. Trust me - there will be a difference. Everyone has their own opinion as to what sounds best - but it's obvious that guitars sound different from one another.

A big variable is pickups - but even for acoustic guitars - the size of the body and wood it's made out of make a huge difference in the sound. The playability is also very different from guitar to guitar - based on the neck, weight, and other variables.

And another reason to have more than one guitar? What if you're on stage... You're playing your dream guitar that you play every day... And snap! A string goes. Well the show has to go on right? Would you want to stop the show and restring while everyone waits? I wouldn't. And what if something even worse happened? Something that's not a quick fix? Well - that's an excellent time to have another guitar.

I'm happy for you that you have your dream guitar and that you don't feel like you need another guitar. For me - I can tell distinct differences from guitar to guitar, and I can tell that they work better for different styles. Some are better for some songs, some are better for others.

If you have your favorite painting up on the wall - a Picasso let's say - why get another painting? Well - they all look different, give you different feelings, and serve different purposes. I wouldn't put the same painting in my bedroom as I would my game room (which I don't have - just an example).

Anyway - I think you get the point. But I'm very happy you are a proud owner of your favorite guitar. That's a great thing to be able to say!

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Post subject: Re: Why more than one?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:35 pm
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I have this high executive friend from my early childhood.
I love visiting. He has all these action figures in their original boxes. I was impressed by some Beatles action figures right out of the 60´s in the original packaging. His wife tells me that every two weeks a stash of comic books arrives on the mail and she complains he doesn´t read them. He replies- I don´t read comic books. I collect them.
I consider my friend to be in great mental health, and so my point is not everyone out there who collects is nuts.
Unfortunately my profile is different. I collect river rocks and I obsess over things. My guitars began to give me anxiety, couldn´t stop thinking about them. Now I keep only the three I need.

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Post subject: Re: Why more than one?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:44 pm
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Gary J. wrote:
Yeah, I get everything I want out of her, I guess she's just all I need. When you get over a certain amount of guitars, is it for bragging purposes, or to make yourself look big? I just don't understand why people like alain would buy so many guitars and then get on places like this and brag about it, how does he play all of them anyway? If it's for investment purposes, that is just pointless. I'm in serious doubt that he has all he says he has.



This guy has a point. I am sick of yuppies who think can buy their way into a craft. Like owning the most expensive cameras and pass for a good photographer, or owning lots of pricey and ostentatious guitars to pass for a rock star. As if piling up on the tool would make you good at what the tool is for. Playing guitar well is hard, buying guitars is easy, and a succedaneum for musical accomplishment much too often.

For me a Strat is home. I have more than one guitar, but I mostly just play one Strat, the others languish in their cases. It's not a sin to appreciate guitars for the beautiful objects they are and I've known people with great collections who can't play. But...

I like Jeff Becks's saying (paraphrasing...), "I live in a world of guitar players who try to get the same sounds out of different guitars, whereas I try to get different sounds out of the same guitar."

It's nobody's business if you are more interested in instruments than music, but for me the world makes more sense when the focus is more on the music than the instrument. The way some people obsess about guitar parts, pups, etc., borders on neurosis.

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Post subject: Re: Why more than one?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:38 am
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Gary J. wrote:
Yeah, I get everything I want out of her, I guess she's just all I need. When you get over a certain amount of guitars, is it for bragging purposes, or to make yourself look big? I just don't understand why people like alain would buy so many guitars and then get on places like this and brag about it, how does he play all of them anyway? If it's for investment purposes, that is just pointless. I'm in serious doubt that he has all he says he has.


To each his opinion on collecting. I respect your point of view.
I don't "brag"; just wish to let interested people know what the very best luthiers in the world are able to handcraft.
There are so many guitars from the best guitars manufacturers that the existence is totally ignored by most people, that I think it's worth showing them to let other people appreciate the work of these Masterbuilders' creations.
Without collectors, one wouldn't see pristine vintage guitars anymore or Masterbuilders' work would quickly turn routine.
I do play all my guitars, certainly some more than others.
I play regularly in gigs and thus need some specific guitars for that purpose.
We don't live in the USA and we will never make any exhibition of such instruments.
All guitars shown on our site belong to us as mentioned and we still have many more guitars to put on line as and when: but nobody's pushing you to visit such site if it hurts you so much :wink: .

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Post subject: Re: Why more than one?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:41 am
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Tiglath wrote:
It's nobody's business if you are more interested in instruments than music, but for me the world makes more sense when the focus is more on the music than the instrument. The way some people obsess about guitar parts, pups, etc., borders on neurosis.


Why so dualistic? You can just as well play "the one" guitar and collect others. Be it for the fun of knowing something about Fender's history, about building a collection, etc.

I feel a jealousy-issue here.

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Post subject: Re: Why more than one?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:15 am
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I don't own a vast collection of guitars, but I do have several, and I like them all for different reasons. For me it's not about collecting, or bragging, or investing, the only thing that fuels my desire to purchase another guitar is the fact that I truly love playing music. Different guitars give you the ability to have different sonic "paintbrushes" at your disposal, and can truly effect the overall sound of a song.
I will say this also, if I could afford it, I would probably have several more guitars than I have right now.

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Post subject: Re: Why more than one?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:02 am
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It depends entirely on how anyone views the guitar. If it is just seen as a tool, one will suffice. Like a garden spade, you only need one to dig the flower beds.
With guitars though, there's a multitude of things about them that encourage ownership. The shapes, the colours, the sounds...and exclusivity too, with the rare ones that only a few can afford.

Alain, for instance, is passionate about guitars. Not just his own extensive collection, but other peoples' guitars too. He also allows everyone a chance to see, in pictures, his beautiful guitars... which not every collector is willing to do!

On a personal level, one guitar is all I really need, but by having only one I would deny myself the pleasure of enjoying more of those fascinating and delightful instruments! For many of us, it's really a love affair with the guitar. A lifelong love affair! :)


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Post subject: Re: Why more than one?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:53 am
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I think having more than one guitar means different things for different people.
Some people like to collect, some want to be part of the dream, some require a number of guitars to get the job done, for others things have just got outta hand!
Many professionals have one guitar only.
In the end it doesn't really matter it's a free world and what is sensible to some is crazy for others.
I don't see Alain bragging and I see many of the guitars in his possession as works of art and beauty.


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Post subject: Re: Why more than one?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:33 am
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Butterscotch wrote:
It depends entirely on how anyone views the guitar. If it is just seen as a tool, one will suffice. Like a garden spade, you only need one to dig the flower beds.
With guitars though, there's a multitude of things about them that encourage ownership. The shapes, the colours, the sounds...and exclusivity too, with the rare ones that only a few can afford.

Alain, for instance, is passionate about guitars. Not just his own extensive collection, but other peoples' guitars too. He also allows everyone a chance to see, in pictures, his beautiful guitars... which not every collector is willing to do!

On a personal level, one guitar is all I really need, but by having only one I would deny myself the pleasure of enjoying more of those fascinating and delightful instruments! For many of us, it's really a love affair with the guitar. A lifelong love affair! :)



"A lifelong love affair! "
I may say so :D

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Post subject: Re: Why more than one?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:54 am
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Its one thing to have only one guitar and be content... its another to cast stones at another for having as many as they want. we all do different things for different reasons.


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Post subject: Re: Why more than one?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:03 am
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To start off, Alain DOES NOT brag. He's one of the nicest and one of the most informative members of this community. I think it's great that we have Guitar Motel, to share guitars with the public that they normally would never see.

Jesse pretty much nailed it on the head in my personal opinion.

In my case, I buy guitars that will get played, weather it be when I'm on tour, or in the studio. I don't think I've ever met even one professional musician who tours or performs with a single instrument. It's impractical and a bad idea to begin with. 2-3 guitars is a good range. For me on the road it's usually the '64 Relic Strat, PRS Ctm 24, and Taylor Acoustic.

If you're a hobbyist who plays guitar for fun and doesn't have any intention of pursuing a career in music, I could totally agree with having one guitar. but that said, I don't think it's really ok to hate on others who buy guitars to just own them. People can do whatever they want, am I not right?

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Post subject: Re: Why more than one?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:20 am
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Alain is one of the best members of this forum!! Period!! I take offense at your assessment of him and his collection. A very shallow point of view!!


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Post subject: Re: Why more than one?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:04 am
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sikoniko wrote:
my favorite analogy has always been to turn around and ask - how many tools do you have in your toolset? or how many golf clubs do you have in your bag? its about having the right tool for the right job.


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I am the only musician in my family, and to a non-musician, a guitar is a guitar is a guitar. They ask me why I have a few electrics and a few acoustics, if they all do the same thing. The best thing to do is explain that they are tools and they each accomplish a different job.

Same thing goes for amps. After I got a few amps, they were all "why do you need more than one? You have one that works perfectly well." Same thing. A Blackface Super Reverb and an 18 watt tube boutique amp accomplish completely different things. One can't completely do the job of the other.


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