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Post subject: Re: Encourage a young guitarist
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 8:06 am
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I had a young lad come up to me after a gig a few years ago, wearing a T-shirt with guitars on and a Gibson hat, asking me all sorts of questions about guitars like they were the only thing in his world. He nearly exploded with joy when I let him play the Les Paul I had at the time, as apparently nobody else had ever even let him within ten feet of one before.

Chatted with his mum (while keeping a careful eye on my gear, naturally) as he was cranking out a few chords, and said "He's got some promise!" She told me that since his dad died, he'd just played guitar until his fingers were raw, as that was how he coped.

He came back over with a grin the size of a small nation, thanked me for letting me touch my gear, and started effusing about how much he really wanted a Boss Distortion like I had, but he knew they couldn't afford one, and he understood that it was a luxury, and that was okay, he'd get it one day if he saved up.

I unplugged the pedal from my board and gave it to him. Both him and his mum burst into tears! :mrgreen:

Never saw them again, but I like to think that little orange box brought him some good times.


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Post subject: Re: Encourage a young guitarist
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 8:41 am
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I just remembered, I gave my E-series MIJ Squier Strat to a friend to encourage him to learn. 15 years later he's still got it and playing ferociously good guitar.

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