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Originally Posted by RalphH
I will also add this to my thoughts above;
My 3 guitars combined are worth about 2x what my car is worth. Some people would consider that nuts for someone for whom guitar is only a hobby.
Every time a jam with a certain friend of mine, who is miles better than me, I'm painfully aware of how poor a guitarist and musician I am by comparison. Every now and then he grins at me playing badly on my $4k hummingbird and says "you can't put it down to anything except user error with that"
But I play and enjoy my guitars most days. I drive about twice a month for leisure like taking my young kids to the zoo. I do maybe 2000 miles a year.
At the end of the day, you have however much spare money you have to spend and how you choose to allocate it is really no-ones business than yours (and your wifes, obviously)
I don't personally see any value in having an expensive car, but I do see 'value' in having expensive guitars.
And at least my guitars are not full of mud, candy wrappers and rotting apple cores...
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I could have written this exact post (except for the wife and kids part -
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I own and enjoy several guitars way above my play grade. I play mostly in my living room but feel the imposter complex most when I perform. It is like the imposter complex trifecta - guitar player/singer/songwriter.
Best,
Jayne