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Old 12-04-2015, 09:32 AM
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Friends of ours wanted to get together for supper. And bring another couple. The Blonde volunteered our house for the "venue," but our friends brought the steaks and sides. I found out (while grilling the steaks) that she (our friend) had an ulterior motive: seems this friend of theirs is a guitar player (casual) who is on a three month vacation from the frozen northland and didn't bring a guitar with him... "Can you guys play something together?"

Sure.

I took him to my guitar room... not knowing his playing style or how he might treat a guitar, I pulled the Shorty off the wall for him to try. Good choice - he is a "heavy strummer"; I play my guitars with enthusiasm, but don't feel the need to pound them.

"Easy there, big fella - that's a nice guitar. You don't have to 'beat it' to get get a good sound out of it." His playing is mostly three chord steady strumming of classic R&R and country... easy enough to follow, and keep the others entertained.

Our friend (the wife in that couple), after a few adult beverages, kept saying, "Play some more Doobie Brothers!" Made me remember why I quit playing in bars years ago.

I was a gracious host and let him pick songs most of the time. Generally, I play plugged in (even when practicing); glad I decided against that last night. First time I sat in front of the Shorty... it handled the heavy strumming just fine and really punched out the sound.

At the end of the evening, I asked him if he enjoyed the guitar... "That was amazing! I have never heard a carbon fiber guitar before..."

He thanked me, we all said our good-nights. I wiped down the guitars before hanging them back on the wall. I patted the Shorty... "Yes, I know. You handled that better than I did."
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Old 12-04-2015, 09:58 AM
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Just curious, if your friend had been honest about her motive, would you have obliged her request?
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Old 12-04-2015, 10:04 AM
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That's a fun story. Music is meant to be shared and I've always let anyone that wants play my guitars.

Someday, I think I'll end up with a carbon fiber guitar.... someday.....
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Old 12-04-2015, 10:53 AM
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Just curious, if your friend had been honest about her motive, would you have obliged her request?
Sure. We all had a good time.
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Old 12-04-2015, 11:04 AM
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That's a fun story. Music is meant to be shared and I've always let anyone that wants play my guitars.

Someday, I think I'll end up with a carbon fiber guitar.... someday.....
I don't really have a "beater." I intentionally didn't hand him my nicest wood guitars. I took a GSmini down for me to play. He didn't ask if I wanted to swap. He was quite taken with the Shorty.

I bought the carbon fiber Shorty as a travel guitar, but it gets regular play in the rotation when we're home. I completely get the "premise" of carbon fiber, but RainSong's execution makes this a "good" guitar, regardless of the material.
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Old 12-04-2015, 12:00 PM
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Sure. We all had a good time.
That's the downside of reading a story as opposed to hearing it. In your original post I read the word "Sure" with reluctance instead of exuberance. Glad it was a good time!
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Old 12-15-2015, 06:53 AM
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Having someone convert doesn't mean they turn their back on tradition. It just means their eyes and mind have been opened to an alternative to Wood.
I have a friend that was a Mid-Atlantic Sales director for Fender Guitars that just ordered his first Carbon fiber guitar. A CO WS1000N2
Last Month I let him take my rainsong home for a week, and he became a believer.
BTW, I think I had a Captain Jim Sighting on LA guitars Web Site. Very cool indeed Jim !
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Old 12-15-2015, 08:56 AM
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I can certainly relate to two things. Heavy strummers and song requests. I too take very good care of my guitars regardless of the value. I have owned stuff I paid waaay too much for, and currently have a Eastman parlor and a Shorty. It would pain me to see someone handle either aggressively. With song requests I am one of those players that makes people walk away.... I have been playing for a long time, but other than stuff I make up, I seriously don't "know" any songs all the way through. Bits and pieces of a lot, but nothing to entertain a listener...LOL!
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Old 12-15-2015, 09:04 AM
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Thanks, Vance. I bought a couple guitars from Ted, including the Shorty. He's a straight-shooter.

For the record, I am not out trying to "convert" players to carbon fiber. Like many, I had my suspicions about that "stuff" before I actually tried one... but, I tried it with an open mind. I still like my wood guitars just as much as I did before I bought the Shorty.

We're heading out for a few months, and the Shorty is coming along.

Jim
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Old 12-15-2015, 09:15 AM
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Hi Nick,

I have been playing for audiences since I was 12 years old. I enjoy being able to come up with something when there are requests. Of course, it may be an "alternative" to the exact request, but I feel it shows you are trying. Some requests make me chuckle, but I know enough tunes to be able to punt. Well, there was one time when playing for my daughter's class where a young lady asked if I knew any Taylor Swift songs, specifically: Tears On My Guitar... I was having a tough enough time coming up with songs that were appropriate for a 12 year old audience.

I looked the Shorty over after the evening, and she looks just fine. This guy wasn't abusing the guitar, he was just a bit heavy-handed compared to my style. It was still a fun evening. Without knowing the player, I made an executive decision (my guitars, my rules ), and it all turned out fine.

Jim
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Old 12-15-2015, 09:21 AM
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For the record, I am not out trying to "convert" players to carbon fiber. Like many, I had my suspicions about that "stuff" before I actually tried one... but, I tried it with an open mind. I still like my wood guitars just as much as I did before I bought the Shorty.
Jim
Exactly! You got it figured out, and have been the ideal advocate for CF guitars!
well done
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Took my Emerald to my local Mom & Pop store to find a soft case for her. Every one there wanted to play her, so I had a great mini concert from other guitarists!!! They were old geezers like me so I wasn't too worried...I am not trying to convert anyone though...
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