Shows how old you are. This ain't the 90s anymore homes. I just did a cursory search on craigslist. Seems like you can beat the shit out of a pawn shop there.
Thanks, I hadn't heard of craigslist. Instruments are temperamental things. Some fit you, some don't. Some speak to you immediately and others can be so awkward in your hands. Craigslist or even e-bay can be great for things you will not need any "connection" to but I'd not suggest getting a guitar "blind" that way. You need to test drive them imo.
Did you mean you hadn't heard of craigslist or just that you hadn't thought of it, at least specifically within this context? Also on CL I'd expect a fair number of those instruments to be stolen re-sells, but that is what you get.I hadn't heard of craigslist.
I was being sarcastic. It's a trait common in old people. Also, b_b is just projecting his fears on to me. The guy just sold a badass condo in the middle of a cool city to buy a family home in the burbs. He traded in his bachelor card for married man shackles and because he can see the mini-van on the horizon -and with it his inevitable mortality, he calls me "old" to try desperately to hold on to the frayed ribbons of his former self. It's sad, really.
No, but earlier today on Hubski someone was mentioning that they don't like to be barefoot in their home unless its on carpet. I started typing out a reply about how I recently bought a pair of house-slippers for the first time and how much I've been enjoying them....... and then I realized how incredibly old I am.
In general I agree with you, but if we're talking about buying a guitar without knowing anything about guitars (i.e. how to play them), then the guitar has nothing to say to you, even though it might speak to someone else readily. Buy a $50 Squire on CL, and see what happens. When you learn a thing or two about it's operation, then get picky.
I stand by my recommendation and think that an instrument can still be more or less approachable to even a novice. Aesthetics, weight and feel are immediately apparent to anyone. Plus, he's not 10 years old. Chances are he's held guitars before and may even have an idea of what characteristics appeal to him? Or maybe not. Perhaps I'm wrong, I know very experienced guitarists that have purchased guitars via eBay that they LOVE. Of course, these are vintage, bad ass guitars and not $50 Squires. Bb, what was your first ax?
My first guitar was an imitation Gibson with the hummingbird pattern on the pick guard. It was a gift for my 12th birthday from my dad. I played the shit out of that guitar, bringing it on family trips and such like a toddler with its blankie, although jamming Nirvana on a crappy acoustic never did sound quite right. I got my first electric guitar a year or two later; it was a black Squire Stratocaster. I pawned that eventually for a real Strat, which eventually I sold in favor of a P-Bass, a guitar I still have that is the last in a continuous succession of instruments.