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Monday, September 04, 2006 The Guitar Story (or: A Belated Post about a Birthday Present) It was well-known that I didn't have a functioning guitar to call my own, a problem when I gig constantly; I'd gotten by with borrowing guitars from friends for the last three years, which is a testament to their generosity, though not a permanent solution. But before I left for my Midwest tour Bryan told me that when I was in Lansing, Mich., I needed to stop at Elderly Instruments to pick up my birthday present. Now, Elderly is to acoustic musicians what a candy store is to a six-year-old. But he was cryptic--I was given an order number and the instructions, "Set aside an afternoon and choose well." When we got to the store, Thomas wandered off to get his guitar adjusted and I found out how much the gift certificate was worth: enough to pay for almost the entirety of the beautiful Larrivee acoustic-electric that I ended up leaving with. I'd already had a good idea of what I was looking for, but I spent some time talking to the guys in the repair shop about pickups and playing through all the Martin and Larrivee acoustic-electrics in my price range; since I figured that I'd spend more time playing with the guitar plugged in than not, I ran them all through an amp before hearing them unamplified. After two hours of playing, one guitar stood out. The guitar was the best kind of present: both exactly what I needed and exactly what I wanted, both fun and functional. Thanks, Bryan. ^ Top | 10:55 PM | | | 
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