Glad you didn't take offense, Tom! I was absolutely candid, so am
genuinely thankful that you took my words in good spirits!
Look, the guitar --
any guitar-- can be "massaged" toward this or that tone to a degree. But that range is
wider than most folks realize. String choice is a biggie, to be sure. Then there is --wait for it--
us,
our hands,
our approach to the instrument. This ain't mystical or esoteric stuff. Ask anyone who has been playing any instrument for decades (playing seriously, that is), and they will tell you about tone. And no, I am
not a pro musician (I have a day job where I am safe from having to prove my worth with musical skill!
), but have been hacking away at this music thing for a while ...even gigging when we can (L.A. is easily one of the worst places of late given all our idiotic mandates, but that aside) and as a self-proclaimed hack, I know there is
far more that *
I* need to do than any of my guitars, amps, or pedals to sound good. And likewise, to offer different tonal flavors, the onus is on me. As is oft repeated, and too often downplayed IMO, it is the carpenter not the tool that builds best. I get by, and am glad for it. I have multiple guits because my mental illness prompts me so, and the wife is generously supportive of my malady. But
nothing more than one guitar is, in fact, necessary. (yikes, did I say that aloud??). If there's anything
definitive I have learned over the years of hacking at music it is that
no piece of gear makes anything even closely enough of a difference than what the
player can bring.
You asked here: for this I am glad as this really is a cool place to hang ...here,
this forum! You asked, you got sound answers; good folks here! Thankfully you
didn't float this idea aloud to your better half. Your guitar is
great. The
giver even better. You have
both. Now where in the world are you going to find
that combination?!!! Just sayin, man!
Edward
