buddhuu
Super Moderator (Retired)
Throughout my instrument playing years I have always played mostly good, but cheapish instruments. The most expensive guitar I ever had was a Gibson SG I had when I was about 18 - but I let that go when I realised it was really not much better than an Antoria copy I tried that cost a fraction as much.
The most expensive mandolin I ever had is a J Bovier Tradition which is a good, low-cost mando (although I love the Bovier I'm hoping to sell it to buy a tenor uke!).
My fiddle is a sub-£200 Romanian one.
My ukes are a Makala soprano and a Stagg mahogany concert (like Baron plays in some of his vids from a while back). Cheap, but really pretty ok.
For some reason, I never quite got the hang of lusting after expensive instruments. I do like nice instruments, and I love to play my friends' £3,000 guitars and £4,000 mandolins, but I've always been pretty satisfied with owning cheapo ones.
What is wrong with me? Surely an expensive instrument would instantly make me a kick-ass player! So, why can't I work my way up to full blown UAS? Why don't I want an expensive Hawaiian uke? Why can't I be normal?
What do you guys lust after (instruments only! :stop: No perving!) ? What would be the level at which you think you'd say "Yup, that'll do for me"?
The most expensive mandolin I ever had is a J Bovier Tradition which is a good, low-cost mando (although I love the Bovier I'm hoping to sell it to buy a tenor uke!).
My fiddle is a sub-£200 Romanian one.
My ukes are a Makala soprano and a Stagg mahogany concert (like Baron plays in some of his vids from a while back). Cheap, but really pretty ok.
For some reason, I never quite got the hang of lusting after expensive instruments. I do like nice instruments, and I love to play my friends' £3,000 guitars and £4,000 mandolins, but I've always been pretty satisfied with owning cheapo ones.
What is wrong with me? Surely an expensive instrument would instantly make me a kick-ass player! So, why can't I work my way up to full blown UAS? Why don't I want an expensive Hawaiian uke? Why can't I be normal?
What do you guys lust after (instruments only! :stop: No perving!) ? What would be the level at which you think you'd say "Yup, that'll do for me"?