There are a couple of posts on the forum about how upset some people would be if a certain guitar was damaged, and I just wondered how many of us have an emotional attachment to our guitars. Like, do you have specific memories attached to them, do they have more meaning than "just a guitar" to you?
I have a classical guitar that is 50 years old that my step-grandmother gave me. It's been dragged around with me wherever I've moved to for years. It reminds me of her and my grandfather.
The Taylor 314-CE I bought after my mother died in 2013. She left all her kids a little bit of money (not a lot, like less than $4K after all the medical bills and the funeral were paid for) and I chose to buy a guitar with some of my inheritance. I call this one the "Mom Guitar," and I think of her whenever I play it.
The Martin D-18 I bought after my older sister died this past February. This is the "Pat Guitar" and it is my favorite, for sure.
If any one of these guitars were damaged beyond repair I would be devastated, because they mean a lot to me.
How about you? Do you have a fondness for your guitar that goes beyond just liking the way it sounds and plays?
I don’t have an emotional attachment but one of my guitars is considered an important thing I would take out of the house if there was a fire....after the wife, kids , and dog of course lol
Sue, Sweet stories about your guitars. My cousin, who lives in my long gone grandmothers house, found a pre WWII guitar in her attic. She has no emotional attachment to much of anything. She’s on the autism spectrum but highly functional. I remember my grandmother talking about her son, who was killed on Normandy Beach, playing the guitar. I’m sure it’s been up there since he left for the war in the ‘40’s. She put it outside. Luckily her brother came by and found it. No one in my family plays but me. I’d love to get it but I’m so far away in every way possible.
There are a couple of posts on the forum about how upset some people would be if a certain guitar was damaged, and I just wondered how many of us have an emotional attachment to our guitars. Like, do you have specific memories attached to them, do they have more meaning than "just a guitar" to you?
I have a classical guitar that is 50 years old that my step-grandmother gave me. It's been dragged around with me wherever I've moved to for years. It reminds me of her and my grandfather.
The Taylor 314-CE I bought after my mother died in 2013. She left all her kids a little bit of money (not a lot, like less than $4K after all the medical bills and the funeral were paid for) and I chose to buy a guitar with some of my inheritance. I call this one the "Mom Guitar," and I think of her whenever I play it.
The Martin D-18 I bought after my older sister died this past February. This is the "Pat Guitar" and it is my favorite, for sure.
If any one of these guitars were damaged beyond repair I would be devastated, because they mean a lot to me.
How about you? Do you have a fondness for your guitar that goes beyond just liking the way it sounds and plays?
I have three guitars that were bought with very little thought other than, I need a good acoustic, I need a good electric. and Wow I like this Taylor. I can relate to your story. though with some rifles and revolvers that have a lot of meaning and memories.
I Love my Guitar thats about all i can say ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
'nuff said!!
I love my guitar but there might be one out there that I love more LOL
I love them all equally except maybe my Taylor is Cinderella.
I consider myself to be very lucky that I've been able to buy a D18 and a HD28v.
My late dad always wanted a Martin but could never afford one, so I brought my HD28v in honour of him. However the guitar I treasure the most is the one he played. Its an old Yamaha thats not worth a whole lot of money but is priceless to me.
It plays and sounds great and I anything happened to it I would be devastated.
Keep on Picking 🙂
Well, I’m sure my daughter would step over my dead body to get to my bank card but my son would treasure my crappy cheap ass guitar collection.
@jerseychicadee that’s why we have multiple kids. We have to have some options when we get older 🤣
