Norwegian Wood
I fell in love on Sunday. Well, not love, but a deep infatuation, and I can’t stop thinking about it. Dale’s ok with it, even encouraging me to pursue it. In fact, he was the reason we met.
We took a drive, to a small guitar shop in a nearby town. A largely unimpressive collection, until I looked a little deeper on the wall. Ooh, that’s a 12-string. Ooh, that’s a Yamaha 12-string, like the one played by my guitar god. I picked it up. It was a mess. The strings were really loose, and it needed to be cleaned. I sat down with it and began to try to tune it. Surprisingly, it had a lovely mellow sound, and it felt comfortable in my hands as I worked the strings. I always thought a 12-string would be beyond my capabilities (which are still very limited at this point), but this was easy to play.

But I keep thinking about this guitar.
Would I take this guitar home, work on it as it needed, then abandon it to sit next to its 6-stringed cousin currently in my living room? Or would this guitar be the instrument that would finally make me play more? I have always loved the sound of a 12-string, but newer ones I’ve found hard to fret. This one isn’t at all.
So, dear readers, what should I do?
5 Comments:
Buy the guitar. You'll kick yourself forever if you don't.
Oh, you *have* to get it.
What a cool experience, eh? As I read your description, I recognized many of the same experiences I have had purchasing my (too many) gtrs.
It is rare to play a new gtr and have it feel like it's yours. Sometimes obsession or infatuation gets in the way, but they are both different from that *feeling* you get when the guitar really fits you.
Good luck with your decision.
Buy it!
Wow, you get alot of comment spam, bummer. And no, sorry, comment spammers, not interested in or clicking your links so please stop spamming blog comments with this stuff.
As for the guitar, go for it. If it ponged that strongly with you in the store then you will regret not getting it.
Instruments are investments, especially beautifully made instruments like this one. They are multi-taskers, instrument and artwork in one! There, is that enough justification?
it's just a guitar.. break ir heart!..
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