V!N
19 maart 2004, 10:51
Dit is het verhaal van een kerel die net de catalogus open sloeg van http://www.rsguitarworks.net/
I swear I am not making this up. I received a brochure from RS Guitarworks yesterday about their guitar aging service (it came with my caps & pots upgrade). My wife noticed the brochure sitting on our counter and the following conversation ensued:
Wife: What's this about?
Me: It's a store that will artificially age a guitar for you.
Wife: Seriously?
Me: Yes -- seriously.
Wife: Why would anyone do that?
Me: Some people like it. To a lot of folks, a played guitar feels better than a brand new guitar.
Wife: But can't you age it by playing it?
Me: Yeah, but this is quicker. (I proceed to describe some of how they do it)
Wife: Couldn't you age it yourself with some steel wool, and a razor blade, and put some dings in it with a screwdriver?
Me: Yeah -- but it won't look as if it happened naturally.
Wife: But it didn't happen naturally.
Me: Yeah, well--
Wife: And you said that people do it for how it feels not how it looks.
Me: They do it for looks, too.
Wife: Then how come you always get less for your used guitars after buying them new?
Me: Uh -- well, because often they have some wear and a few dings in them.
Wife: But you said people like that.
Me: Yeah, but they want it to happen artificially.
Wife: Yet, they want it to look natural.
Me: Right.
Wife: So let me get this straight: people will pay for wear that is added to a guitar artificially, but not naturally -- but it has to look natural, not artificial -- even though natural wear looks natural.
Me: Right.
Wife: And let me guess, they will pay up for that -- even though used guitars sell for less?
Me: Technically -- yes.
Wife: You guitar players are weird.
Me: I don't think any of us would disagree with you.
Guitarhak
I swear I am not making this up. I received a brochure from RS Guitarworks yesterday about their guitar aging service (it came with my caps & pots upgrade). My wife noticed the brochure sitting on our counter and the following conversation ensued:
Wife: What's this about?
Me: It's a store that will artificially age a guitar for you.
Wife: Seriously?
Me: Yes -- seriously.
Wife: Why would anyone do that?
Me: Some people like it. To a lot of folks, a played guitar feels better than a brand new guitar.
Wife: But can't you age it by playing it?
Me: Yeah, but this is quicker. (I proceed to describe some of how they do it)
Wife: Couldn't you age it yourself with some steel wool, and a razor blade, and put some dings in it with a screwdriver?
Me: Yeah -- but it won't look as if it happened naturally.
Wife: But it didn't happen naturally.
Me: Yeah, well--
Wife: And you said that people do it for how it feels not how it looks.
Me: They do it for looks, too.
Wife: Then how come you always get less for your used guitars after buying them new?
Me: Uh -- well, because often they have some wear and a few dings in them.
Wife: But you said people like that.
Me: Yeah, but they want it to happen artificially.
Wife: Yet, they want it to look natural.
Me: Right.
Wife: So let me get this straight: people will pay for wear that is added to a guitar artificially, but not naturally -- but it has to look natural, not artificial -- even though natural wear looks natural.
Me: Right.
Wife: And let me guess, they will pay up for that -- even though used guitars sell for less?
Me: Technically -- yes.
Wife: You guitar players are weird.
Me: I don't think any of us would disagree with you.
Guitarhak