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Location: NW NJ | I usually do, especially if:
1) Their hands are clean and they're not drunk
2) They are young and really want to learn to play. Ya just can't do enough to encourage young people to love and make music...
3) They are better than me (which certainly ain't hard to achieve) cause standing on the receiving end of the guitar is a whole different, amazing experience and when they play up the neck it helps to even out the fret wear ;) |
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Location: Orlando, FL | My 17 year old son's friends play my guitars all the time. I tell them that's what they are for.
The kids are very careful and respectful with them. At least when I'm around. |
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Location: ms | I have a group of friends that swap out guitars often, sometimes for weeks at a time. Most of these guys play for a living and know how to treat a guitar. This time of year i`m a little funny about mine cause its just hot as crap down south and while friends of mine like Justin Mclendon know how to treat a guitar he travels hard for weeks at a time. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Let me clarify what the conditions are.
They have to respect the instruments and usually be good enough to make them work as they are supposed to.
The beer swilling crowd was fine.
On Wednesday night at the Frickin Mermaid I will not let anyone play the guitar. Don't need anyone sweating up my strings before I go on. Once I've played, I'll let someone use it if I know them and I know that their hands don't sweat much, I just might have to go back up and play again if I win something.
I've never had a problem, yet. Hope I don't in the future.
Now some guitars have gotten dented a bit but that was to be expected.
1. The silver long neck Adamas. I loaned it to Adrian for one of his North American tours. It came back fine but a bump or two, hey 6 months on the road, SOMETHING is gonna happen. Cliff has this guitar now and it's in really good shape, with the few "memories" of life on the road with Adrian
2. My 64 Firebird 5, Kal David can and does use this whenever he's in town. He says he put in a dent or two, I can't tell, but it's been onstage with him maybe 20-30 hours, again, something probably will happen
3.The guitars I loan Davis for the summer. If they don't get some scrapes and dents I'm pissed because that means they spent the summer in the case instead of being played every day. |
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Location: NJ | You forgot about the "ding" I put in your mando . . .
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Location: Whitecourt, Ab | You forgot about the "ding" I put in your mando . . .
[Roll Eyes] In some countries that makes you married... |
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Location: NJ | In some STATES that makes you married . . . |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by cliff:
In some STATES that makes you married . . . Yeah, New Jersey. Not that there's anything wrong with that..... |
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Location: NJ | People the live in Gay Houses shouldn't Throw Flowers . . . |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by cliff:
People the live in Gay Houses shouldn't Throw Flowers . . . silly boy.... |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | ... this post has become thoooo  |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | In cases like this it doesn't count if the person put the ding in on purpose |
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Location: Texas | amen. . . . |
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Location: Los Angeles | My attitude allowing others to play my guitars has changed over the years. I'm very protective now that they have been beat up. It amazes me how some people can be so careless when it's not their guitar. The 1112-4 looks like new after the re-finish job earlier this year. I'll think twice about letting anyone play it. Hey, anyone in Southern California want to come over and play it? |
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Location: SoCal | Where in L.A. are you? |
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Do you let others play your guitars?
