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Location: ranson,wva | dave and clif and kim blew that onr at the gathering last weekend when they were talking about #47!!! we talked tonight....i buy her new tires for her truck i can get a new guitar...not a bad compramise considering my uncle has a tire shop and i can get them at cost..just dont tell her that!! jason |
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Location: ranson,wva | i showed her the adamas on al's site that i like and here was her answer.. and i quote "that looks just like your ugly little red and black small uke thingy" un quote.....women..what you gonna do? jason |
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Location: Omaha, NE | My solution was to buy my wife the $10k flute she wanted. That was six years ago now, and that one purchase has been leveraged into two motorcycles and two guitars.
Two simple rules work for me. First, make sure she has her toys first: Drop $300 at Eddie Bauer on her and I guarantee you will get at least $1000 headroom for your guitar purchases. Second, your car is ALWAYS the POS. Her's is nice. |
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Location: Vermont USA | I have always found it is important to pick your fight somethings just arent worth the trouble. I would never trade my wife for any thing.
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Location: Warren,Pa. | Back in '99 I ordered a "2nd" Custom Elite...had a crack in the top and little stress cracks around the bottom. I knew this before I got it, but I only paid $800. I hadn't told my wife. I was gonna figure something out.
Then we found out Maryanne had cancer. The day before her sergury I had to go and pick up the guitar that I had purchased behind her back.I took it to a friend and said I didn't want to see it.
2 weeks later, I'm taking her to the airport where she'll fly to a friend's in England for a month of down time. I told her on the way to the plane what I'd done. She looked at me with a kindness I'll never understand and said "well..you got a good deal, right?"
That guitar burned up along with everything else we owned 4 years ago when our house burned to the ground. I still have Maryanne. I'll not do anything so foolish ever again in my life.
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Location: ranson,wva | i made a pretty fair trade off with her on the current sitituation,i can get the guitar i want but...here it comes..my biggest fear..flying..i have to fly out to vegas for a week with her on vacation....and i have to sell the 2 guitars that are hanging in the den collecting dust..jason |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Mine simply said:
"I have no problem with how many guitar's you get, as long as it is finacially feasable (meaning it is not stressing the family financies) and you play each in turn and don't get rid of any without MY permission, I consider each to be a child in the family. We can only add, not take away"
Pretty cool, got to keep her :) |
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Location: Rauenberg, Germany | Well, folks, I know my wife is a keeper. I bought my first Ovation on MY WIFE's BIRTHDAY. And we are still married. She doesn't understand why I have five guitars and I use the investment excuse. I have to calm my GAS urges...I don't think I will pull that one again on her next birthday. Or I may be singing solo... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | My wife keeps telling people I have 13 Ovations when I only have 11, so I figure I have 2 more coming. She buys stuff for the house and figures I'll reciprocate with a guitar. I've tried all the tricks, but she knows what's going on. Some guys buy cars and golf clubs, women buy clothes. Make sure she isn't wanting any then get the best deal you can. That's part of being married.
Also, it doesn't hurt to play her or your mother or daughter a love song once in awhile. |
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Location: ranson,wva | things worked out just fine..christmas is coming ill get her something real nice and hope for the best. or wait till taxes come in..jason |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by johnnycash83:
ive weeded out the black ssb and the cherryburst ssb and aquired 2 deep bolws in natural color...how to explain a blue adamas or a red one?? jason Just let her see the picture I took of you playing one :) |
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Location: ranson,wva | now that you mention it phil,i used that on as my background and screensaver on the pc..subtle hints..i love the looks and sound of the #47 but its way out of my price range..i think in gonna save for a bit and buy one of al's export flay adamas |
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Location: Kingston Ontario | The first question I have is......Do you need a new stove, dishwasher etc. How about a new car.
My wife says the same thing about guitars in general.
I have about 12 electrics, 2 Ovations, Mandolins autoharp, dulcimer steel guitars......
You have to compromise. Find out what she wants and make your want seem so insignificant. Of course she may want a new husband and......won't go there.
Bottom line: You are not alone. I have been married almost 30 years. If you are a fan of Red Green, call him for advice. You'll have your new guitar faster than he can say "Keep Your Stick On The Ice".
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Location: south east Michigan | Of course I'd love to have a #47. But I've reached a level of satisfaction with the 5 Ovations I have (that's counting the uke). They offer enough different flavors to keep the GAS at bay....for now.
I told my wife I was thinking about selling the Breadwinner to help finance UTE. She said, "No way...don't sell the Breadwinner!". |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Before purchasing the #47, I went around and around in my head on how to approach my wife about it. I probably came up with the 101 best excuses for spending a small fortune on what amounts to a luxury item... in the end I decided to do what's best for my health and tell the truth upfront... that it's a GUARANTEED investment... much better than the stock market... of course this only works when stocks aren't doing that well... anyway, I lived to talk about it. |
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Location: ranson,wva | she wants a uke..so im gonna offer up a deal..you can have my applause uke(same color as #47 i may add) and ill buy another guitar..it might work..jason |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | See if you could sell her gaudy rug for anything close to what she paid for it. |
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Location: ranson,wva | thats what i told her, i bought my 1114-4 for $300,(plays beautiful) with a hard shell case, i paid $75 for my applause uke and $90 for mt matrix and 2 cases!! i could sell my items for a bit more than i paid for them...she just cant grasp the concept..but i agreed to give her the uke and get her lessons in trade for another guitar...jason |
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Location: NW NJ | Originally posted by Slipkid:
I told my wife I was thinking about selling the Breadwinner to help finance UTE. She said, "No way...don't sell the Breadwinner!". She's a keeper Brad!
I told mine that I might sell my 6778LX-NEB to help finance a 2080. She wouldn't let me because it was "too pretty". Well, she's a keeper too ... and I have to agree with her. ;) |
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Location: ranson,wva | i just aquired a 3rd ovation with out a word from the warden...i hope i win the academy..she told me to bid on it!!! jason |
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Location: Vermont USA | It always amazes me how a 9mm gets its own way.
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Location: ranson,wva | 45 auto..jason |
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Location: SoCal | I haven't posted on this whole thread, but as I read the title, my main thought is, if you have a wife that only allows you to have 2 guitars, perhaps it's time to be thinking of a new wife..... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Where's the challenge in that? Mine used to say she didn't think I needed more than one guitar. Shows how much she knows. |
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Location: USA | I have to agree with your wife...
2 guitars is enough...
2 guitars in the living room
2 guitars in the bedroom
2 guitars in the office
2 guitars in the studio
yeah...2 sounds good to me... ;) |
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my wife says 2 guitars is enough!!!!
