just gone round the house & done a quick head count..

approx 41 guitars of various styles, colours, shapes and sizes..
.. and another 5 or 6 'projects' awaiting completion.


only 1 is a traditional orthodox acoustic..[made in canada]

7 are made in england..

the rest made in various far eastern countries..

except only one made in america.. a jerry jones [baby] sitar..

of course.. I could have spent the total cost instead
on a mere 2 or 3 high end prestige US brand name guitars..

but it would not have been anywhere near as as much fun
as owning & playing more than 41..

lets not forget how back in the early 80's
the japs seriously blew away forever
the dominant myth/reality of american guitar brand-name superiority..

and now a 1/4 of a century later even chinese factory's
are churning out low price high quality fender and gibson beaters
for beginners and semi-pro markets...
[.. and increasingly more open minded peer-pressure resistant pro-players ??? ]

in terms of manufacturing quality..
even my recently produced 'cheap shit' guitars are most likely better made and more easily playable
than the guitars used to record so many
of my favourite old folk coutry blues and rock'n'roll records..

and even if i ever was in a situation where i'd need to perform
with 1 single acoustic radiating sublime quality and rich full tone
comparable to a classical grand piano..

i'd probably negotiate an expense account to hire one in for a few days..

ps.. an american name i revere for its uniquely influential historical, and social significance..
is Danelectro/Silvertone..

cheap as chipboard.. and sound ****ing awesome..

pps.. still looking forward to the day i can find
a top yamaha acoustic well underpriced in a local charity shop..