The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #99617   Message #1986930
Posted By: Wesley S
05-Mar-07 - 10:40 AM
Thread Name: Guitar: Working vs Performance
Subject: RE: Guitar: Working vs Performance
Take a look in the mirror Guest. Are you wrinkle free? Of course not. Those lines are like roadmaps - they show where you've been and who you are. A guitar is the same way.

My 1967 D-18 has some scratches and dings just like me. The biggest scratch I put in it was when I ran it into a railing going up the stairs to the stage. Sliced it right down to the bare wood. So it got fixed up and you can barely see it now. But what I remember about the scratch is that we raised several thousand dollars that night for a homeless shelter. So I'm proud of that scratch.

Relax - If you were perfect you'd deserve a perfect guitar. You're not perfect. So just have fun with it. Life's too short to worry about stuff like that. Be careful with it of course but don't let it ruin your life.