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Okay, so, I'm going to talk about guitars.

I like guitars. Like, kind of a lot.

I have three. And I'm seriously working on getting another. But more on that in a minute.

Anyhoo. My first electric is...cheap. Literally and figuratively. Due to guitar-techy things I'm not going to get into, the action is too high (its strings are way too high above the fretboard), and it won't stay in tune when I play it. I've been alternating for the past few years between trying to make it be not a pain in the ass and just not playing it. Which is a shame, because I love the sound it makes. Because it's a piece of crap, the sound it makes with distortion is grungy and has WAY too much feedback. Which is why I love it. Also, it has a surprisingly clear, punchy "clean" sound (that is, when it's played without distortion, it sounds very crisp...maybe 'piercing' is better than 'crisp'). So that's my dilemma with it: I love it, but it drives me up the freaking wall.

Now, enter my total shock and confusion when I tried playing it today after well over a year of not touching it and having it go back and forth between a few houses, and it was almost in perfect tune. I am baffled, befuddled, and weirded out. So I played a few songs and made some nifty feedback. I took a video of the feedback because I'm a dork, then deleted it because I realized how dorky that was.

On to more guitar things. I've been playing Guitar Hero 1 through 3 as well as Rock Band, and it is fun. It frustrates me sometimes as a guitar player, because it doesn't behave as I expect or want it to. But it's fun to play with friends. So I resolved to buy a PS2 and all those games.

About a week later I scrapped those plans when I realized that money would be far better spent on an actual guitar.

Remember, I have 3.

But I don't have this one. Yet. Also, I want it in Black, which you can select in the dropdown below the picture. Because every electric guitar I own has to be black...? I dunno. That's just how it is, I make no apologies.

Believe it or not, I have actually begun taking care of my finances and making records, something I really should just DO. But I'm doing it so I can spend my money on a very fancy guitar.

Also, I contend that unless you are (A) a guitar geek like me, (B) averse to video games, or (C) both, you will not see the logic in my math. You see, to get all those fancy games would cost me anywhere from a few-hundred to near $1000 (depending on if I had to buy a next-gen system to play Rock Band). Not to mention with a video game system I could buy other games too. But I have decided my money would be better spent on a guitar that costs anywhere from $1500 to $3000 or even more.

Trust me, it works out. Honest.

Anyway, it'll take me some time to squeeze those funds out of my budget. But good things are worth waiting for. And writing about. Because I know I can't be the only nut out there who this makes sense to.

I feel bad that I didn't mention my other two guitars. Then again, I play them plenty already. But they are both awesome. Trust me, I could justify having 100 guitars. Well, justify it to myself, anyway.

Until next time,