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That's the story... if you can get a good playing CBG in a musician's hands....
I had a guest (friend of friend) in my shop last weekend... he stayed and played for 2+ hours....
After trading several emails, he buys two and takes the third in trade for demo work and to be my "playing professional" (my CBGs will go in his show and he'll hand out my business cards)....
Playing will change the attitude a lot....
the best,
Wichita Sam
stan bryars said:I take the blame for my son's attitude
His older brother was born when I was 18 and had to grow up with very little the second came along 10 years later after
His mother also grew up poor in the NY projects
I guess we felt guilty and tried to make up for what the first didn't have by giving it to the second
Life has been handed to him , at 2 and 3 he was wearing Air Jordans and the trend just continued
On a better note
I took a few over to a cousin in law today that has a similar opinion of CGBs
His father was a pro musician all his life and his older brother is a musician and avid collector of "serious" instruments
I only asked him to play one to tell me if the action was too high (I already knew it wasn't')
2 hours later he finally put the thing down
Now he is wanting one and was coming up with some really good marketing scheme and ideas
Naw Stan, you didnt "DO" anything wrong,,,,,,,or at least you did the best you could based on what you knew at the time.
Probably the youngster just needs a few kicks in the pants from life itself to finally get it. But if you insist on taking the blame, know that your far from alone. There are kids all over the country that are being raised exactly the same way ,and all will have to figure out the difference in life as they thought it was as they grew up, and reality.Most of the time eventually they figure it out.Sometimes they dont.But you cant live life for them, thats what stunts our youth of today. Us parents attempting to "save" our kids from the fact that life is hard, sometimes your the windshield ,,,,,,, and sometimes your the bug, thats life LOL
One thing I would do is find a local open Blues/Blue Grass jam where you are! Play the hell out of one, and I am dead sure there will be a group of folks that will stat asking about it! That's when you play sales man! Just don't bring your main git, you might end up having to selling it! LOL
That is one of the things the newly converted cousin wants to do
Plus he wants to take some home to New Orleans and do some street performances after watching Kenni's vid from Nashville
Christopher Call said:One thing I would do is find a local open Blues/Blue Grass jam where you are! Play the hell out of one, and I am dead sure there will be a group of folks that will stat asking about it! That's when you play sales man! Just don't bring your main git, you might end up having to selling it! LOL
Funny thing is, just having one now (been 3 days or so) I have 2 builds in line for others. Not to make money, but 1 for a friends mother for her birthday, and another one for a friend I met on YouTube! But, back to the topic, I go to an open blues jam here locally every Weds night. This week I am not bringing my 6 stringer, rather I will be testing my 3 string. Knowing the dudes there I might have a few more builds under my belt! Like it was mentioned in another response, as long as I make enough to keep building and honing my skills I am happy! Plus it's a nice break from building solid body 6 strings for the metal heads around here! LOL 6 strings are getting boring, 3 strings are the way now for me! Less is more!
Ok my rant is over now- Sorry. LOL
stan bryars said:That is one of the things the newly converted cousin wants to do
Plus he wants to take some home to New Orleans and do some street performances after watching Kenni's vid from Nashville
Christopher Call said:One thing I would do is find a local open Blues/Blue Grass jam where you are! Play the hell out of one, and I am dead sure there will be a group of folks that will stat asking about it! That's when you play sales man! Just don't bring your main git, you might end up having to selling it! LOL
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