Many years ago, I
wrote
the following about one of my guitars: In the spring of 1976, when my little rock group got underway, I bought a
Gibson SG copy from a shop on the Kilburn High Road. I played this guitar
for many years, whenever an electric was needed, but slowly my usage
decreased. After all, I am an acoustic guitar player. There was also a
problem with the bridge which was causing intonation problems; I had this
corrected, but never really used the guitar after that. The guitar is lying
under my bed, untouched for several years.
Then a few months ago, I
wrote
with regard to the music group, I used my venerable SG copy guitar as this is very light as compared to the
Washburn semi-acoustic. I discovered that the neck pickup doesn't work
(probably a wiring fault) so my sound was very tinny and not what I wanted.
Next time I'll take the Washburn. The other guitarist has a real Gibson
SG!
Of course, the
Stagg Tele
that I bought six weeks ago is intended to take the place of this guitar.
Why am I writing this? This morning I saw a note (posted yesterday) on
our virtual kibbutz noticeboard asking for guitars that can be donated to the
evacuees from the kibbutzim on the Gaza border. It took me a few moments for
the penny to drop that I do indeed have a guitar that I have no need for, and
I would only too pleased to know that someone is using it to make music so to
make their lives more bearable. Only after delivering the guitar to the
collection point and returning home did I realise that I also should have
donated the
pocket amplifier
along with a guitar lead. As I noted then, the cost of this amplifier is
negligible, but the value that it would provide would be far more.
Many people throughout Israel have donated clothes and food, but these have no
sentimental value at all. There are many memories wrapped up in the SG copy -
the memories will remain with or without the guitar. I can only hope that
someone will create more happy memories with it.
This day in history:
| Title | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | New computer | Computer | |
| 517 | Remixing songs and playing live | MIDI, Guitars, Antibes | |
| 770 | Importing purchase orders | Programming, ERP | |
| 899 | Vinyl log 24 - 29 October | Van der Graaf Generator, 1975, Vinyl log | |
| 1542 | The 8-puzzle | Programming, Puzzles |
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