I have been a professional musician my whole life with not much to show for it that isnt buried deep in my personal history. I bought a brand new guild d-40 just like the one in the picture whe I was 16years old in 1970, and though I have access to a kim walker, a santa Cruz and a sexauer I still, after all these years play the guild. I named her Jenny when I got the guitar, but ultimately just called it "the guild". It is a beautiful sounding instrument, the only one I have not been able to part with (selling and trading a dozen or so other guitars along the way.) Anyway, just my two cents saying "i see you, I hear you, and I am pretty sure I know what that guitar sounds and feels like, in my soul".
What a beautiful note. There’s a rare kind of loyalty between a musician and the one guitar that never leaves. Your Guild has clearly lived a full life with you, and I can feel that in your words. Thank you for recognising the heart of the piece - and for saying ‘I see you’. I see you too. Dáithí.
A tender story. Bought a new Telecaster in 1970 and lugged/played it through university … and then finances dictated it be sold. Not the loving journey you/yours had.
It hurt bad then and now, I hope it has given joy along its path.
I think I understand Clark. Selling a guitar closes a chapter you didn’t realise you were still writing. The future moments - the ones you hadn’t lived yet - all go with it.
I know the sense... I once wrote an instrumental called "Dobharchú is an seol mór" (The hound of the wild water and the big sail), of an evening sailing back to Skerries from Peel accompanied by a curious minki whale :-).
Nice piece. I owned a ‘71 Guild D-40 and composed many of my earliest songs on that guitar. For some reason, I traded it for a Gibson 330. I was getting into the jangle of The Byrds, R.E.M. and other folk-rock bands. That was one that got away. By the way, the guitar in the video was not used on the track.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pV1stvHB9o
I have been a professional musician my whole life with not much to show for it that isnt buried deep in my personal history. I bought a brand new guild d-40 just like the one in the picture whe I was 16years old in 1970, and though I have access to a kim walker, a santa Cruz and a sexauer I still, after all these years play the guild. I named her Jenny when I got the guitar, but ultimately just called it "the guild". It is a beautiful sounding instrument, the only one I have not been able to part with (selling and trading a dozen or so other guitars along the way.) Anyway, just my two cents saying "i see you, I hear you, and I am pretty sure I know what that guitar sounds and feels like, in my soul".
What a beautiful note. There’s a rare kind of loyalty between a musician and the one guitar that never leaves. Your Guild has clearly lived a full life with you, and I can feel that in your words. Thank you for recognising the heart of the piece - and for saying ‘I see you’. I see you too. Dáithí.
A tender story. Bought a new Telecaster in 1970 and lugged/played it through university … and then finances dictated it be sold. Not the loving journey you/yours had.
It hurt bad then and now, I hope it has given joy along its path.
I think I understand Clark. Selling a guitar closes a chapter you didn’t realise you were still writing. The future moments - the ones you hadn’t lived yet - all go with it.
very nice.
Beautiful piece. I read this while sitting, watching the sun fade across Skerries in the distance.
I know the sense... I once wrote an instrumental called "Dobharchú is an seol mór" (The hound of the wild water and the big sail), of an evening sailing back to Skerries from Peel accompanied by a curious minki whale :-).
Nice piece. I owned a ‘71 Guild D-40 and composed many of my earliest songs on that guitar. For some reason, I traded it for a Gibson 330. I was getting into the jangle of The Byrds, R.E.M. and other folk-rock bands. That was one that got away. By the way, the guitar in the video was not used on the track.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pV1stvHB9o
Absolutely beautiful.
Thankyou Tamara.