Guitar Alley

What was your first guitar?  How much did you spend on it?

For those of you who haven’t figured it out yet, my wife is The Frugal Mommy from the Make Money, Save Money While Raising A Family blog (this is my shameless plug for her site.  See her blog button on the sidebar?  She’s cute, huh?).  Get this, she doesn’t like shopping, unless it’s grocery shopping.  So, you can imagine how excited I was when she expressed an interest in letting me help her find a first guitar!  I’m already thinking about songs to teach her, jamming together, and mostly about getting the chance to SHOP—for an acoustic guitar!  I already have a 1998 Guild D4 for myself, but there’s always room for more in my collection—er, um…  I mean, “our” collection.

There is one issue, however…  Did I mention she’s The FRUGAL Mommy?  Yup.  So, we can’t spend a whole lot on her first guitar.  No splurging on a Martin or a Gibson Hummingbird.

No, we’re in the market for something that is $150 or less.  This will be challenging.  Our choices may not be very broad, but I have faith that we’ll be able to find something out there that will meet her needs (e.g. feel and budget) and satisfy my taste (e.g. tone and style).  Our search begins tomorrow!  I’ll keep you updated on what we pick and how it goes.

Whoo-hoo!  Guitar shopping!  How often do we get this opportunity when we’re on a budget?  Okay, so the guitar will be my wife’s…  But I don’t think she’ll mind if I “borrow” it every once in a while.  New toys, no matter how inexpensive they may be, are always fun!

Good luck & keep playing!

Mitch the Guitar Guy
MitchGuitarGuy@yahoo.com