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Showing posts with label Gibson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gibson. Show all posts
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Thursday, August 21, 2008
The Rich Just Don't Get It
"Okay go get what you want. Hurry. I have a dinner appointment."
"Yes, father,"
The boy walked across the showroom.
"Isn't it beautiful?"
"What, the black beauty? Dude, you've been staring at it for months. When are you gonna get it?"
"I don't know man. I've got cash flow issues."
One of a group of college students reached out to grab the guitar. He sat down and strummed a few chords. He took his pick out of his back pocket and started belting out improvised solos and a few Guns and Roses covers.
"Sigh… $950... One day. One day, baby, you will be mine."
The boy at the other end of the room gazed into the Gibson LE room. Shortly joined by his father.
"That one looks nice, father."
"Huh. Go get someone to help."
And the boy wandered off.
The students had drifted behind to the acoustic section. They were now having a sort of mini jam session. It was all in good heart. Acoustic covers and random chords. The air of creativity and friendship.
"Hey, you're thinking of getting into guitar right? This is a good one to start out with. Its cheap, its easy to use, and it has everything you need to start"
"How much is it?"
"Err. Lets see. Where's the price tag…"
The father was standing outside the custom shop, looking at the Slash Limited Edition Studio Les Paul. He looked back at the kid. He was coming back with a sales manager.
"Which one?"
"This one, father"
"How much is it?"
The salesperson came in at this point;
"This is one of Gibson's Limited Edition Slash series of Les Pauls. It comes in at $4,500"
"Ah. Found it. Er. Its $450."
"Shit that's quite a bit isn't it?"
"$4,500? That’s not so bad. Why don't you try it out?"
"But...?"
"Go try it out."
"Yes, Father."
The Salesperson hooked it up to a nearby amp and the kid started to play some simple scales.
He then played a very rough cover of Guns and Roses' Knockin' on Heaven's Door.
"Shush! Stop strumming!"
"What? Why?"
"Do you hear that?"
"What?"
"Knocking on heaven's door!"
"Huh?"
"Just come on!"
And they rushed out to see the kid play.
The sound of the high-quality guitar attracted the patrons to the source. Really quickly, a small crowd was forming.
The boy started to get nervous. He knew his playing was sub-par. He did not enjoy it at all.
"Alright, I'm getting it. Where's the lady?"
"She's behind there, father."
"Go get her."
"She's already coming."
"Oh my god."
"What?"
"That's the Slash Custom!"
"Oh…"
"AND ITS A GIBSON!"
To be continued...
"Yes, father,"
The boy walked across the showroom.
"Isn't it beautiful?"
"What, the black beauty? Dude, you've been staring at it for months. When are you gonna get it?"
"I don't know man. I've got cash flow issues."
One of a group of college students reached out to grab the guitar. He sat down and strummed a few chords. He took his pick out of his back pocket and started belting out improvised solos and a few Guns and Roses covers.
"Sigh… $950... One day. One day, baby, you will be mine."
The boy at the other end of the room gazed into the Gibson LE room. Shortly joined by his father.
"That one looks nice, father."
"Huh. Go get someone to help."
And the boy wandered off.
The students had drifted behind to the acoustic section. They were now having a sort of mini jam session. It was all in good heart. Acoustic covers and random chords. The air of creativity and friendship.
"Hey, you're thinking of getting into guitar right? This is a good one to start out with. Its cheap, its easy to use, and it has everything you need to start"
"How much is it?"
"Err. Lets see. Where's the price tag…"
The father was standing outside the custom shop, looking at the Slash Limited Edition Studio Les Paul. He looked back at the kid. He was coming back with a sales manager.
"Which one?"
"This one, father"
"How much is it?"
The salesperson came in at this point;
"This is one of Gibson's Limited Edition Slash series of Les Pauls. It comes in at $4,500"
"Ah. Found it. Er. Its $450."
"Shit that's quite a bit isn't it?"
"$4,500? That’s not so bad. Why don't you try it out?"
"But...?"
"Go try it out."
"Yes, Father."
The Salesperson hooked it up to a nearby amp and the kid started to play some simple scales.
He then played a very rough cover of Guns and Roses' Knockin' on Heaven's Door.
"Shush! Stop strumming!"
"What? Why?"
"Do you hear that?"
"What?"
"Knocking on heaven's door!"
"Huh?"
"Just come on!"
And they rushed out to see the kid play.
The sound of the high-quality guitar attracted the patrons to the source. Really quickly, a small crowd was forming.
The boy started to get nervous. He knew his playing was sub-par. He did not enjoy it at all.
"Alright, I'm getting it. Where's the lady?"
"She's behind there, father."
"Go get her."
"She's already coming."
"Oh my god."
"What?"
"That's the Slash Custom!"
"Oh…"
"AND ITS A GIBSON!"
To be continued...
Monday, July 7, 2008
Requests
I got tagged by Huiwen, and here it is.
a) Answer the questions below, do a Google Image Search with your answer, take a picture from the first page of results, do it with minimal words of explanation.
b) Tag 5 other people to do the same once you’ve finished answering every question.
1. The age you’ll be on your next birthday:
2. A place you’d like to travel to:
3. Your favourite place:
4. Your favourite food:
UGLY CHICKEN PUFF WOO.
WARM CHOCOLATE CAKE \m/
5. Your favourite animal:
The Siren
6. Your favourite color:
Yes, its a color now.
7. Your favourite piece of clothing:
8. Your favourite song:
No looking at the file name and cheating, you have to play it out.Have Fun
No looking at the file name and cheating, you have to play it out.Have Fun
9. Your favourite tv show:
10. First name of your significant other / crush:
Nothing like her, but ah well, rules are rules.
11. The town in which you live in:
I couldn't resist when i saw "TOWN" hahaha
12. Your screen name / nickname:
couldn't find anything distinctive. they all link back to my blog and my friends/family's blogs. funtimes. i love being unique.
13. Your first job:
Yup.
14. Your dream job:
\m/
15. A bad habit you have:
16. Your worst fear:
Make a smart guess, considering i love coffee.
17. The one thing you’d like to do before you die:
ON THE FUCKING STAGE.
18. The first thing you’ll buy if you get $1,000,000:
By my count, $1,000,000 may not be enough.
I tag:
Marion
Kenneth
Yi Ci
My Mum
uh.. adeline?
a) Answer the questions below, do a Google Image Search with your answer, take a picture from the first page of results, do it with minimal words of explanation.
b) Tag 5 other people to do the same once you’ve finished answering every question.
1. The age you’ll be on your next birthday:
2. A place you’d like to travel to:
3. Your favourite place:
4. Your favourite food:UGLY CHICKEN PUFF WOO.WARM CHOCOLATE CAKE \m/
5. Your favourite animal:
The Siren6. Your favourite color:
Yes, its a color now.7. Your favourite piece of clothing:
8. Your favourite song:No looking at the file name and cheating, you have to play it out.Have Fun
No looking at the file name and cheating, you have to play it out.Have Fun9. Your favourite tv show:
10. First name of your significant other / crush:
Nothing like her, but ah well, rules are rules.11. The town in which you live in:
I couldn't resist when i saw "TOWN" hahaha12. Your screen name / nickname:
couldn't find anything distinctive. they all link back to my blog and my friends/family's blogs. funtimes. i love being unique.13. Your first job:
Yup.14. Your dream job:
\m/15. A bad habit you have:
16. Your worst fear:
Make a smart guess, considering i love coffee.17. The one thing you’d like to do before you die:
ON THE FUCKING STAGE.18. The first thing you’ll buy if you get $1,000,000:
By my count, $1,000,000 may not be enough.I tag:
Marion
Kenneth
Yi Ci
My Mum
uh.. adeline?
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