(July 22, 2016 at 8:31 am)Mathilda Wrote: I used to be a metaller. I had a Fender HM strat and a JCM 900 (still do). In the early naughties decided to buy a Fender Champ amp and came away instead with a Japanese 62 reissue Fender Strat and a really old hand wired amp that only had a single volume control but was probably a precursor to a Vox AC30 (although not a Vox). I then met my husband who also had two 62 reissue Japanese Strats. Between us we have three pink strats. I enjoyed home recording and would love to do that again.
I gave up playing the guitar many years ago. I moved on with my life and playing the guitar is kind of tinged with sadness for me because of what I was going through when I used to play extensively. I sometimes pick up my acoustic when I go back to Germany on holiday though. Back in the early 90's I started to listening to classical music instead of heavy rock, particularly Russian classical. But I actually like playing very natural celtic folk instruments which you can jam around a camp fire, so an Irish flute, mandolin, violin etc. Something you can still play after civilisation has ended. I'm considering starting some percussion lessons sometime I suppose. I enjoy hitting things.
In my 35+ years of playing, I've gone through periods totalling about fourteen years when I played only acoustic guitar. As much as I love heavy rock, the purity and simplicity of just hitting the goddamned note right and hearing it ring true is really satisfying to me. And that I can carry it anywhere is very important to me.
I always have said that my guitar is my lover, my friend, and my therapist. For me, my guitar is my Little Wing.