This must be a common dilemma in this group, especially where instruments are concerned. Right? 
Mine is this: I discovered a gorgeous(-looking) Maton Mini Blackwood online (second-hand, which is rare). Too far away to try though and not overpriced, but not a steal either. There seems to be a 50/50 split in reviews between people loving them - even acoustically - and people who ā¦ donāt. I donāt really need another guitar, but I have a 3/4/travel one which I much prefer to my bigger one as that gives me shoulder ache, so I have been pondering only ever playing smaller-bodied guitars. And IF I only ever did that AND started playing open mics the Mini would be a good investmentā¦
(Feel free to leave comments about how terrible they sound when not amped up. 
)So, what are/were you sorely tempted by this festive season? Did you treat yourself or are you holding back?
Nothing on the music front, but considered for a moment a yearās subscription to chessmood and then sanity prevailed.
After just remodeling the bathroom I really cant afford things whatever they are lol
Thatās a good question, especially in my case. Iāve been thinking for quite some time now of buying a Harley Benton Double Cut Junior Fat; a beautifully made guitar with a stacked P-90 as a single pickup in the bridge position (it can be split to become a regular single-coil P-90). At Thomannās it now sells for about 250$ US; even for me itās quite affordable. The guitar enjoys great reviews, and all the research Iāve done confirms those opinions. Besides, Iāve had very good experience purchasing guitars from Thomann, even (obviously!) without a possibility of playing them before I buy. And, if I buy it, itās going to be for playing not just owning.
But I knowā¦ I shouldnāt. Too many guitars, I should probably start from selling the ones I donāt play any moreā¦ Anyway, that thought has been tormenting me for some time nowā¦ A dilemma is a great word for the current state of my mind. Weāll seeā¦
mmmm I require two signature pick guards one for the strat and another for the SG
This is what I would like on them so that is my next purchase cheers Hec
pfff I see what you mean.
I play with the idea of buying a Remarkable tablet. It enables you to digitally save your scribbled lines, words, structures. Iām a sketcher, a schemer and people say I have a neat handwriting.I must admit that I pay a bit of attention to it; I like the actual writing and feeling the paper bit.
I have a āgraphicalā memory but Iām terrible with papers. You see where that goes 
My worksā backpack is filled with papers 
Now that there is a newer model, perhaps I could score the previous one a little cheaper?
Do you need enabling? I can do enabling. (Always found them quite attractive too, tbh.)
I got myself a 1st generation Kindle Scribe with a big reduction in November just before the new one launched (itās functionally identical). I like it. I have one notebook in it where I do some journaling and another for my guitar related notes. The writing feel is actually pretty good, itās not like writing on a sheet of glass.
Iām looking at headless guitars. I like the look of the Strandbergās (definitely out of my budget) and the ones by HILS (more reasonable) that offer 2 different playing positions. Other manufacturers (like Ibanez) have done headless but then put the output jack in that second playing position because theyāve only chopped the head off a regular guitar rather than being innovative. I feel sure Iāll crack in the new year!
Its Whitby but not as we know it Spock !! 
Nothing for meā¦and thereās nothing I need actually on the guitar front. Weāre gonna have a few days trip in Tuscany over the New Year, and that will be our Christmas treat.
tuscany is so beautiful 
Itās not far from where we live so from time to time we go. It is beautiful indeed!
Oh, you lucky folks!.. 
Have a great time there! 
I went there once
best memory was the gelaterias 
priory castle Toby mouth of the tyne Cheers
Whyā¦wellā¦me I go for the wineries 
hey I was a teen back then , no wine 
tuscany wines must be damn good
now the gelaterias make more sense!
As much as Piedmontās 
But only just once in while to avoid my stomach easy protests 
Thought the quay looked wrong !!