NGD: So that was mostly unexpected
Mar. 27th, 2019 10:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thesnytheIn recognition of my ludicrous amount of tenure at the day job, the folks at the office presented me with a guitar the other day. One of the weirder events in my career, but it was surprisingly touching.
Now, buying a musical instrument for somebody who takes their musical instruments *very seriously* is a dicey proposition. They did their homework, though, and I played in a band for a long-ass time with one of the guys at the office, so they were at least in the right ballpark. Still, I own some very nice instruments, and I'm very picky about certain things, so when I got wind of what was up, I thought, "Uh-oh."
They presented me with what I believe is a Gibson Les Paul Special Limited Edition in Pelham Blue, and I'm happy to report it's a pretty decent instrument! The frets are reasonably tall (a requirement of mine), the body is comfortable, and it plays pretty well. I had to dramatically lower the action, but that's not such a big deal. It sounds good, too! It's a nice, balanced sound, and, really, if all my other guitars disappeared tomorrow, I could make this one work indefinitely and be okay with that.
One oddity: The neck is actually a shade wider than the fretboard, which is weird as hell and I've never seen that before. It creates this tiny little lip or step on the top side of the neck. Maybe 1/32" or something, and nothing that's really bothersome, but it's very, very weird.
About fifty people or so actually signed the instrument. On one hand, that's not maybe what I'd normally want to see done to a guitar, but it was cool for the occasion. I have to admit, the mess of signatures is kind of growing on me.
One of the guys at work asked me the next day: "Did you play it or just hang it on the wall?"
To which I replied that I absolutely played it. I won't own a guitar I don't play--that's what they're for!
Now, buying a musical instrument for somebody who takes their musical instruments *very seriously* is a dicey proposition. They did their homework, though, and I played in a band for a long-ass time with one of the guys at the office, so they were at least in the right ballpark. Still, I own some very nice instruments, and I'm very picky about certain things, so when I got wind of what was up, I thought, "Uh-oh."
They presented me with what I believe is a Gibson Les Paul Special Limited Edition in Pelham Blue, and I'm happy to report it's a pretty decent instrument! The frets are reasonably tall (a requirement of mine), the body is comfortable, and it plays pretty well. I had to dramatically lower the action, but that's not such a big deal. It sounds good, too! It's a nice, balanced sound, and, really, if all my other guitars disappeared tomorrow, I could make this one work indefinitely and be okay with that.
One oddity: The neck is actually a shade wider than the fretboard, which is weird as hell and I've never seen that before. It creates this tiny little lip or step on the top side of the neck. Maybe 1/32" or something, and nothing that's really bothersome, but it's very, very weird.
About fifty people or so actually signed the instrument. On one hand, that's not maybe what I'd normally want to see done to a guitar, but it was cool for the occasion. I have to admit, the mess of signatures is kind of growing on me.
One of the guys at work asked me the next day: "Did you play it or just hang it on the wall?"
To which I replied that I absolutely played it. I won't own a guitar I don't play--that's what they're for!
