Early onset MAS
I have a wonderful new student. She's a 14 year old beginner guitar player. She has a nice little Gretsch acoustic. At her lesson this weekend (her fourth lesson), she said that she liked her guitar, but was interested in getting another, and wondered about her options.
I already knew from her attitude and progress that she will do well as a musician. This just proves she'll end up as one of us. She has one of the earliest cases of MAS I've ever seen.
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You need to explain to her that there is a real difference, tone-wise, between a D18 and a D28, so she won't be happy unless she gets both!
(How'my doin?)
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Not to nit-pick, but wouldn't this technically be GAS?
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I thought that MAS was Musical Acquisition Syndrome. I know mine has been diagnosed with multiple manifestations. I haven't had GAS in years, well, except...
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So, now she needs a nice mandolin so she can ditch that (*shudder*) guitar!
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Apollonio Acousto-electric bouzouki (in shop)
Mixter 10 string mandola (still waiting 2+ yrs)
Unknown brand Mandocaster (on the way!)
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"Doubt begins only at the last frontiers of what is possible." -- Ambrose Bierce
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MAS is typically Mandolin Acquisition Syndrome, although I'm liking the Musical Acquisition Syndrome; it does cover a lot, for those of us with pretensions of playing more than one instrument.
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Guitars=GAS
------the owner of seven guitars-----
AKA "golfunit"
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Really, only seven. How about a Collings or a build? Or a Martin from the year you graduated from high school like I'm looking to own some day.
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Obviously, the girl needs a mandolin or two, too.
Quite possibly a banjer also, for when the other stuff is in the shop.
And y'know, she's going to get curious about fiddles too.
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