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    Default Re: Can an instrument be too good that it stunts your growth?

    I posted this several years back, and I think it applies.

    “I learned a long time ago when I was burning through inexpensive clarinets that a cheap instrument will almost always either play or sound cheap. I never regret spending money on a good musical instrument.”
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    Default Re: Can an instrument be too good that it stunts your growth?

    There is likely no instrument so good that it plays itself. And no instrument so good that it would reward one's complacency. I doubt there is an instrument so good it can make poor playing sound good.

    The better the instrument the more it responds beautifully to good playing.
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    Default Re: Can an instrument be too good that it stunts your growth?

    No. All the instruments you suggested are fine for learning. And even performing. Best, for an individual, does not necessarily mean most expensive. Know people who have performed professionally with almost all the instruments you mentioned in the first post. My bandmate performs on a Eastman 504.

    Setup is the most crucial, IMO. After that, get the instrument that makes you want to play it the most. Whether it's a Big Muddy or an Ellis.
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    I like being casual with the instrument I play allot. Lean it next to my chair when I'm watching TV and playing now and then. Not worry so much about humidity and temperature. If I'd spent the big buck it' would stay in the case too much.

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    Default Re: Can an instrument be too good that it stunts your growth?

    I've got several fine mandolins, the trouble is you always end up playing the same one, your favourite.

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    Default Re: Can an instrument be too good that it stunts your growth?

    I recently had a picking party at my house. At one point there were four or five nice mandolins rotating among all the players, occasionally resting on the couch awaiting their next pilots. So much fun to wander over the couch and think, "Hmmm which one next?" Mandolins are pretty great. Figuring out how to make each one show its best qualities is my favorite challenge.
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    I find a good instrument inspires me to practice longer and attempt new complexities in music.

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