What The Hell Is This?

If you own a guitar then you are inadvertently pushed into a camp or a column or a group whether you want to be there or not. Much the same as being born into this world.

The idea for this blog started when I was posting on a forum site about a certain guitar manufacturer. I started to see comparisons between guitars and politics. Brand loyalty. Ours is better and yours suck. Categories and hierarchies within the group. Mine was made in 1959 and yours was made in 2009 so mine is better even though they both have the same name on the headstock.

I wondered why we could be so vitriolic towards each other when we had so much in common. I like music. You like music. I like guitars. You like guitars. What? You have a Fender and not a Gibson? Are you a retard? Why would you choose a Fender over a Gibson?

I found myself being hateful when someone disagreed with me on points that I thought could not be challenged. For example, if you live in this country, surely you must agree that buying a Chinese made guitar over an American made guitar is unpatriotic and economically suicidal. Apparently, there is an entire spectrum of viewpoints on that topic.

How could this be? How can two people look at something that appears to be so clear cut but see things so differently?

We'll see...