Post by oustudent on May 10, 2018 20:30:55 GMT
It’s easy to get bogged down worrying about resale value and possible buyer’s remorse on the one hand, and wondering if you’ll always think of it as the one that got away on the other. If you can, go back and try it again with the benefit of having had a day or two to ponder it (and to get massively conflicting, and therefore ultimately useless advice on this forum!). If it excites you as much the second time, follow Wild Violet ’s advice and don’t look back!
There’s a school of thought that says it’s generally better to regret doing something than to regret not doing it...
But I didn't buy it, and the reason was that I really don't know what I'd do with it! I'd have to have a pickup fitted, and, although it was pretty good in the miserable song accompaniment department (which is where my default lies), it would really excel as a blues/ragtime guitar, and I don't do much of that.
There is a gap in my collection for a guitar that excels in such matters, but I'm not sure I want to fill that gap at that price. In fact, I don't really have a gap I want to fill at the moment. But logic and GAS have very little to do with one another. It's a bit like lust and marriage. Very nice if the two combine, but often they don't.
So I followed my head, and not my heart, but it might inspire me to try a few proper vintage guitars of the type. It's always fun to explore guitar shops given the time (as I did on Tuesday - though I only went into Macari's and Mairants) and this might give me a bit of focus.
I'd be interested in anybody else's opinion of this model of Atkin, though, if anybody tries one. There were some other Atkins in the shop, but I found them a bit lacking in sparkle (which has always been my opinion of Atkin guitars generally). There was an all hog OM that was truly horrible. It was reduced by over 20%, but it sounded choked and muddy. I had it in my hands for all of 20 seconds.