Brian Lawler Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) I finally took the plunge, and I am VERY happy with OTS. I own several fantastic guitars, but started developing osteoarthritis in my fingers 25 years ago. I still try to play now and then, and I can't part with my instruments. Anyway- I am a poor keyboardist, but I can fumble away on the midi keyboard painlessly for hours. I went with the guitar bundle and I am VERY happy with it. I have only played three of the 21 instruments so far because I just marvel at the realistic sound and responsiveness, and want to keep playing. These are models I have hanging on the wall, so I am quite familiar. I foresee a lot of joyful exploration. Edited July 13, 2023 by Brian Lawler 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Brian Lawler said: I finally took the plunge, and I am VERY happy with OTS. I own several fantastic guitars, but started developing osteoarthritis in my fingers 25 years ago. I still try to play now and then, and I can't part with my instruments. Anyway- I am a poor keyboardist, but I can fumble away on the midi keyboard painlessly for hours. I went with the guitar bundle and I am VERY happy with it. I have only played three of the 21 instruments so far because I just marvel at the realistic sound and responsiveness, and want to keep playing. These are models I have hanging on the wall, so I am quite familiar. I foresee a lot of joyful exploration. Brian, you're not alone! I completely relate to your experience. I was trained on piano, organ, drums and had a handful of guitar lessons (and had no real talent on guitar). I played drums originally in my family band starting at 4 1/2 and played in various working bands as an adult but a repetitive stress injury in 1999 caused lifelong tendinitis that makes playing drums for even 1 minute painful. I can't even play basic arpeggios on piano at anything over 80 BPM without pain. So playing guitar -- and I still own 3 of them, as well as a bunch of keyboards, 2 acoustic drum kits and 2 electronic kits -- is far more painful than playing keys; so . I can no longer play any instrument well because of tendinitis and the fact that I stopped playing long ago. But it was in 2020 during COVID lockdown I bought my son a MIDI keyboard, started showing him how to play simple songs from The Beatles and Coldplay that I realized I could play really simple stuff -- sometimes all the way through an entire song without pain stopping me. But that was good enough to let me do home recordings. So, while even if I didn't have tendinitis, I'd almost certainly still be terrible at guitar, the Evolution guitars and bass allow me to take my complete lack of ability and slightly more technique than a cat walking across a piano and do things I never thought possible. Anyhow, if you ever need encouragement or someone to lean on who understands what you're dealing with, feel free to PM me. My son once asked me what the objective of my playing was -- and I told him it's merely an outlet for self expression, just like how some people paint or write poetry. I'm never going to play like I could pre injury. But I can still find a little joy in the music. It's a long way from the joy of playing with other musicians or the joy you have from being able to play something really well and inspire other musicians and listeners, but there is a level of joy that still makes it worthwhile. Edited July 13, 2023 by PavlovsCat 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Schlaepfer Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Just a quick reminder that as of today there's only one week left to complete your group buy order! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 So many wonderful instruments and so little time! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Just now, Fleer said: So many wonderful instruments and so little time! I've searched and, unfortunately, there's no group buy on time. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antler Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 20 hours ago, PavlovsCat said: I've searched and, unfortunately, there's no group buy on time. I'll trade you just one minute for 60 - yes 60! - whole seconds. 😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yan Filiatrault Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 hour ago, antler said: I'll trade you just one minute for 60 - yes 60! - whole seconds. 😜 If you include a 75$ PA voucher, we have a deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Three. More. Days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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