Now there is something I should point out before we go any further. 2008 is tenth year of Janie's and my wedding anniversary. So for Christmas this year we decided to splurge and spoil each other with a nice gift. So please don't think we go around buying stuff like this every day.
Which leads me to the point of this post. For those of you who don't know, I'm a beginner guitarist with lots of passion and enthusiasm, but at this point, very little skill. But a couple of things have inspired me to give the ol' six-string a try. Two were my Dad and My Grandaddy. My Dad plays bass guitar as well as guitar and he can really make it sing. My Grandaddy played guitar for years and was so good it just seemed like it came natural to him. Now I love the sound of live music, and hearing those guys play inspired me to give it a try myself. The third inspiration was my Grandaddy's guitar. I can't remember exactly what it looked like because I haven't seen it in years, and I don't know exactly what happened to it when he passed away, but I'm just almost sure it was a semi-hollow body. When I heard him play I knew that was the guitar for me.
And now I have one.
The bad boy you see me holding in this image is my new Epiphone Sheraton II archtop guitar. It's a semi-hollowbody, just like my Grandaddy's, and this is the same model ax that was slung by none other than John Lee Hooker. So I figure if it's good enough for the Boogie Man, then it should suit my needs. Pictures do not do this work of art justice. It is an absolute piece of beauty, and even on my cheap old amp it sounds great. I can't wait for the chance to plug it in on my Dad's big Fender tube amp and hear it the way it was meant to sound. Even a hacker like me can make beautiful sounds come from this instrument.
Now I new this one was special from the minute I picked it up. It took a ton of effort from Janie, the help of my brother and sister in-law, and Janie's Dad to get this guitar to me. There is a lot of soul in this instrument simply from the huge effort put forth just so I could have it for Christmas. For those of you that helped to pull this off I can't thank you enough. I can assure you that your hard work was not for naught. For years to come I'll be able to tell everyone about the journey this instrument took to get to me.
Lastly, if you ask me (or B.B. King), every guitar good should have a name, and the name for this one hit me last night like a ton of bricks. So from here on out, when I talk about Emma and when I play and sing, you'll know what I'm talking about.
Peace.
2 comments:
You guitar is beautiful, and so are you my sweet one! I am happy that you were able to get a gift that made you so happy. Now you get to practice, practice, practice :-)
It was a pleasure to play Santa. You almost didn't get your really impressive guitar, as we thought about skipping town and heading to Nashville when we saw it! Enjoy it.
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