Guitar Too Precious Syndrome - it's the new GAS

[bucketshred]

I bought my Explorer second hand and battered it.

My SG is a couple of years old and getting battered.

My Les Paul is about 14 years old and has been toured pretty heavily. So it's battered.

I like knocking the cr@p out of my guitars :)

Paddy

[tomjackson]

If I think a guitar is too precious to me it means that in my subconscious I want to meantain resale value which means it isn't a keeper.

If it isn't precious it means it's mine to abuse for ever so I don't worry about scratches.

That said my guitars are generally of the cheaper variety