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  • impmannimpmann Frets: 12286
    Shit happens. 

    My point is, whilst it was a nasty experience, it was replaceable. 
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  • photekphotek Frets: 1429
    edited August 2013
    Trotter said:
     I have one particular guitar that only comes out at the bigger shows and precisely for this reason I'm currently thinking of selling to replace it with 2/3 less valuable guitars that I won't be worried to gig.
    @Trotter if the guitar in question is the one I think it is you should just change your name to Murphy and knock it about a bit. It will then double in value ;)
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    impmann said:
    Shit happens. 

    My point is, whilst it was a nasty experience, it was replaceable. 
    You should maybe have offered them money for it - they may have had no idea how much it was worth.

    I once bought my plane ticket back from a pickpocket in Italy for about a tenner I think. Cheaper and less hassle than getting a replacement ticket. It was a bit annoying to have to negotiate with a gang of street kids for my own property back though.

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  • photekphotek Frets: 1429
    ICBM said:

    I once bought my plane ticket back from a pickpocket in Italy for about a tenner I think.
    Where is pickpocket? :)
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  • CruzCruz Frets: 0
    ICBM;10149" said:
    impmann said:

    Shit happens. 

    My point is, whilst it was a nasty experience, it was replaceable. 





    You should maybe have offered them money for it - they may have had no idea how much it was worth.

    I once bought my plane ticket back from a pickpocket in Italy for about a tenner I think. Cheaper and less hassle than getting a replacement ticket. It was a bit annoying to have to negotiate with a gang of street kids for my own property back though.
    Chances are he'd lose the money and the guitar if he'd try that.
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  • goldtopgoldtop Frets: 5625
    This whole debate is a bit screwy. It's not as if there's a problem caused by this so-called syndrome.

    Despite Dirk Ziff's collection - and that of many other collectors who feel their guitars are too valuable to play "in the wild" - there's still no shortage of great old and new guitars available for the gigging musician. Everybody wins. :)
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