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Ok, so I was 16 and worked for 3 years at a grocery store (bagboy and stocker) and I was in a band and did the whole punk garage band thing, and well now I’m 24 and starting med school, and this guitar I haven’t touched in honesty 5 years.

I was browsing some cheap fender stratacoustics ($ 300) because for some odd reason I played one in a music store like 4 years ago and just really liked it, and I couldn’t explain why.

Now that I’m older, I was browsing ebay for the stratacoustic and was then pondering…

shouldn’t I be happy I have a les paul?

Am I crazy? Shouldn’t I be ecstatic that I actually shelled out $ 1400 bucks on something that was actually a decent guitar? Do I have the thinking reversed? I have the “dream guitar” but its not appealing to me.

Should I make myself like it? Should I keep it locked up in its protective case and just buy a used strat for like $ 200 off ebay since I won’t phase last for longer than a few weeks?

I fell in love with piano, and play several hours per month. I just thought about guitar recently and wondered if it is worth learning again?

I used to be very good–trust me–practiced 4 hours a day and was the best in my school at speed-metal and routinely “stole” good members from rival bands, like the best drummer, etc…

Now I suck at guitar (haven’t played in 5 years) and that gibson lespaul sorta symbolizes the skill that i abandoned and lost. I will never be able to love that guitar because I’ll never be that good again (i don’t think its physically possible, my hands have slowed down, my brain has slowed down, and its part of growing old).

If I play the les paul, I’ll judge my skill. If I play the randomly nice sounding stratacoustic, I will play for enjoyment and without and pressure.

Can anyone share a similar story of something in life that is similar to this? I can pull from a parallel story, since I doubt there are other people with my exact problem. So I’m putting this into the philosophy section of Yahh answers.

Thanks in advance for each response!

Best answer:

Answer by reneez
you seem pretty excited about this since your ranting about it.

What do you think? Answer below!

Best answer:

Answer by Average Mike
It’s quite common for manufacturers to use different brands or models of tuning machines on their different lines. Among the major manufacturers – Shaller, Grover, Sperzel, Kluson, and Gotoh – each one has slightly different dimensions and mounting hole placement. And even within a given manufacturer their different models may very well have different measurements. It’s frustrating but that’s the way it is. You always need to make sure when replacing tuning machines that you buy compatible ones.

Edited to add: I understand it’s all USA Gibsons and you’re talking about the holes in the headstock but my statement stands. Not every Gibson uses the same tuning machines. In fact, even for a given specific model they may change the tuning machines over time.

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