What is the longest you've ever gone without your guitar?
Dear tonebuddies,
When I don't have my guitar with me, I feel alone and incomplete.
I bet you feel the same.
What is the longest you have gone without the guitar? Did you miss it greatly and love it even more when you returned to it?
I am curious about your stories...
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Funny that you ask this question, since I am about to head to Portugal and Spain for two months without my guitars. This is not the first time that I have been away for two months. Last year, I did a two-month trip to the UK and Ireland without a guitar. However, this time, I hope to pick up a cheap guitar in Madrid so I can have something to play on during my travels. I will also be staying at a winery for four nights in the Douro Valley of Portugal and was recently informed by the owner, who is a guitarist, that he has guitar waiting for me in my room. So I will have a guitar for a few days when I am in Portugal. While it is hard to be away from my two Anthony Murray guitars for so long, it is amazing to rediscover their beauty when I return from my travels. Finally, I will take advantage of being away for so long to have my guitars worked on by an excellent luthier in San Francisco.
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Dale Needles seems like that will work out. you can do plenty of mental study too. good luck with all of that.
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I have travelled several times to Europe without my guitar and I have to say that I was lonely without my guitar. I play every day and I just love that time I spend playing my guitar. It's sad to say but I think my guitar is my best friend. The joy it brings me is irreplaceable.
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In 1989, after almost ten years of duo playing, I gave my last concert with duo partner Neil Anderson at Merkin Hall in NY. We played a full program of American duo guitar music with a grant from the NEA. David Leisner (we opened with Mirage by DL), Michael Newmann, and Alice Artzt were there I think. My second child was 1 month old, and I was also working full time in the software business, so I couldn't handle family, fulltime work, and touring. The next morning I cut off my nails, and didn't play the guitar seriously again until 1995. that was six years without playing.
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I bring a Yamaha Silent Guitar (the classical guitar version) with me when I travel actually to avoid this
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Isaac I too bring a classical Yamaha Silent Guitar on travels. I found it cumbersome to hold though and recently bought the German made Guitarlift support, made specifically for the Yamaha guitar. Great improvement.
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Mark de Beer I went on a 9 week trip around the world 25 years ago and got a Soloette. It was easy to carry, but I hated it. My wife wants to go on more trips, so I got the Yamaha and yes, it is impossible to hold. Got to try Guitarlift! Thanks.
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John Mardinly Hi John I don't have a silent guitar but I do use guitar lift for my guitar and love it. The suction cups hold the guitar very steady and because it is customisable you can set your guitar to whatever position is most comfortable for you. Only con is that they are a bit cumbersome to carry.
Cheers
Michelle
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Mark de Beer I'm glad I'm not alone! I have that same lift but it's too hard to travel with unfortunately so the lift has gone mostly unused
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I never want to be without a guitar, so some form of travel guitar is essential for me. The Soloette has been a mainstay for me over the years. For air travel, it is thin enough to be placed above the other luggage in an overhead compartment. I have also taken a travel guitar by Klos. It's a steel string, however the company indicated that they will make a classical guitar version if enough players indicate interest.
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