MojoRedFoot Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Depends on the guitar. NO ONE touches my guitars if I am not there. I keep most in their cases. The ones out on stands are ok. Certain guitars (Ken Lawrence replica and Ibanez PGM100RE) must have supervised play and time is limited. My friends know this and generally do not ask to play those 2. In a pinch, band members are allowed to use my stuff live or practice...except those 2. My bass player tried my PGM and i heard the knock of the body hitting his keys and by some miracle, it did not leave a scratch but my sing looked at when it happen and apparently had that "I'm going to murder you" look. So now everytime someone asks to play, I tell them to removed all metal objects from pockets, no zippers...etc. Sold all the cheap guitars...all that's left is USA Fenders, Gibson, ESPs, high end LTDs and Japanese Ibanezesesesez (and one Jap Fender)so I'm a bit more paranoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I don't have a problem with people playing my guitars of they don't bang them around all over the place. They're just guitars.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpiphoneFan1989 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 It´s not a problem for me if they washed the hands and can play. That´s my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This_Dying_Soul Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I just remembered, there is one guy I know on the local scene I would never hand a guitar to simply based on how much abuse his own instruments take. I remember watching him one night lay his strat across a table at a bar and he decided to use a beer glass as a slide... he forgot to empty it first and got beer all over it. Between that and the stories I hear from local luthiers and guitar tech's who've repaired his gear for him over the years, I would never trust him to handle my gear. Great guy, but if anyone ever loaned him something they'd better pray he didn't promise to care for it "as if it was his own". lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpiphoneFan1989 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I just remembered, there is one guy I know on the local scene I would never hand a guitar to simply based on how much abuse his own instruments take. I remember watching him one night lay his strat across a table at a bar and he decided to use a beer glass as a slide... he forgot to empty it first and got beer all over it. Between that and the stories I hear from local luthiers and guitar tech's who've repaired his gear for him over the years, I would never trust him to handle my gear. Great guy, but if anyone ever loaned him something they'd better pray he didn't promise to care for it "as if it was his own". lol lol Great story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 In my own case, it's more pragmatic. I can't afford (these days) to replace my more expensive guitars, if they should be abused, broken, or stolen. So, it's just easier, not to lend them, to anyone, other that those I totally trust, and have "history" with, that's lead me to that feeling. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidl Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 Funny how we think about our instruments. If someone asked to borrow my truck (not far off $50,000), I would just throw them the keys and say "keep it between the ditches" Strange logic, don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexri Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 As in other musicians? Of course. Non-musicians I don't know, because they never ask. Most aren't the least bit interested anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I'll let people play the cheap guitars, like the G-310 and the Squier. I gave my daughter free reign over the G-310 until she got her own guitar. Nobody touches the S-500 unless they know how to play and are familiar with a Floyd Rose. No one gets to play my basses. But then again, most bass players I know dont know what to do with a 5 or 6-string bass, so I dont usually have to worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Sure. I pass mine around like like a bottle of moonshine at a frat party. I bring my Historics to Open Mic. Wow... some of you guys are strict. Last Summer I have about 15 guitars players here and about 40 guitars and about 15 amps of every price range and make imaginable. We spent 3 days jamming and passing guitars around. I sent one guy home with my hand made EllieCaster to jam on for a year or so and one guy who couldn't be here mailed his Parker Fly to the event so others could play it. It's still here. The only rule was you couldn't use mosquito repellant if you want to play a guitar and a good time was had by all. Just a sampling of good answers I agree with. I am a gear whore and take great pride in my stuff, but I think they are useless unless played. The more that can play them, the better. I used to take my amps to open jams all the time, sometimes even a spare. If someone WANTS to plug into mine instead of their own, I consider that a compliment! And if the speaker blows, well, it blew doing the same thing I would have done. Tone is meant to be SHARED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Sure, specially if I know they can play. I like to hear my gear when I'm not playing it. I also like to play other peoples guitars, so...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Friends who are guitar players? Yes. Unless they have the bad sweat. I have one friend who played all of my guitars one day (before I knew he had caustic fingers) and I had to change all the strings the next day. He's forbidden now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 The thing is, in my experience, the people who really know how to play well, will (more often than not) "ask" if it's ok, to play your guitar, or you'll naturally offer it, to them. Those folks generally speaking, Know how to treat someone else's guitar, in the first place. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 The thing is, in my experience, the people who really know how to play well, will (more often than not) "ask" if it's ok, to play your guitar, or you'll naturally offer it, to them. Those folks generally speaking, Know how to treat someone else's guitar, in the first place. CB Oh yeah, my answer assumed it was offered or they asked. Don't even put my guitar on with out asking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenderGuy1 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Last year i borrowed my guitar teachers 1989 Fender strat that had a floyd rose on it, it was black with a maple neck, very nice guitar, but i never let other people but my guitar teacher to touch my guitars, he tunes them for me and he installed a pickup into one of them, i liked that pickup, very shrill sounding for a neck pup, in the 4th it sounds like SRV on crack. i even played pride and joy on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyWheat Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I'll let pretty much anyone play my guitars, but I tell them not to scratch the pickguard. A good first step, but there is a better way. After washing their hands, I give the players a pair of white cotton gloves to wear. If they can play a clean 32 bars ( )with no errors, I let them take off the gloves, since their touch is delicate enough to preserve the instrument. All bets are off, however, for those tho salivate excessively or who must squint and lick their lips before speaking. [You may use the technique, if it will help, Moishe!] J/W :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restrain1 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 sorry but nobody touches the gibsons.. the others can be dealt however they like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geert1976 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 When hell freezes over and pigs fly..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 When I played on a regular basis I generally didn't let anyone play my guitar because they were mostly a bunch of drunken idiots. One time this guy just wouldn't leave me alone, even while I was playing a set. I'm usually pretty patient but he pushed me too far. I looked at the bouncer and he tossed the guy out of the bar. But when I'm home and someone is over, it's a different story. They can play any guitar I have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpanda Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I only let other guitarists touch my guitars, not even a bassist, and definitely not drummers but honestly, Im not going to let someone who doesnt play guitar mess around on one of my guitars, unless of course theyre willing to learn something. I may just seem like a jerk, but I dont see the point in letting someone strum open strings on a valued investment of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Yea, but I lay down rules. Don't mess with my tuning. Don't break my strings. Don't mess with my amp settings. (unless switching channels or removing effects) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7C Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 The other side of this is I don't like/enjoy playing other peoples guitars - always feels uncomfortable. The only other person that plays my guitars is my son and I don't like that much but only because he is way better than I will ever be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 The other side of this is I don't like/enjoy playing other peoples guitars - always feels uncomfortable. The only other person that plays my guitars is my son and I don't like that much but only because he is way better than I will ever be! Yeah, I'm that way too. I rarely, if ever, borrow anyone's guitar, either. And, if I do, it's with them in the room, after they've offered it, and just for a very short time. But, even that is very rare. Also, I never turn up, at any "Jam" or "Open Mic" night, without my own guitar(s). Never! I'm always surprised, at the number of "entitlement" people, that do, though. Some, have even openly admitted, the don't "want" to bring their own guitars, because they don't want anyone touching them, or asking them to play their guitars. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayer_shabetay Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I AGREE !!! sorry but nobody touches the gibsons.. the others can be dealt however they like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farnsbarns Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 A member here recently offered to lend me an R9 to take home for a while. We have never actually met. I was staggered, very grateful, honored and far too frightened of damaging it to accept. I have to be honest, I wouldn't have done that. You know who you are! Thanks again for the amazing offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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