I Have Everything (Why Am I Shopping?)
Truly, the only thing I need for a gig right now—the only arguable thing I need is maybe some back up strings. I have strings, but they’re not really the strings I like to use and it’s the only $$ thing I stick with.
I saw Driving N Crying one time and Kevin Kinney the singer was playing the cheapest guitar and making execeelktn sounds. I knew what he was doing. Like Steve Wynn from the Dream Syndicate and Gutterball playing just the most ridiculous Squires ever. Again I know what they’re doing. Respect.
That’s why my plan for the solo stuff coming up is the Mexican highway acoustic, which I love playing anyway. So it doesn’t really matter. Sounds good enough. I can make it sound like I want it to.
My general point is I do have everything I need yet I’m still shopping and researching all under the guise of optimization. But I think it’s just being an insane materialistic maniac. So I’ve officially instituted the two week rule.
If I think I need it I’m gonna write it down and buy it in two weeks. And if I still want it in two weeks then I can consider. It doesn’t mean I can buy it.
I don’t know what the compulsion is. You know maybe this will sound better maybe blah blah blah blah blah. For instance if a Moog Minitaur is in my life great but what’s also great is Mariana the Moog iPad app. Sounds amazing and it’s more versatile and it’s got presets. Basically every advantage. I bought it when they released it and it’s integrated it doesn’t take up any space blah blah blah blah blah. So I am thinking about that.
What is the compulsion? It’s like when you buy a guitar and then keep shopping for the same guitar and sometimes end up with two. Now, I haven’t done that in a very very very long time but it’s happened in the past.
So the two week rule it is. Maybe I’m just doing the old thing where I’m trying to avoid really facing down putting this set together, and because I don’t have a gig booked. And as we all know to get shit done you need a gig.
Calling booker rn.