Guitar Lending Club

TTony

There are so many guitars that I see or hear about and think "oooo, I fancy one of those".  But I don't / daren't actually buy them because;

- I've more guitars than I need already.

- I've more guitars than I want already.

- I'd probably be left trying to sell it on at a huge loss after 6 months because most of the things I fancy are a bit unusual

- MrsTT has the patience and tolerance of a saint, but apparently even a saint's patience isn't infinite.

We need some sort of lending library for guitars.

I know similar things have been suggested before, and that any scheme is fraught with problems.

But car clubs do it (I'm thinking of the clubs for exotic cars where everyone gets to drive a Lamborarri DB12 for a week every year, and a Jagsche XFR for a month, etc) and driving cars is a lot more risky than playing guitars, so is it possible?

Would I pay £50/yr and know that I'd have a Feline for a month, and a Sabre for a month and a (insert guitar-of-choice here) for a month?  

Yup, probably.

Cabicular

Move to Edinburgh Tony
I have everything you need

TTony

Cabicular said:

Move to Edinburgh 

Actually, I quite like Edinburgh and the surrounding area.  Some beautiful spots in Fife.  

JookyChap

I've been renting them on a weekly basis for years

Strangefan

I would love to do this, only prob I can see is delivery.
Having said that, having a plethora of guitars to play then getting your own back in the end, will def be a gas killer and would make you appreciate your own when it comes back.

Count me in, Im sure EVERYBODY would love to try the strandberg, plus it's not got a headstock that would break via courier

Strangefan

That's a joke by the ways it's a very acquired taste.

Bogwhoppit

Gassage can run it.............err on second thoughts !

stimpsonslostson

TTony;965811" said:

Cabicular said:

Move to Edinburgh 





Actually, I quite like Edinburgh and the surrounding area.  Some beautiful spots in Fife.  

Aye, like the A90 south over the bridge
I'm from Edinburgh too, but have nothing worth contributing to such a scheme.

TTony

Strangefan said:

Im sure EVERYBODY would love to try the strandberg, plus it's not got a headstock that would break via courier

Actually, I do quite like the design and would be interested in trying one.

But would I buy one?  No way ....

TTony

Strangefan said:

I would love to do this, only prob I can see is delivery.

Delivery is a risk, and a cost.

Or we could try to schedule-in a little club meet-up somewhere central every other month.  Meet-up, play, eat, drink, chat, swap guitars around, go home.  

If you take a guitar, you commit to returning it, one way or another, in time for the next meet-up.

meltedbuzzbox

maybe try something broken into regions?

JookyChap

It sounds a great idea, but as I've only got one cool guitar (thanks to the chaps here) I'd be worried that I'd end-up being the one that turns up everytime and everybody tries to avoid, like going to a wife-swapping club when you are married to a gomper that you spend all your time trying to pimp off and convince the other members that it is faux relicification rather than hard worn miles on the clock. Though I suppose I could buy another guitar, that's a thought.

So, err, sounds good.

Gassage

With all the delay I favour I'd get too many 'late' fines....

TTony

meltedbuzzbox said:

maybe try something broken into regions?

Makes sense logistically, but the corresponding risk is that the guitars that you really want to borrow isn't in your region.

Or maybe we just have national meet-ups once a year (with swapping between regions) and regional meet-ups in the intervening months.

Gassage

meltedbuzzbox said:

maybe try something broken into regions?

Sped read this- thought it said 'religions...."

First thought was: 'Who wants a fucking sitar?'

Cabicular

If you could do a quick setup on it while you have it that would be great

thomasross20

Cabicular;965788" said:

Move to Edinburgh Tony
I have everything you need

Remember me in that. I'm already here!

Lodious

Either borrowing off mates who you trust or having meet ups in a rehearsal space seem like the best ideas to me.

There is no way I'd lend a guitar out to a stranger over the Internet, and I would not want to borrow one either. It's too open to abuse.

guitargeek62

@TTony - I'll rent one of your PRS' for £50/yr

EricTheWeary

There's somebody who runs this kind of thing for a living, or at least was as we had a Discussion about it. Now, if someone can go back through the last three years of Discussions and find the link...

EricTheWeary

...http://www.rareguitarclub.com Not exactly the same thing as in the OP but darn close.