My wife is very loving, but honestly doesn't give a crap about my music playing ability, songs or even any remote inclination towards what I do with my songwriting. I think the most she's commented was that a Jackson I had a few years ago 'was the prettiest'. So anyway, I joked with her many times coming up to Christmas "Hey, so that present doesn't look big enough to be my new guitar- luckily the shops are still open so you can go pick one up on Xmas Eve", and she would roll her eyes with a "You're definitely not getting one."
Now my birthday is on the 8th of January. And it would appear that at some point over the Xmas period I invoked the outer-world god Nyarlathotep by some carelessly arranged salt shakers and port-infused mumbling - because when I said yesterday, "Hey this Gibson makes my pee-pee feel all funny <link>" she said "If it's a good deal, then go for it and that can be your birthday present".
Now, that immediately put me on the back foot - there must be something afloat: this is someone who darns her own socks and gets very angry when I buy a record! I can only assume the elder signs have brought forth something evil from beyond the walls of sleep.
Would appreciate any advice on how to banish dark gods.
In the meantime, I may be the owner of a Les Paul Standard in a few days (courtesy of
@Adamski)
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Nah, I'm sure theres nothing untoward. Just be sure to do something equally nice for her for her birthday. Take her to center parcs maybe?
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Is any Gibson a good deal? Maybe that's the trap.
(Alternatively, to err is human so just be wicked and accept the punishment.)
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Having passed on many of my good deals to this lovely group I hope Karma looks at me fondly and MY other half tells me I can have something wonderful too!
* actually even if your other half says I can have something that's a tenuous enough link for me!
Just need to sort the wife out now
From the original post it sounds as though the present is not a Les Paul but the permission to buy a Les Paul.
If so that's the saddest story in the world.
I'm off to have a little cry.
This should be doubly terrifying to you.