A few years ago (age 52) I decided to learn to play guitar and bought a China made Guild which looks like and cost about the same as the Nickle Creek - - I would venture to say that many of these guitars by name brands are made in the same plants with a similar quality as these Nickle Creeks and are simply packaged under different names.
However, when I get a chance to play or hear a mighty fine instrument - like a higher end Martin, Collins or Martin, etc. - I can really tell the difference - I don't ever want to put it down. But my main point is that after playing a couple weeks and I then knew about 5 chords, and it was only taking me about 31 seconds to switch between chords - - a friend mentioned the best way to learn an instrument was to play with others, and that I should go to some local bluegrass jams. Now, I didn't know exactly what bluegrass was but I (somewhat timidly) went - and I was tempted to keep my guitar in the car but I walked in tried to keep up the best I could and I learned a whole bunch that first night, and I still go about every week. and at these BG jams lots of different types of music is played including country, blues and light rock - the last one I was at we got into a John Prine 'rant' and of course now that I can finally play guitar well enough to hop in at just about any speed and any tune even if I've never heard it before - - now I decide to learn a second instrument (mandolin) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <r...@...> wrote: > > Another note from my friend: > > > > i just took a look at the discussion. about all i'd have to add is i don't > think there's a better bargain going anywhere than the silver creek guitar > at musicians friend. it's no substitute for a gibson, but for what it is > it's truly the most amazing value i've ever seen in a guitar. it reminds me > of the time consumer reports had connoisseurs test a group of cheap and > gourmet wines. the pros picked the $30 bottle and $20 bottle over the $100 > bottle of dom perignon. i think a blindfold test playing of the silver creek > guitars vs martin or taylor would get a similar result. > > bob >
