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novelistparty · 1 year ago

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went to guitar store today and had a typical guitar store interaction. I told the dude at the counter what I was looking for, he pointed in a direction, and the dude that overheard me ask then kinda followed me in that direction and pointed out a piece of gear to me and told me it was really good option. I did not ask for this. I did not even really notice him before then. I didn't say anything and waited for him to walk away. Once I reached the indicated corner of the store, I asked another dude my question and then had the typical experience of someone else that worked there overhearing us and deciding to interrupt both me and their coworker several times as we talked about the thing, adding nothing to the conversation because they would say something and trail off and then come back again and do it all again

#the only thing I'll say to defend these people is that the guitar gear world is terribly elitist and superstitious #So when you're a dude and you like gear and you end up knowing relatively useless facts - you just NEED to tell someone #BUT bc most dudes are terribly socialized they struggle to hold a conversation esp about technical topics #and so they don't often feel fulfilled talking to other gear-heads #They have so many toys and hardly nobody to tell about them #the general world of dudes is this sterile place where they hardly converse about things - not for lack of want tho #layers and layers of poor socialization about how to converse and how to share and how to negotiate it all in everday settings #I just want to understand the 'why' behind electric guitar sound or tone and not be preached to #can't we all be curious together and share knowledge in useful ways???#can't we find a way to have the least amount of gear possible and understand why and how that's all we need?#it drives me crazy to be around deeply technical people that can't communicate their knowledge well to anyone #unless you already know how to jump past the nonsense the answer to any gear question will be useless #'ya definitely get the Gibsal Slammer - it has the most push into the knobs of any of the sledges on the market today'#'it's what hendrix used for that album he recorded at Abby Blvd with the Left Gents'#'if you roll back the ringles just a little you'll get what George Nixon called 'almond tone''#'unless you fully inflate the fujoMax 1000 you'll never have enough underwire for that really wooly swirl'#my blog #electric guitar #guitar #gear head

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