Guitars NOT Guns [View all]
In 1970 on my way to high school I passed by this store front every day.
In the window hung a gold electric Stratocaster guitar for $22 ($184 in 2025).
I had an after school job that paid me $5 a day.
I begged my mother for the money to buy this guitar, and you know what she said??
"If you want a guitar so bad, why don't you make one in high school?"
So I did. and I took notes on that guitar in the window.
I went to the local music store and bought the tuners, fret wire and pickups.
The first one failed, but I kept at it. I used scrap wood for the body
and even bought maple for the neck and received an 'A'.
My teacher asked what I would do next, I made an electric bass!
Where are they now?
I'm looking at them right now, 55 years later, hanging on the wall.
Still playable, actually more playable and comfortable than name brands!
My policy has always been 'GUITARS NOT GUNS'
Give a man a gun and he'll shoot something, but
Give a man a guitar and he'll make music the rest of his life.
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