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It’s tough, I realize.
Coming back to it after having been gone for so long. I haven’t grown calloused; I’ve gone soft.
And in fact, I now realize…I wasted some good cash money on that old (new) guitar. If I recall correctly, my Martin was around $600. Mom and I split it, so that was a good $300 on my part (who knows if I ever properly paid her back!) And I’m rarely found with more than 2 Bens at a time. 
I spent a good 30 mins or so playing a buddy’s dad’s old guitar, worth $40 or less currently. A small yamaha with nylon strings. Glossy, nothing special. None of this rosewood and spruce nonsense (though they smell glorious).
I think it’s the strings and my general deafness to tone and timbre. (I thought I could hear the difference at one time; that’s why I got a Martin rather than a Taylor, because I could FEEL the Martin’s timbre but only hear the clarity of Taylor’s notes).
Nylon feels like feathers, waterbeds, baby cheeks, and rabbit fur compared to steel strings.
….and now that I realize that for $560 less I could be just as fine with life…
I decided to pull out the ol’ Martin geetar from under my bed (er, next to my bed, wedged between the wall and the window). It’s time to take him for a very long spin. Jon Chau has always been a great inspiration to me, among many other guitar-playing friends with similar last names. It’s time to rebuild those calluses… it has been too long, so they’re pretty gone. My fingers are ridiculously sore now; it hurts to type. ** I’m making pancakes right now. Or, more accurately, ホットケーキ。 I love breakfast, anytime, anyplace.
