Things change

It's kind of funny. When I was young there were things I thought I would get if I ever got a chance - the car I wanted was a Ford Cobra II Mustang (black and gold) with Cragar SS rims, I wanted a Kawasaki Spectre motorcycle, and I wanted a Les Paul guitar. I've never actually had a chance to get a mid to late '70s Mustang (much less a black and gold Cobra II), but when I bought wheels for a car, they weren't Cragar (OZ Racing 18" Record wheels, with Pirelli P Zero Nero tires). I actually did have a chance to buy a Spectre - when I bought my first bike, I had a choice between a Kawasaki 305 LTD, a 550 Spectre, and a Honda 650 Shadow. The Shadow (the one I should have bought) had been dropped and had a dent in the upper corner of the gas tank - the Spectre was several years old, so I got the nearly new LTD instead. Now I have a Harley - something I never even thought of owning until I actually bought it.

And now, when I spend a $1000 on a guitar, do I buy the fabled Gibson Les Paul - king of the rock guitars? No, I buy some semi obscure brand (Godin) loaded with all the features I've been trying to get on my guitar for the past year - HSH pickup configuration (my old Ibanez has that, and I like the sound), piezo electric bridge pickups (for that acoustic sound), and a built in Roland compatible interface (so I don't have to deal with that clunk box stuck to my guitar anymore).

I guess it pays to remain flexible...