Tone Report Weekly Issue 159 | Page 34

There ’ s nothing more special than sharing the joy of creating music with your loved ones . But are you going to loan your cherished Gibson R9 to your kid so they can play it at their first gig at the junior high Fun in the Sun day ? In the words of Kevin McCallister , “ I don ’ t think so .” But what will little Timmy use at his first show ? Dig up that Squier Affinity Telecaster you have in the corner of the basement . It ’ s more than enough guitar for the job , and if he lets his friends do their best Slash impression with it , you won ’ t have to spend the bulk of your evening
crying in the fetal position after it ’ s dropped off the stage and dinged up . There ’ s a tendency to discard less exciting , less expensive gear as we accumulate some of the finer things in life , but there ’ s something special about holding on to the gear you started with .

Loaners for the Kids

There ’ s nothing more special than sharing the joy of creating music with your loved ones . But are you going to loan your cherished Gibson R9 to your kid so they can play it at their first gig at the junior high Fun in the Sun day ? In the words of Kevin McCallister , “ I don ’ t think so .” But what will little Timmy use at his first show ? Dig up that Squier Affinity Telecaster you have in the corner of the basement . It ’ s more than enough guitar for the job , and if he lets his friends do their best Slash impression with it , you won ’ t have to spend the bulk of your evening
34 TONE TALK // Recycling Rocks : Fun Ways to Reuse Cheap Gear
crying in the fetal position after it ’ s dropped off the stage and dinged up . There ’ s a tendency to discard less exciting , less expensive gear as we accumulate some of the finer things in life , but there ’ s something special about holding on to the gear you started with .