I know, I know

It's been a long time since I added something here. It's not because I had nothing to add, I had stuff. It's not because I didn't love you anymore, because I do. It's because I'm lazy. Yep, too lazy to get the stuff I had written down to put on here. But do not lose your interest just yet because I have come with new gifts.

I got a new job, you know the particulars of that already so I'll spare you. But with that new job my income has increased considerably. So to celebrate I decided to treat myself with a little something. For the past year or so I've been meaning to get a new guitar. My old epiphone hasn't been cutting it, it fizzes, cracks, and I am too lazy to go take it to get repaired. Maybe someday I will, but not now. I was set on getting a new guitar.

As I had learned when searching for my now old guitar, left-handed guitars are limited in variety. There are some really good ones, but they are so good that they are out of my price range at the moment. Maybe someday I will break down and get that Gibson Custom Shop SG Custom Reissue (Huge maybe).

I could have gotten a Fender. Could have gotten a cheaper SG, and I was about to until I saw the guitar I eventually bought. I've read reviews about this company, and they are all good, great considering who they tend to market their gear towards. I thought most of their guitars looked pretty nice, even better considering the price. I mean, so what if these guitars are supposed to be for girls?

Yes, I ended up purchasing a Daisy Rock, go look it up if you want, but I've heard good things about their products, and I can say after a few weeks of playing that I enjoy what this guitar has to offer so far.

At first I started to pick up this one:


The Daisy Rock Stardust Venus...

I thought that it was a very pretty guitar, despite the fact it has flowers and stuff on it. The thing about Daisy Rock guitars is that most of them guys can play too, cosmetically speaking. Yeah they have flowery and pink guitars, but there are some that any guy could buy and not look fruity playing it.

Although, I ended up getting this one:



Daisy Rock Tom Boy


But the pictures do not do the guitar's blingee-ness any justice, so I took some pictures.









My uncle's first response when I unveiled it to him: "Why did you go and do that for, are you gonna play it in June [at the Pride Parade]?


As fruity and blingee it looks, this guitar is very nice for what it's worth. Nay, much more nice.

Supposedly Daisy Rock's answer to the Telecaster, this guitar has produced a lot better range of tone than my Epiphone has ever had. With the amp I use I can get that crisp and clean sound, some crunchy sounds, and some warm and fuzzy sounds. I'd figure if I get a better amp and replace the stock pickups, I'd be on to something.

Of course there was the issue of the neck being too thin for me, but it is no different from the width of my old guitar, and it's a lot lighter.

Overall, I am pretty satisfied with my purchase, despite the fact it looks girly.


Edit: Blogger pisses me off when it comes to uploading pics.