MrKFC

Wife: "How many guitars do you NEED?!"

Addict: "Just one more !"

I guess I won't be looking for guitars in Chiang Mai after all.

I remembered I own a pretty nice Taylor that I abused with years of bar gigs, neglect, travel, neglect, humidity and neglect... loaned it to a good friend a couple years ago who lets his students play it sometimes. He called yesterday afternoon about something else and the little light went on.

Plays great, sounds fine and already has about 50 cracks in the top that Taylor glued and cleated for me.

She ain't young and pretty, but she's mine and she's coming along.

You're right, I didn't make that connection.

I'm still not 100% certain I won't carry my own, just trying to see what options there are.

Between baggage handlers, humidity and me dragging them around they always take a hit and they're just a pain in the airports/train stations.

But this trip I won't be doing much of the transient traveler, plan to stay in CM mostly, so hauling one of my own guitars might be the best plan. Would certainly save some loot if it doesn't get smashed or something dum.

Something like that Epiphone would probably be fine, and if I decide to leave mine here and it's still available in a coupla weeks, I'd be interested in having a look.

Thanks!

I'll do that!

Not looking for anything special or spendy, just need decent instruments and don't want new ones, I'll nick them for sure.

I want a few pre-installed nicks and dings so mine don't stand out so much.

How do they compare to US prices?

I've been checking the CM City Life classifieds, slim pickins there.

I appreciate the clues, thanks much.

Thanks for the tip!

I'll be in CM in a few weeks and this time (4th trip) I plan to buy used instruments rather than deal with the flippin nuisance of flying with them and save them from the beating they always take from the diffence in humidity between Montana and Chiang Mai.

Looking forward to poking around those stores you mentioned.

What I'm looking for is an acoustic guitar and a mandolin that have some miles, plug in, good acoustic voices and a nice necks. Thinking I'll probably want to sell them before I head home from BKK in March, there are plenty of instruments here. Don't have a 'budget' in mind but I don't really want to spend much $$.

I did a search in Chiang Mai News classified, didn't turn up anything.

I wonder if you might have any suggestions?

DS