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My parents make no sense.
M/17
In the past year I've really started to get into guitar. About 4 months ago I got an electric guitar and amp for about $160 at best buy. It was basically a cheapo Gibson. My dad knows a lot about guitar and he's really good at it. Plus, he's kind of old so he's always talking about how everything was cheaper back then and whatnot. So I told him I wanted to get a PRS, and he's talking about how I don't need a new one and that he's never even heard of Paul Reed Smith guitars. He's the type that he'll use anything as long as it works. I went to guitar center and tried out a bunch of PRS models on an amp that I want. All the models I tried are from $460-$700. And they all sounded and felt better than a $1,000 Gibson I tried. He said he could probably get me the amp I want which is $150 Marshall. But he keeps saying I don't need a new guitar. What's ironic is that a few years ago they spent about $500 on a PS3 and games for me at Best Buy. Yet They won't get me an instrument for $500. I told them I was going to sell some of my stuff and they told me not to. Yet they won't get it for me. It doesn't make any sense. I want to be able to buy something because I'm comfortable with it and like it for the sound. And not buy something because it's the "cheapest one" They can get it for me, but they're not. I can get it myself, but they won't let me. wtf?
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Maybe give some free advice about: Families?
As parents we are a strange type of people. When you think you have us figured out you really don't. You see we are actually born parents and never experienced being a teenager so we can't empathise with you as how you are feeling. Not really so but I thought I would throw that in for some comic relief.
I can't really say exactly what your parents are thinking or feeling as I don't know you or what your attention span to these type things are. What I can do is go on my experience with my own son. He has spent fortunes on different things, such as scuba diving equipment, all most $5,000. Paintball guns and whatever goes into to that past time, $3,000. Game boys and other gaming equipment. He has to have the latest and greatest.
He is now 30 and into the 2nd Amendment rights and Guns. In the last month alone he has spent over $3,500 on two hand guns and he has two more at his home and 3 rifles. About the only thing he has actually stuck with for any long term duration though has been his interest in firefighting, which is how he makes his living. He started out as a volunteer fire fighter buying all the fancy gear volunteers buy.
So is it possible your dad may be like me and is waiting to see how long your interest in Guitars last before he sinks a large sum of money into an interest that may just be placed aside when you find a new more expensive hobby.
I don't know if this answer helps you at all though it is the only thing I can think of given I don't know you or your parents. If I am any where close to being correct then you need to convince your dad this interest is not just another pacing fancy before he may be willing to invest $3,000 in it.
I don't know if my answer actually helps you but maybe it has given you some insight to the parental thought process.
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Because they spent that money on a PS3 and games for you already. -_-
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