Well I think we should not think about what people tell us so much. Was he entertaining at least?I ran into this today. Went to get my oil changed. This really old guy is there that I haven't seen before. (I live in the middle of nowhere). He sees I have a Gretsch shirt on and asks if I play guitar. Immediately, he starts telling me the tallest tales.
-Oh yeah, I've got a lot of guitars. Some Fender Custom shops and stuff.
-A 58 Les Paul
-A 59 Les Paul
-A Super 400
-A 58 Tele
-a 56 Jazzmaster
-Over a dozen vintage Martin guitars
Then he starts talking about how he played with Bob Dylan, Duane Allman, Chet Atkins, blah blah. He's a personal friend of Bob Taylor (who now lives in Atlanta??? HUH?)
Then I ask him what amps he plays and he shoots me a real curve ball.
"OHHHH I only play Fender Hot Rods."
Then he tells me about the 1994 Gretsch Tennessean he just got for $7500. Huh? I wanted to ask who took him to the cleaners on that one.....
Also, why is this 68 year old working at an oil shop if he's got a 59 Les Paul in his studio?
He just kept on and on. By the end of it, I felt kind of sad. The first 10 minutes of the convo, I almost wanted to believe some of it until I started to realize he was a professional smoke blower.
Even if I wanted to believe everything he said...How do you know he's lying though?
Yet you have no way to disprove what the guy was saying and didn't get his name. Nothing wrong with overpaying for a guitar if it really meant a lot to him and really liking the sound of Hot Rod amps. And to top it off - dings him for working at an oil shop because its apparently it's degrading for '58 Paul owners to be standing down in the oil change bay.I ran into this today. Went to get my oil changed. This really old guy is there that I haven't seen before. (I live in the middle of nowhere). He sees I have a Gretsch shirt on and asks if I play guitar. Immediately, he starts telling me the tallest tales.
-Oh yeah, I've got a lot of guitars. Some Fender Custom shops and stuff.
-A 58 Les Paul
-A 59 Les Paul
-A Super 400
-A 58 Tele
-a 56 Jazzmaster
-Over a dozen vintage Martin guitars
Then he starts talking about how he played with Bob Dylan, Duane Allman, Chet Atkins, blah blah. He's a personal friend of Bob Taylor (who now lives in Atlanta??? HUH?)
Then I ask him what amps he plays and he shoots me a real curve ball.
"OHHHH I only play Fender Hot Rods."
Then he tells me about the 1994 Gretsch Tennessean he just got for $7500. Huh? I wanted to ask who took him to the cleaners on that one.....
Also, why is this 68 year old working at an oil shop if he's got a 59 Les Paul in his studio?
He just kept on and on. By the end of it, I felt kind of sad. The first 10 minutes of the convo, I almost wanted to believe some of it until I started to realize he was a professional smoke blower.
It was good talking to you today James....I ran into this today. Went to get my oil changed. This really old guy is there that I haven't seen before. (I live in the middle of nowhere). He sees I have a Gretsch shirt on and asks if I play guitar. Immediately, he starts telling me the tallest tales.
-Oh yeah, I've got a lot of guitars. Some Fender Custom shops and stuff.
-A 58 Les Paul
-A 59 Les Paul
-A Super 400
-A 58 Tele
-a 56 Jazzmaster
-Over a dozen vintage Martin guitars
Then he starts talking about how he played with Bob Dylan, Duane Allman, Chet Atkins, blah blah. He's a personal friend of Bob Taylor (who now lives in Atlanta??? HUH?)
Then I ask him what amps he plays and he shoots me a real curve ball.
"OHHHH I only play Fender Hot Rods."
Then he tells me about the 1994 Gretsch Tennessean he just got for $7500. Huh? I wanted to ask who took him to the cleaners on that one.....
Also, why is this 68 year old working at an oil shop if he's got a 59 Les Paul in his studio?
He just kept on and on. By the end of it, I felt kind of sad. The first 10 minutes of the convo, I almost wanted to believe some of it until I started to realize he was a professional smoke blower.
He gave several statements that made it clear he was lying.Yet you have no way to disprove what the guy was saying and didn't get his name. Nothing wrong with overpaying for a guitar if it really meant a lot to him and really liking the sound of Hot Rod amps. And to top it off - dings him for working at an oil shop because its apparently it's degrading for '58 Paul owners to be standing down in the oil change bay.