About my favorte guitar. Is the most expensive always the best?

@TheHorse (229057)
Walnut Creek, California
October 26, 2022 1:26am CST
I own several guitars. My Martin D-18 is my loudest guitar, and is best for when I play acoustic bluegrass music with friends. My Collings OM-1 is my "gigging" guitar and is the "fanciest" in my collection, being worth over $3,000. But the first guitar I'd grab if my house was on fire is my Larrivee LS-05. I bought it for only $1,000 in in 2002 or so, right before my girlfriend was killed by the surprise projectile birth of a baby elephant at the Oakland Zoo. It rarely leaves my house and is my favorite guitar for finger-style playing. It is worth only about $1800 now, but money does not matter when it comes to favorite guitars. There is only one YouTube recording of me playing this guitar, and I will attach it at the end of this post. Many of you have already heard this recording, but I am putting this out there in case something should happen to me. We live in unpredictable times. I hope you enjoy this tune. It was posted by @Vandana7 and DJ, of MyLot fame.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (480079)
• Italy
26 Oct 22
Not always what is more expensive is the best, I would say that it is often the opposite. Most of the time we pay for the name of the company, not the quality.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102200)
• India
26 Oct 22
@TheHorse You are becoming smart in our company....Evil Grin.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (480079)
• Italy
26 Oct 22
@TheHorse For basic home products and also food I almost never buy brands (with very few exception - Lindt chocolate is one). I buy supermarkets brands that are often better than famous brands.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229057)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Oct 22
@LadyDuck Trader Joe's dark chocolate was fine with me!
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (195956)
• United States
26 Oct 22
OK. What is this about your girlfriend? Did you actually lose her in some freak sort of accident? (not a projectile birth)...I always enjoy your pickin'. Thanks for the information about your guitars.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229057)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Oct 22
Nah. She had Borderline Personality Disorder and just disappeared one day. I saw the signs and was kind of prepared for what happened. I don't know what became of her.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229057)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Oct 22
@LindaOHio Eh.We had some good times together.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (195956)
• United States
29 Oct 22
@TheHorse I'm sorry to hear that.
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Greg
@xander6464 (45328)
• Wapello, Iowa
1 Nov 22
I did enjoy the tune. How much unimportant commission money did the salesman make on the $1000? Was the baby elephant OK?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229057)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Nov 22
My gf was a "sturdy gal," to quote Tom Hanks on Black Jeopardy. But the elephant did survive.
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Greg
@xander6464 (45328)
• Wapello, Iowa
1 Nov 22
@TheHorse My gf was a "sturdy gal," to quote Tom Hanks on Back Jeopardy. But the elephant did survive. ------------That is good news. We need more elephants.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229057)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Nov 22
I'm gonna ask about the commission thing. Maybe.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (119914)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Oct 22
The most expensive is often not the best.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229057)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Oct 22
Very true. There's also the "diminishing returns curve."
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (87361)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Oct 22
Not always the most expensive is best. I think the quality counts more. Thank you for the link. Enjoyed it,
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (87361)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Oct 22
@TheHorse when I was a teenager someone gave me a guitar, I forgot what kind but it became a symbol thing of rock and roll music for me, and I never learned it because I played the piano and did not want to take lessons, but that guitar was hung on the wall and stayed there for years.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229057)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Oct 22
@RasmaSandra What became of it?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229057)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Oct 22
I am glad you enjoyed it! I love playing finger-style guitar. I teach it to all of my guitar students at some point or another.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (359715)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Oct 22
My BIL plays piano and has an old friend who has a total of over 2 dozen string instruments of one sort and another, mostly guitars. Some people just seem to keep collecting them.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229057)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Oct 22
We call it GAS, or Guitar Acquisition Syndrome. I know some people with pretty bad GAS. I try to keep mine under control. I actually sold my Takamine 12-strng guitar and may sell another of my guitars (not one of the three mentioned here).
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (359715)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Oct 22
@TheHorse So how many do you have all up?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (229057)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Oct 22
@JudyEv I have five, including three that I use, one that is a "kid guitar" (it's a real guitar but I mostly use it at preschools) and one that I want to sell. My gas isn't so bad.
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Nocturnal Writer
@Nakitakona (58326)
• Philippines
30 Nov 22
I'm just curious to know - what makes a guitar the loudest one?