What A CHEAP TRICK....Rick Neilsen Thinning Out His Guitars Etc. in a Auction on ReverbNation

RICK NEILSEN and guitars, see photo credit

With over 400 guitars that he loves, and looks like even more to come .......RICK NEILSEN  from CHEAP TRICK is gonna auction off some of his treasures on REVERBNATION.....AND, he's built a ' shop' just for that purpose. Go HERE. WOW....if he's like every other, amazing musician that I've got to know, over the years. This will be very difficult for him...like pulling teeth even. Musicians' often think of their axe's as a pieces of priceless art. AND, they should...everyone of them are is pack full of memories of long practices and very sweaty rehearsals,...that crazy gig in XXX, the day they played with XXX, this solo, that 'place in XXX' etc. and some very personal stuff. their axes can reflect some very personal parts of their lives.
Many musicians are seen polishing their 'axe' between sets really tenderly and get kinda 'uncomfortable' when anyone touches their priceless instrument or even asks, they can be seen kinda 'hovering' over the instrument like a mother over her young child....when another musician picks up their guitar or whatever they play.
So, I was alittle releaved when I read in THE ROLLING STONE that Neilsen is planning on buying more instruments to replace what he sells...'Whew'..I read that he kinda likes to keep those instruments circulating out there....'it keeps them alive', he believes. O.K., I feel better now. Jan
PHOTO CREDIT: Go HERE.
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