(sorry for the necropost)
So, I was discussing with a friend what makes a guitar "sad". Now, the guitar in this (Marten's) case is presumably sad because it was being pawned. But what about other situations? We came up with a couple; I apologize if any have already been mentioned elsewhere:
- bad playing
- being in a generic (and by generic I mean what's been popping up recently) emo band (a-hah-hah, zing)
- guitars that were bought as presents for children whose parents wanted (and I mean REALLY wanted) them to be musically inclined ...
- ...and then, instead of being pawned, were put up in the attic and forgotten.
Personally I think it'd be worse for a guitar to be put away and forgotten than to be pawned, because as rough as it is, pawning brings hope. It's like putting up the guitar for adoption, I suppose.
By the way, I play an Arianna Strat-style guitar. Take that, Yamaha user!