Thursday, October 1, 2009

MAS vs. UAS


I have recently been fighting the urge for a custom uke... Particularly a Koaloha DIV with a MI-SI pick-up and a few fancy bits.

Because instrument acquisition syndrome is utterly irrational in it's manifestation, I've been avoiding the purchase because of the cost.

In order to assuage the symptoms of UAS, I somehow came to the conclusion that I needed two - not just one - but two mandolins. An instrument, by the way, that I don't know how to play.

So last month I ordered an Octave Mandolin from Trinity College, and today I just ordered this Morgan Monroe standard A. This is I remind you, in some inexplicable Coyote-logic way, supposed to "tide me over" until I can afford the DIV.


All of which is bizarre enough until you do the math - at which point it becomes clear that I need to be medicated.

Excluding things like strings and shipping, the OM was $500, the new standard was $300. So I'm down $800, and still want the koaloha DIV. Considering I can probably get what I want for under 2k, I just blew nearly half of that (almost exactly half if you include the requinto I bought this summer for the same reason - and not incidentally the same price as a non-custom DIV) on instruments I don't need instead of scrimping and saving for another couple of months and just getting what I wanted.

Clearly, I have an illness. UAS avoidance is more expensive than just giving into the thing.

9 comments:

RussBuss said...

"i like money..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0O7_3o3BrI#t=1m44s

Grumpy Coyote said...

"...and the UN, un-nazi-ed the world, forever!"

RussBuss said...

on the real though, i have a cheapy rogue brand mandolin that i played for about 6 months before going back to guitar. that morgan monroe looks really nice GCT, i'm jealous. maybe i'd be more inclined to practice mandolin if somebody, anybody, could just give me the goddamn strumming pattern to "i'm yours". come on people, i'm hurtin' here!

Grumpy Coyote said...

As soon as I learn to play an F chord, you'll be sorry you suggested that...

Boozelele said...

I just hope we dont lose you permanently to the lute or whatever the f#ck that is.

RussBuss said...

skin lute?

Grumpy Coyote said...

Ukes 5, lute thingies 2- I think we are still safe.

Boozelele said...

Hahahah skin lute! hahahaha

UKISOCIETY said...

What did Steve Earle have to say about it?

jk

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