Red Electric Guitar
Buying a Red Electric Guitar
Standing out, especially if you’re looking to perform at more than a casual level, is important. Singers are a dime a dozen, as well as bands. Throw a frisbee in any school yard and you’ll probably hit someone who’s part of a band. To stand out, you need something special. You might need a voice that is startlingly clear, or a musical style that is unmistakable. Or perhaps, you have a red electric guitar.
Fine, fine – a red electric guitar won’t make you a faster shredder or a better player, but you have to take every advantage you can get. Red is the color that travels the furthest among all the colors – it’s why sunsets are red. It’s also a color that grabs your attention. It’s the color of blood, which is generally something that should remain inside you. Red gets your attention and never wants to let go, clasping tight around your throat. With a red guitar, you might grab someone’s eye in the best way possible.
Naturally, a red electric guitar means nothing if it isn’t one that you’re comfortable with. You still need to be playing a guitar that you’re comfortable with. The color, while you’re going to use it, isn’t what you really need to play well – it really comes down to you. It may look or even sound great when someone else is playing it, but that’s not what you should be considering. You should be considering if it looks great on you, if you sound great on it. A guitar is supposed to help you stand out from the crowd, not help you blend right in.
Some musicians have such distinct styles that even a few notes may be able to clue you in that it’s their work, musicians like Carlos Santana and Beck. That’s why we’re looking at red – people need to associate you with something while you’re still getting your sound out there. If you’re going to play what everyone else does, try not to get your hopes up for a big career. Try to find something that you like, something that feels like you, a sound that is a side of you that you want everyone to know.
Now, actually buying or getting a red guitar is usually very simple. If you’re lucky enough to find your sound in a standard guitar, then repainting is fairly simple. Making it look good, especially if you’ve found your sound in a high end guitar, requires a light touch. That means more money, but if it is for your sound, it is worth it. In truth, it does not even have to be red – red’s just the strongest color. It might be blue or even green; what matter is that it is yours.