 Ending Smoking For New Guitar! |
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 Mar 1 2010, 11:14 PM
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 Learning Rock Star  Group: Members Posts: 310 Joined: 21-July 09 Member No.: 7.424  |
Hey guys, i was so stupid that i started to smoke again 4 weeks ago, because i have much trouble with job and school. now i really want to quit it but its really hard. i tried it a few times but im really hooked on that!
now i made a deal with my wife: when i quit it for three month im allowed to buy a new guitar for 350 € ! so im really looking forward to that! Guys you have to help me! what guitar (new or used) can i buy in three month??? (i need a goal to work for!!!) im really mad, that i havent really time to be in the chat or forums at the moment, because in 4 weeks i have a big and really important test! i miss you guys! 
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Mar 2 2010, 12:19 AM
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 Learning Rock Star - Wiki Coordinator  Group: GMC Senior Posts: 6.575 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Spain Member No.: 3.338 |
Maybe you could get some mex strat from ebay, dunno if you like strats though
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Mar 2 2010, 12:58 AM
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 Learning Rock Star Group: Members Posts: 228 Joined: 11-November 09 Member No.: 7.782 |
hey man thats great...
texmex strat or tele... good luck, stay strong. |
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Mar 2 2010, 03:29 AM
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 Instructor  Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia Member No.: 3.341 |
Hang in there mate. I stopped recently as well, and never felt better. Every day it's a struggle, but after a while you fight less and less until it leaves you.
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Mar 2 2010, 05:31 AM
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 GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 363 Joined: 3-March 08 From: La La Land, California Member No.: 4.438 |
Use whatever means you can to quit. People often feel that the ill effects of smoking will never catch up with them. I have just finished spending nearly everyday over the past month visiting my sister in the hospital.. treatment of mouth and throat cancer from smoking. She was only 41 years old when the cancer struck her.. and now it has returned after more than five years of her first treatment.
I could go into details of how bad this can be.. but I will spare you. I will tell you that she was in surgery for 13 hours and they ended up having to remove a large portion of her tongue as part of this latest procedure. As unbeliveable as it sounds the doctors here in the states were able to take tendons from another part of her body and replace the part of her tongue that was removed. That said, its unlikely that she will be able to talk in any normal sense for the rest of her life. I hate to go on a rant and chastise people for smoking as I used to smoke myself. I will say that I really wish I could drag young smokers in front of her to see the damage it can do..this is real stuff..no B.S. I hope that both Ivan and you can find the strength to quit. |
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Mar 2 2010, 05:48 AM
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 Learning Rock Star Group: Members Posts: 895 Joined: 28-November 06 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 956 |
Good Luck stopping man .... I stopped last years for 6 months and I start back again... A new guitar could be a good motivation for me.
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Mar 2 2010, 07:36 AM
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 Learning Tone Master  Group: MVC Posts: 2.294 Joined: 18-June 09 From: Genarp, Sweden Member No.: 7.291 |
Good luck guy's. Wise decisions! I never succeeded to quit for any guitars, but I once stopped smoking because of a woman. So the only one who can save me now is Michelle, where R U Miss Pfeiffer???
 And btw. Mirko, Yua are already married, You shall have quitted loooong time ago!!!  //Staffay --------------------  Guitars: Ibanez AM-200, Ibanez GB-10, Fender Stratocaster Classic Player, Warmouth Custom Built, Suhr Classic Strat, Gibson Les Paul Standard 2003, Ibanez steel-string Amps: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Marshall JMP 2103, AER 60 Effects: BOSS DD-20, Danelectro Trans. Overdrive, TC-Electronics G-Major, Dunlop Wah-wah, Original SansAmp, BOSS DD-2 Music by Staffy can be found at: Staffay at MySpace |
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Mar 2 2010, 08:28 AM
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 Learning Rock Star Group: Members Posts: 253 Joined: 27-July 07 From: Netherlands Member No.: 2.420 |
good luck man! I've stopped smoking for 2.5 weeks now and feel great, but there sure are moments that I really want to taste those filterstraws...
May be you could go for a 2nd hand Schecter c-1 classic ?
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Mar 2 2010, 08:48 AM
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 Learning Rock Star Group: Members Posts: 1.383 Joined: 16-October 08 From: Breda , The Netherlands Member No.: 6.091 |
Good luck mate, keep thinking of your goal
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Mar 2 2010, 08:55 AM
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 Learning Tone Seeker Group: Members Posts: 1.105 Joined: 26-January 08 From: Melbourne, Australia Member No.: 3.995 |
I'm a bit confused.. Are you seeking help on choosing the right guitar in that amount or on quittin smokin? Both have different answers and not related to each other in my books
I'm a schecter player, so definitely recommend a second hand schecter to add to your arsenal.
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Mar 2 2010, 09:16 AM
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 Accomplished Rock Star  Group: Student Instructor Posts: 3.672 Joined: 24-June 08 From: Rottweil, Germany Member No.: 5.361 |
Hi Mirko,
viel Erfolg beim Aufhören! I wonder why you want a new guitar, since it looks like you've got a nice Gibson already. But still, as I own 4 guitars myself (thanks to my dad), it's always nice to switch. I'd go for a Mexican Strat or Tele as well, but I'd also love to have a Flying V or Explorer. I suggest you get into a store, try out many different guitars and choose whichever looks and feels best for you. It's like looking for a new girlfriend! You'd probably have to smell the guitar as well, but Staffy is the expert on that... -------------------- |
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Mar 2 2010, 09:22 AM
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Learning Tone Master Group: MVC Posts: 2.294 Joined: 18-June 09 From: Genarp, Sweden Member No.: 7.291 |
QUOTE (Gitarrero @ Mar 2 2010, 09:16 AM)  Hi Mirko, viel Erfolg beim Aufhören! I wonder why you want a new guitar, since it looks like you've got a nice Gibson already. But still, as I own 4 guitars myself (thanks to my dad), it's always nice to switch. I'd go for a Mexican Strat or Tele as well, but I'd also love to have a Flying V or Explorer. I suggest you get into a store, try out many different guitars and choose whichever looks and feels best for you. It's like looking for a new girlfriend! You'd probably have to smell the guitar as well, but Staffy is the expert on that... Hehe.... If You can find a decent object in the store Mirko, I would be happy to do a virtual smelling-test for free. (I haven't marketing my services in the past, and have ran out of new orders, so I will do some tests for free in order to shape up the business....)//Staffay -------------------- Guitars: Ibanez AM-200, Ibanez GB-10, Fender Stratocaster Classic Player, Warmouth Custom Built, Suhr Classic Strat, Gibson Les Paul Standard 2003, Ibanez steel-string Amps: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Marshall JMP 2103, AER 60 Effects: BOSS DD-20, Danelectro Trans. Overdrive, TC-Electronics G-Major, Dunlop Wah-wah, Original SansAmp, BOSS DD-2 Music by Staffy can be found at: Staffay at MySpace |
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Mar 2 2010, 09:26 AM
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Learning Tone Seeker Group: Members Posts: 1.105 Joined: 26-January 08 From: Melbourne, Australia Member No.: 3.995 |
QUOTE (Staffy @ Mar 2 2010, 07:22 PM) Hehe.... If You can find a decent object in the store Mirko, I would be happy to do a virtual smelling-test for free. (I haven't marketing my services in the past, and have ran out of new orders, so I will do some tests for free in order to shape up the business....)//Staffay
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Mar 2 2010, 10:57 AM
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 Learning Roadie Group: Members Posts: 625 Joined: 23-March 07 From: Australia Member No.: 1.403 |
Yeah good stuff bro! How about a Maton mastersound guitar? In between a Gisbon and fender. Quit smoking and you can buy heaps new toys!
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Mar 2 2010, 03:58 PM
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 GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 17-February 08 From: london Member No.: 4.279 |
Hey good luck with the no smoking what ever your motivation.
i have not smoked for two months and when i first quit i posted on here that i too would buy new toys with the excess cash but now i couldnt care less about that i am just happy that i am not enslaved to cigarettes and slowly killing myself and that my kids want to give me hugs coz i dont smell any more. there is more to being a non smoker than the cash. (mind you i still have my eye on a new electro acoustic.) good luck and i can suggest a really good book that has helped me alan carr's easyway to stop smoking best 8 quid you will ever spend -------------------- "smoke me a kipper i'll be back for breakfast"
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Mar 3 2010, 02:50 AM
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Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia Member No.: 3.341 |
Hey, at least you have a guitar as condition!
Give me a 1960s Strat and I guarantee I will not look a cigar in my life 
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Mar 4 2010, 06:58 PM
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Learning Rock Star Group: Members Posts: 310 Joined: 21-July 09 Member No.: 7.424 |
Hey guys, thanks for all your comments... im smokingfree for 3 days now and i feel great! ok, i had 5 energydrinks today and four yesterday, but thats much better than smoking!
Tomorrow ill have some time, then i will google all your guitars you talked about! i think i will buy a used guitar, i like guitars with a story more then new stuff at the moment... -------------------- |
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Mar 4 2010, 10:50 PM
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 Learning Apprentice Player & Challenge Star Group: Members Posts: 1.993 Joined: 10-March 08 From: Albany NY USA Member No.: 4.521 |
Good luck! Just remember, it's all in your head.
As for the guitar...I would definitely go with a used Strat! -------------------- Ben
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Mar 4 2010, 10:53 PM
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That sounds like a good deal
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Jun 7 2010, 09:55 PM
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Learning Rock Star Group: Members Posts: 310 Joined: 21-July 09 Member No.: 7.424 |
yiihaaaahhh!!!
i saw that thread right no and im very happy! i didnt start smoking, so i think im really free from that crap! dont like to start again! the problem is: i didnt find a guitar already! maqybe i have to search more! its not easy to find new stuff for only 500 bucks... 
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