[parcel_of_rogues]

On the other hand nothing can kill a kid's interest faster than a crappy instrument. Unless you plan on going on the road again consider 'loaning' him one of your instruments.

[dr gene scott]

On the other hand nothing can kill a kid's interest faster than a crappy instrument.

If that was ALWAYS the case then I would have never attained the skill-level I posess now.

I struggled through several cheap no-name Japanese guitars (none with less than 4 pick-ups *grin*) all sporting horrible large gauge, flatwound strings - before I finally attained a Gibson SG at 16 yrs old. But I believe it made a better guitarist out of me, paid my dues, so to speak.

Wish I still had those old battle-axes (sniff)