Big Mistake

I had a little while to kill before band practice last week and stopped to buy new banjo strings at Guitar Center, then went into the acoustic instruments room to play with guitars. I was looking at moderately priced guitars and then the sales guy said "try this. It's the standard for bluegrass." It was a Martin D-28. The sound was so huge, so ringing, so loud, with such enormous bass, clear mid-range and balanced highs, all I could do was hand it back to him and say "thanks for ruining me for anything I could afford!" It really was a wonderful guitar. Their price was high; but then Guitar Center is open to bargaining. Even with bargaining, though, this one would be a stretch. Ah, well, when the book sells a million copies and Nashville gets in a bidding war for my songs, maybe then.