Heres my Million Dollar question...

[Appfro]

this thread seriously makes me sick to my stomach.

[NJPearce22]

I disowned my dickhead stepfather and moved out. Now I'm at my grandparents. He never tried to bribe me with a guitar.

[trippinbilly314]

this thread seriously makes me sick to my stomach.

Appfro, put yourself in my shoes.....so your dad leaved for work at 9 at night and doesnt ever come home till like 2 am. and then just said he was at the office. then he tells your family that he is making no money the last 2 years and gets pist when someone in your family goes out to lunch. then 2 years later u find out he has a secret account in another city and there is over $300,000 in it.....hmm..were not getting money i guess. think about that. im sure alot of people would do the same in my position. how else can he repay you, take you out for dinner?

[i am sam2]

tell him to pay for your college education...all of it

[trippinbilly314]

tell him to pay for your college education...all of it

na, id rather take a musical insturment, something that i will use everyday

[NJPearce22]

tell him to pay for your college education...all of it

na, id rather take a musical insturment, something that i will use everyday

ha

[Appfro]

this thread seriously makes me sick to my stomach.

Appfro, put yourself in my shoes.....so your dad leaved for work at 9 at night and doesnt ever come home till like 2 am. and then just said he was at the office. then he tells your family that he is making no money the last 2 years and gets pist when someone in your family goes out to lunch. then 2 years later u find out he has a secret account in another city and there is over $300,000 in it.....hmm..were not getting money i guess. think about that. im sure alot of people would do the same in my position. how else can he repay you, take you out for dinner?

it's not about money man. your dad cheated on your mom and your family and you think a new guitar is going to make you forget about that? seriously, you think owning a martin is going to make you forget what your dad did to you and your mom and the rest of your family? because that's what he's expecting. he's thinking, you get the guitar, he never has to hear about it again. me and my dad would go rounds. serious rounds. perhaps bloody rounds, but at the end of the day, i'd be a damn man and he's going to have to EARN my respect, not buy it. so there, i've tried my best to put myself in your shoes, and i've tried to tell you what i would do. that guitar is going to be bought essentially w/ money your dad used to use to cheat on your mom w/. yea, that's respectable.

[trippinbilly314]

so what should i say to him?

[SpoonInSpoon]

Get the fuckin DM3MD then.

[Appfro]

i'd get in his shit. look man, i'm not trying to tell you what to do, all i'm saying is that you have to be a man if you call yourself a man. and excepting bribes from someone that did you, your family, and your mom wrong is not very manly. it all comes down to your own conscience though. what works for you. what makes you feel good at the end of the day.

personally, i'd stand beside my mother. if my mother had something to say, it would basically be coming out of my mouth and my dad would know i meant business.

WAY LESS SERIOUS, but my mom walked out on us one day a long time ago. i was about 16. she didn't come back for 3 days and it was over absolutely nothing. she just got pissed over a debate (not an argument) and took off. i didn't say anything to her for like 2 weeks when she came back. and when she did finally talk to me i laid out 2 weeks of anger on her and let her know that our family wasn't some piece of furniture you can get rid of whenever you want to. family is family, at the end of the day it's all you got. you have to stand up for yourself.

[Tranman66]

hmm... interesting thread... very interesting... well, if hes damm rich then it's less worse that you asked him like that.... personally, i would never ask materialistically to replace emotional pain. but if you have decided, thats your choice i guess. anyway... if you decide to get money off your dad, get a high end taylor, but dude, get an amazing amp, pedals, loopers, and etc as well. dont just think guitar.

a high end taylor is all you need. but if you wanna invest, buy that martin. but for playing pleasure, seriously, TAYLOR

[trippinbilly314]

ya i dont need an amp. I got a Ultrasound. the best acoustic amps on the market. so would a 914ce be a good choice? i like the grand auditoriums alot

[juineaux]

all i'm saying is that you have to be a man if you call yourself a man. and excepting bribes from someone that did you, your family, and your mom wrong is not very manly.

I completely agree with appfro, even though your dad did something awful, it doesn't mean you have to do something awful back(like being a guitar-whore). I understand that your'e angry(you have every right to be), but getting a guitar from him will probably only make things worse. Everytime you play the damn thing, you'll be thinking about what he did to your mom. I mean are you really only worth a $3000 guitar? c'mon man, don't take it.....work things out the right way(talking/fighting)-

[dmbguitar718]

also let it be known that i was not being completely serious in this thread. work things out with your dad the right way.

[NJPearce22]

also let it be known that i was not being completely serious in this thread. work things out with your dad the right way.

Same...I've been through shit like this and now I don't speak to my stepdad or live w/ him and my mother. I don't think a guitar would bring me home either.