{"id":206900,"date":"2018-06-14T18:45:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T16:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=206900"},"modified":"2018-09-19T18:27:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T16:27:45","slug":"a-buskers-return-to-t-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/inspire\/a-buskers-return-to-t-town\/","title":{"rendered":"A Busker&#8217;s Return to T-Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Frederik came to our shop last year for the first time and wrote a beautiful story about his experience in &#8220;Thomann Town&#8221;. You can read it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/frederik-visits-thomann-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>. He paid us another visit recently, smack in the middle of the #TGU18 event, and decided to write about it too. Here is what happened to our busker \/ touring musician friend this time&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u270d?<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"advads-content-injection-before-2-h2 advads-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"advads-1719043908\"><div class=\"advads-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><div id=\"advads-235158258\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/index.html?utm_medium=display&#038;utm_source=partnersite&#038;utm_campaign=branding&#038;utm_content=thoshop&#038;utm_term=gemischt\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01-300x37.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Not too big for its own good<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>This is a story, not of cool <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/hello-new-gear-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>gadgets<\/strong><\/a>, but rather <strong>a personal story<\/strong>, that began in the <strong>summer of &#8217;94<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div>Not sounding as awesome as the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9f06QZCVUHg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer of &#8217;69<\/a><\/strong>, but still &#8211; a pretty good year.\u00a0That was the year I got my first <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/guitars_and_basses.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">six string<\/a><\/strong>. It was a 200\u20ac investment, and I spent a whole summer saving the money to buy it. A red <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/peavey.html?ref=search_prv_12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peavey<\/a><\/strong> which got plugged into my ghetto blaster, and everything about the whole project was kind of horrible: the guitar, the ghetto blaster, my cringing attempts at \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smells Like Teen Spirit<\/a><\/strong>\u201d, plus this was decades after Jimmy quit and Jody got married.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-206900 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-Driving-1024x186.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-207067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-Driving-1024x186.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-Driving-300x55.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-Driving-768x140.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-Driving.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-207067'>\n\t\t\t\tDriving to T-Town\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>However, this was my first guitar, and my first step into the fantastic <strong>World of Music<\/strong>. Fast forward 200 years to the <strong>summer of 2018<\/strong>. My second visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/compinfo_route.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Thomann Town in Treppendorf<\/strong>.<\/a>\u00a0After having spent a year dealing with the <strong>euphoria<\/strong> from my previous and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/frederik-visits-thomann-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>first visit<\/strong><\/a>, I returned with confidence and feeling very cool. Only to find the place flooded with even cooler Canadian <strong>YouTubers<\/strong> who where flown in to tube you (for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/tgu18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Thomann&#8217;s Gearhead University<\/strong><\/a>).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-206900 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/tgu-crowd-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-206954\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-206954'>\n\t\t\t\tThe TGU18 crew\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/TGU-crowd-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-206953\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-206953'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;arriving at Thomann\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>However, I did what every man must do at least once a year. I started touching things that would ruin my economy, and I began to <strong>dream<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-206900 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-flowers-300x224.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-207073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-flowers-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-flowers-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-flowers.jpg 855w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-207073'>\n\t\t\t\tDreamin&#8217;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Venturing Into A New World<\/h3>\n<div>I have played <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/classical_guitars.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nylon-stringed acoustic guitars<\/a> <\/strong>for 20+ years, and just recently ventured into the exciting world of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/electric_guitars.html?ref=search_prv_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">electric guitars<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/guitar_and_bass_effects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pedals<\/a><\/strong>. Let&#8217;s just say I kept it simple &#8211; really simple &#8211; so far.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-206900 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-acoustics-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-207072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-acoustics-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-acoustics-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-acoustics.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-207072'>\n\t\t\t\tKeepin&#8217; it simple\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Growing up, I somehow bought into the concept that an electric guitar had to be a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/fender.html?ref=search_prv_11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fender<\/a> <\/strong>or a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/gibson.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gibson<\/a><\/strong> and cost at least 2.000\u20ac.\u00a0A little bit of marketing mixed in with peer pressure, bim bada bum, a construed worldview.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-206900 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Thomann-Custom-Shop-Section-300x146.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Thomann-Custom-Shop-Section-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Thomann-Custom-Shop-Section-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Thomann-Custom-Shop-Section.jpg 933w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@49.8017029,10.7312733,0a,97.3y,246.69h,88.55t\/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sAF1QipOycmCp5WXc5wVNuIEbdhpMOZaMsh4ds_WQFxkl!2e10?source=apiv3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click for a 360\u00ba tour of our Guitar Department<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>I was introduced to an alternative when a friend of mine began to order electric guitars from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/harley_benton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harley Benton<\/a><\/strong> Series, <strong>affordable guitars<\/strong> which are <strong>a joy to play<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Finding &#8220;The One&#8221;<\/h3>\n<div>There I was, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/compinfo_tour_11.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>guitar room<\/strong><\/a> in <strong>Thomann Town<\/strong>. In spite of standing on a heap of dirt and minerals, hurling through space with 30km per second, in a galaxy on a collision course with the Andromeda galaxy, <strong>my world stood still<\/strong>.\u00a0And there she was, in the middle of the dance floor, amongst hundreds of other beauties of royal and noble pedigree.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-206900 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/HB-Tele-1-300x114.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/HB-Tele-1-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/HB-Tele-1-768x291.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/HB-Tele-1.jpg 1002w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>But I could only see her, and heard her call out to me. &#8220;F<span id=\"0.7722899325996113\">red<\/span>dy, we were meant for each other. I don&#8217;t care about your past. I don&#8217;t care about the other beauties you have hanging on your wall. Not even the hardtop Spanish flamenco beauty, waiting for you in your car right now. We can all live together, as one big family&#8221;.\u00a0This may all have taken place inside my head, or it may have been the <strong>reasonable price tag<\/strong> or the level of moisture in the atmosphere that day.\u00a0However, I ended up adding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/harley_benton_te80_nt_deluxe_series.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Harley Benton TE-80 NT Deluxe<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to my shopping list.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-206900 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-w-HB-2-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-w-HB-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-w-HB-2.jpg 605w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">In search of new sounds<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thinking back to my Peavey-ghettoblaster experience, I thought it would be nice with some different sounds. Being the novice that I am to the game, I decided to opt for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/line6_pocket_pod.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Line 6 Pocket Pod<\/strong><\/a>. The guy giving me a demonstration of the thing, told me that it was a toy, and suggested I buy something cooler and more expensive. I replied: that&#8217;s perfect, and at the same time the recipe for a long lasting healthy marriage. If confronted with the question, why so many <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/hello-new-gear-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gadgets<\/a><\/strong>, I can honestly and truthfully respond with: \u201dIt&#8217;s just a toy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-206900 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Line6-Pod-300x224.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Line6-Pod-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Line6-Pod.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">That &#8220;first guitar feeling&#8221;<\/h3>\n<div>Throughout the years, I have bought several guitars. With my last purchase I went into the store, asked for something cool and expensive, and that&#8217;s what I got. It was just like the guitar I already had, just new and shiny. This time something was different. I walked away with that &#8220;<strong>my first guitar feeling<\/strong>&#8220;. The excitement of venturing out into something new. It&#8217;s really hard to put a finger on what created this feeling. Perhaps it&#8217;s the fact that I bought the cheapest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/gigbags_for_electric_guitars.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>gig bag<\/strong><\/a> there is, reminiscent of being a teenager with a strung-out economy. The kind of bag the seller throws into the deal, because you just spent all of your money on the guitar, and forgot about proper transport. Checkout time.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-206900 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Thomann-gig-bag-300x119.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Thomann-gig-bag-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Thomann-gig-bag-768x305.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Thomann-gig-bag.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">You Always Have A Thomann Friend<\/h3>\n<div>Bernard, or <strong>Barney<\/strong> as people call him, looked like a Barney. Not because he looked like a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=by3IT9VQfXo&amp;app=desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dog from a British children&#8217;s TV show<\/a><\/strong> from the late eighties, but because he was your friend, your very patient <strong>Thomann friend<\/strong>. Patience like the Pacific Ocean. Like he has seen the edge of the Universe, and knows that everything is going to be just fine. As he asks for the umpteenth time, &#8220;would that be all&#8221;, and I run off with a &#8220;oh wait, let me just get some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/patch_cables.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>patch cables<\/strong><\/a>&#8220;, as I am reminded of this hobby of mine.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-206900 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/patch-cables-300x195.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-206929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/patch-cables-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/patch-cables.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-206929'>\n\t\t\t\tpatch cables\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Do What You Love<\/h3>\n<div>I like to ask people in different professions, what is the most annoying and often occurring behaviour they meet in their particular field. And I am afraid that the answer is: &#8220;what I&#8217;m doing right now&#8221;. Here I am, lying in bed next to my new baby. Why would a guy lie in the bed with a guitar he just bought, one might ask?\u00a0To that I can only say, I am not a creep. I am <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/?s=tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>on tour<\/strong><\/a> and <strong>living in my van<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery galleryid-206900 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-van-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-207084\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-207084'>\n\t\t\t\there I am\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-van-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-207082\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-207082'>\n\t\t\t\tRasta Restaurant\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-van-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-207079\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-207079'>\n\t\t\t\troadies\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-cart-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-207076\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-207076'>\n\t\t\t\tBerlin\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-van-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-207080\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-207080'>\n\t\t\t\tmy bed\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-rig-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-207074\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-207074'>\n\t\t\t\tstreet rig\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Big, but not &#8220;bad big&#8221;<\/h3>\n<div>As I am lying here I think about Thomann and what I like about Thomann. Thomann is <strong>big<\/strong>, not Microsoft-big or the national deficit big. But still big, and what impresses me, is Thomann&#8217;s <strong>ability to keep its cool<\/strong>. Some companies lose it, when they reach a certain size. Take for example a company that rhymes with Nix-bus or Bryan Air. They are big, and traveling with them is a guitar lottery. In spite of paying good gold coin for safe passage, they might refuse to take on your guitar, depending on the mood of the person you are dealing with that day.\u00a0That&#8217;s <strong>big in a bad way<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Thomann took the time to put up a <strong>sign, telling me to chill<\/strong>. Thomann even provided me with a <strong>king-sized hammock<\/strong> for that very purpose.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-12' class='gallery galleryid-206900 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-03-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-205184\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-205184'>\n\t\t\t\tSign, sign everywhere a sign\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-01-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-205185\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-205185'>\n\t\t\t\tChillaamassa\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-02-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-205183\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-205183'>\n\t\t\t\tKing-sized\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Thomann does not send a photo for Christmas with someone sitting next to a fireplace in a Norwegian sweater. That&#8217;s what grandparents are for.\u00a0<strong>Thomann loves music<\/strong>, and Thomann <strong>loves people who love music<\/strong>. Thank you Thomann for being big and staying little.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Frederik<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-13' class='gallery galleryid-206900 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-portrait-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-portrait-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-portrait-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Fred-portrait.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Frederik Konradsen<\/strong> is a full-time working musician who performs, tours and busks around Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Listen to one of his <strong>original songs<\/strong>,<strong> Busted In Bavaria<\/strong>, here:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-206900-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/01-Busted-in-Bavaria-_original.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/01-Busted-in-Bavaria-_original.m4a\">https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/01-Busted-in-Bavaria-_original.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And here is a\u00a0<strong>video<\/strong> of him playing in a van:<\/p>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iRnJlZGVyaWsgS29ucmFkc2VuIC0gVWt1bGVsZSAoU0xWUyBWYW4gU2Vzc2lvbiwgQ29wZW5oYWdlbikiIHdpZHRoPSI1MDAiIGhlaWdodD0iMjgxIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUtbm9jb29raWUuY29tL2VtYmVkL0MzLTlJY0MxNm84P2ZlYXR1cmU9b2VtYmVkIiBmcmFtZWJvcmRlcj0iMCIgYWxsb3c9ImFjY2VsZXJvbWV0ZXI7IGF1dG9wbGF5OyBjbGlwYm9hcmQtd3JpdGU7IGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYTsgZ3lyb3Njb3BlOyBwaWN0dXJlLWluLXBpY3R1cmU7IHdlYi1zaGFyZSIgcmVmZXJyZXJwb2xpY3k9InN0cmljdC1vcmlnaW4td2hlbi1jcm9zcy1vcmlnaW4iIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj48L2lmcmFtZT4=\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/2\/brlbs-cb-youtube-main.png')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\">\n<p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. 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