Posters. Grungy Posters.

A new pawn shop rule has been added to my list of rules. If you see a woman behind the counter, work with her specifically. As sexist as it sounds, she probably won't know anything about guitar pedals and will most likely bend on the prices. Why would I say such a thing? Because my past experiences have shown me that this is true. There are female guitarists in the world, true, but most of them would not be found working in a pawn shop. Just sayin.

Today, I walked into a pawn shop and saw a Digitech Grunge pedal for $40. I walked out of there with my pockets $10 lighter. How? I spoke to the woman, and even struck up conversation with her. The men at pawn shops, if they are younger, tend to avoid conversation at all cost. Most likely because they know what you are up to when you converse with them. They know you want to haggle the price. Somehow it's ingrained in men to go on the defensive when it comes to money. Again, another generalization that is not always true.

I now have a sixth pedal to my board, but I'll only put it on when I play certain songs and if that happens I'll be taking off my DS-1. No need for three distortions, is there? I mean, not unless you're Jack White, anyways. I haven't tried it out really, but I know it works and that's good enough for now. The pedal isn't the prize so much as the savings in this case. It's the German in me, I guess.

But buying pedals always puts me in a guitar playing mood (crazy, right?). My roommates were sleeping so I busted out Juliana (my acoustic) and started playing through some scales, crazy chord changes, and then tried out a new song...POSTERS! I have the opening riff and the verses down, and the chorus is similar enough so it won't be to long to figure that one out. This week I plan on learning the whole thing, bridge, chorus, verses, opening and final riffs, and all. By 'all' I mean lyrics, because I listed everything else you could learn of a song, and even then I practically already know those.

To finish up the post, here's the songs I intend to learn by the end of this semester. They are really different from each other, but diversity is what I'm looking for while I'm still getting the hang of this instrument.

First, Posters

Second, Enter Sandman (I swear it's gonna happen)

Third, Daughters

Fourth, Smells like Teen Spirit (I know, it's a cliche', but what else am I supposed to do with a Grunge pedal?)

Fifth, 21 Guns (I mostly know this one now, actually)

Okay, so that's my thoughts for today. Peace!