While restringing my guitar this afternoon, a piece of plastic broke off the neck. It's never good when restringing your guitar involves superglue, and I think that it has about outlived its usefulness.

The Peavey Raptor and I have had a long, rich history, all the way back to senior year of high school when I bought it used for $99 and started a band with 3 or 4 other people who didn't know how to play their instruments. Over the years I've gotten marginally better, but the Raptor is starting to show its age.

Now that I've accepted the new bling-bling job, I think it's time to reward myself with a new guitar. That means a trip to the guitar superstore where I get to bug the people to let me play the expensive guitars that I can't afford.

Please don't ask to buy the Raptor off of me when I do replace it, though. About 10 people have already claimed it, and it will be hard to part with such an old friend.