I am an unabashed Gibson Les Paul fan. I like all models, all years, and all colors. There is not one GLP that I don't like. Kinda sadly this means I've ended up with a rather large collection of them. I have Les Paul models spanning the years - at least one of every major model type. I don't have one for every tiny variation, but I have them back to their original saddle and up to a model that can tune itself from 2013 and a Junior from 2017. I have far more of them than I need. I should probably go to some sort of 12-step program. I'm just as bad with Martin, and particularly bad with the D-28 model. Don't bother bringing it to a pawn shop. Just stop at my house and I'll pay fair market value and better than the pawn shop would have. And you'll save gas! *sighs* But, yeah... I have a passion. I love music. I'm not even able to imagine what my life would be like if I didn't play. I just can't imagine what I'd have done with all those hours or even guess what different experiences I'd have had. Music has been good to me and I find that I get out of it what I put into it. I don't think I have "talent" so much as I've devoted (literal) tens of thousands of hours to playing.