I work at a timber merchants,and quite a few of my customers are musicians,both amateur and semi-pro.
So one evening after work,I pulled up at my guitar players house only to find that one of my customers was doing the roof next door.
Hellos were exchanged,and then I got the "whats in the case?"question.So I told him(it was the Status),and he said"Oh yeah,I used to play.
I packed it up about 4 years ago".When asked what he used,he sais"A Musicman.But I sold it."
I was gobsmacked.Sell a MM?The look of regret on his face said it all.He sheepishly admitted that he had to sell it.Had to!A kidney,yes.Or maybe selling your least loved child/sibling/parent for medical experiments.But not a Musicman.
So,tell me your tales from the ex-players book of excuses.