Guitarists and Their Guitars

So lately, we've had run in after run in of severely possessive guitarist and their guitars, even those abandoned. Its frustrating, especially to me, because I don't undserstand how being that possessive of an instrument can be a good thing. It seems selfish and spoiled for them to not want anyone to touch their vacant and abandoned guitar. Aren't instruments supposed to be played? Shouldn't it be ok to let someone who is really respective of instruments play them?

Ryan says its because they as musicians get threatened, because they think they are better or know you are. They shut down the chance of learning or teaching and its just this really tense atmosphere.

One time this guy wasn't playing a guitar and Ryan tuned it and the guy got mad because he then said it was out of tune...and he played terribly, he ruined all of my favorite ska songs, it was an immensely disappointing night.

Another time this guy had all of his stuff out, and Ryan asked him some questions and he just ignored him. Isn't that rude? An incident of the same nature happened a few years ago with the same guy and its frustrating. Its like they've forgotten how to share, something people learn as toddlers, what is it about guitars that make their owners so possessive?

On the other hand, there are several that can learn and can teach others, I just don't understand how it benefits the others to be so threatened if someone wants to play their guitar. I will say this I don't know any woman guitarist who has this tendency, ha. And it so nice to listen to guitar duets, not done in a battle of the bands type of way. After all of the other guitarists, its incredibly refreshing to hear relaxed and soothing sounds versus the alternatively aggressive ones.