The Guitars that you had a fleeting romance with but for one reason or another let go of sold, lost or had stolen.
The Guitars that you had a fleeting romance with but for one reason or another let go of sold, lost or had stolen.
KB is on a roll todaz !
probably a guitar I should have kept was my first guitar, white Yamaha RGX, I have fond memories learning my first chords on that.
Touch wood haven't had a guitar stolen.
Hey Wok's I can also relate to still wanting my first guitar being a highly modified lawsuit era Jap Strat Copy but alas it was left behind at a gig and consequently stolen.
The last axe I sold once married and had kids was my mid 70's Ric 4001 in Azure Blue and still regret selling that the most of all.
Well, I've got an amazing guitar right now. It has been described as the world's most versatile guitar - a Maton BB1200 Josh Homme. (The photo isn't of mine - I don't have a photo of it on my iPad, so I nicked one from the 'net)
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But I can't justify having such an expensive legend of a guitar, considering my age, ability and level of debt, so it will be going on the market as soon as I've finished one of my builds.
I'm really a bass player anyway, so owning a guitar with a list price of $4k is a bit obscene when my bass cost less than $400 new.
Here are pics of two of mine in action and pics from the web of another two I let go (not pics of my actual instruments)
L Series PBass
S2 Fender VI
59 Tele Custom & 61 SG Les Paul
Woks isn't it funny how you get attached to those old guitars that you first played. Wazkelly always wanted a Rickenbacker Bass, Chris Squires and Paul Mcartney both hero's of mine the funny thing is I've never played one. I've had loads of opportunities,but picked up other instruments instead. I must build one. Muzza the Maton looks lovely, hang on to it if you can. Jeez Dave how many times have you cried losing/parting with those ouch. I was in London took my nephew who is a budding guitarist to Hard Rock Cafe. We booked in to the Vault which was over the road its an old Coutts and Co bank with massive safe. On entering it was like Aladdins cave, guitars wall to wall the floor covered with little walk throughs. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. I got to play the Isle of Wight Hendrix strat. a Clapton Guitar Strat and Kurt Cobain.Hendrix must of looked down and said how dare you. When I say played I strummed a few chords. Was it enough for me, no I wanted to take them all home. Guitars I have personally let go of that I miss to this Day are an Eko 12 string acoustic amazing sound. When Eko made great instruments.1970's Fender Precision Bass, a 1930s Gibson Mastertone Banjo. I never played banjos not a big fan but loved the beauty of it as an instrument and the mother of pearl inlay was stunning. And believe it or not a Casio MG510 a beautifully made guitar which also had midi electronics that tracked great and the guitar it's self sounded so good. I know what your saying Casio lol. But it was Casio's break into the pro market made by Fudgi Kakki who made the early Japanese Fenders and Ibanez guitars. The guitarist Charlie Burchill from Simple Minds loved them. Well I'm sure someone's enjoying them
Apart from the SG which I hated, cried rivers over the rest.Quote:
Originally Posted by kimball492
I'd love the VI and the 59 back, but there is around $40K between them and let's face it they are just ( very good ) old guitars
But great memories you still,remember fondly Dave. That's the great thing about having those old instruments. Imagine the stories each guitar could tell lol.
I wouldn't want them telling mine, what happens on the road and all that ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by kimball492
I paid $180.00 each for the L Series and the VI and and $350 for the 59, gigging 6 nights a week they paid their own big time.
The L, the VI and the 59 all went for around $400 and the SG for $60 ( that is sixty not a typo, Richard Gere got US$23K for his similar SG )
What's are the Chances of Fender and Gibson offering those prices again Dave lol. Man they'd sell some instruments