What was your First

[vh2580]

Pulled out Old Faithfull from its soft case for the first time in about ten years a few weeks ago and decided it needed some love.
Was the first Guitar I ever owned and have had it for 26yrs and at least two owners before me.
Its an old Samick Magnum and desperately needs a fretjob, a clean and new electronics but the finish will remain the same with every ding, scratch and scrape having a story.

What was your first?

[kimball492]

How about the guitars we've sold or given away too .Great project ahead of you VH2580 .One I regret was a beautiful Eko 12 string acoustic ,and a Fender 1960s American . Plus loads of others I daren't even think about

[bargeloobs]

How about the guitars we've sold or given away too .Great project ahead of you VH2580 .One I regret was a beautiful Eko 12 string acoustic ,and a Fender 1960s American . Plus loads of others I daren't even think about

I feel your pain...pic related:-(

[dave.king1]

My first bass was a home made PBass thing that was so bad it defied description.

This was replaced by a white L Series PBass ( sold $180.00 in about 1969 )
PBass replaced by Fender VI Series 2 in 1969 ( sold for $300.00 in 1976 )
1959 Telecaster Deluxe(sold for $360.00 in 1976)

In today's market there's over $50K in that little lot and that's without a 72 Tele custom deluxe and Gibson Les Paul SG Custom ( sold for $60.00 only made for 12 months ) so now we're up in $100K territory all up.

I think I need to cuddle my teddy and cry.

[Nickosaurus]

My first bass was a home made PBass thing that was so bad it defied description.

This was replaced by a white L Series PBass ( sold $180.00 in about 1969 )
PBass replaced by Fender VI Series 2 in 1969 ( sold for $300.00 in 1976 )
1959 Telecaster Deluxe(sold for $360.00 in 1976)

In today's market there's over $50K in that little lot and that's without a 72 Tele custom deluxe and Gibson Les Paul SG Custom ( sold for $60.00 only made for 12 months ) so now we're up in $100K territory all up.

I think I need to cuddle my teddy and cry.

my god... that hurts

[Rob L]

First electric guitar was a '52 Tele. Don't even want to know what it's worth today.
Since then I have owned a crap ton of guitars many of which are now somewhat rare and worth a ton of money. WHO KNEW!!!

My saddest moment has to be having my '57 strat stolen. At the highest point that guitar was worth around $65K. Now it's still worth around $50k

[stan]

first was a Marina brand classical, second hand, still have it, and first electric was some cheapie brand all white Strat copy, now gone

[kells80aus]

My first Guitar was a a Canora ES335 style. From my understanding Canora was a Melbourne Music Centre brand built in the Ibanez factory(whish I'd known that then) I traded that on a Maton Wedgtail. Hence my love of that style. I sold that for $130 back around 1970 damn thing is worth $5000 now. after that I bought an acoustic off a mate. 30 years and 3 kids later. I bought a couple of Artist(or similar) strat copies to teach the kids to play on. Move on another 15 years and I decided I wanted my Maton back. I didn't have $5K to spend, and as there were only 110 made, it was pretty damned hard to find one, so I built one, sort of. And it's a damned sweet little guitar.

PK

[vh2580]

Suppose Ive been lucky then and have seen the appreciation in its value from its initial purchase price of a 40 of Jim Beam to its current value of a 40 of Jim Beam and two stubbies.

[pablopepper]

My first was a busted handmedown classical that had 3 non consecutive strings. It was rubbish, but I was 12 and had no idea. After playing on that for a few years, my Dad decided it was time I got something a bit more functional. Unfortunately that was a 'Falcon' brand stratocaster copy. This thing popped strings like a champ (I was used to 3, so 4 or 5 strings was an improvement), wouldn't stay in tune for more than two strums and had about 2cm action on the high frets. I blame that guitar for my hatred of red and white strats, well strats in general.