WHO REMEMBERS THEIR FIRST GUITAR????
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ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
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'74 Yamaha FG-160 - my dad still has it. It's aged well, and went from having mile-high action and sounding cardboard to playing wonderfully one year - maybe 10 years ago, say, 2005 or so, it kind of went through magical guitar puberty because of the weather or the alignment of the planets or something, but it's really great now and I am jealous that it's not mine. It's a D-28 knock that can hang with a D-28 now.
My first electric is one I still have - 1996 Stratocaster. American Standard.
My first acoustic is one I still have - 1998 Guild D30. Made in Westerly, RI before they moved the factory.
'74 Yamaha FG-160 - my dad still has it. It's aged well, and went from having mile-high action and sounding cardboard to playing wonderfully one year - maybe 10 years ago, say, 2005 or so, it kind of went through magical guitar puberty because of the weather or the alignment of the planets or something, but it's really great now and I am jealous that it's not mine. It's a D-28 knock that can hang with a D-28 now.
My first electric is one I still have - 1996 Stratocaster. American Standard.
My first acoustic is one I still have - 1998 Guild D30. Made in Westerly, RI before they moved the factory.
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Little Pigbacon
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No-name hollow-body jazz box acoustic that a friend gave me when he got his first decent electric. He'd painted a sloppy freehand spiral bullseye on it. It had the highest action of any fretted instrument I've ever seen. It wasn't worth the effort to push a string down all the way to make fret contact. When I finally got my first decent electric, I smashed it with a hammer.
No-name hollow-body jazz box acoustic that a friend gave me when he got his first decent electric. He'd painted a sloppy freehand spiral bullseye on it. It had the highest action of any fretted instrument I've ever seen. It wasn't worth the effort to push a string down all the way to make fret contact. When I finally got my first decent electric, I smashed it with a hammer.
Condemned soul
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crusty philtrum
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I still have my first guitar. It's a Stella acoustic my parents bought for me s/h in England in 1966.
I started learning with nylon strings on it, and later started using steel strings. It's almost impossible to get it in tune, at best about three consecutive frets will play in tune and everything else will be out. But somehow i managed to learn despite this guitar. But it does have an awesome authentic old blues sound. One day I plan to shave the fretboard off and replace it with an accurately-slotted board so it could become a fully-useable instrument.
I still have my first guitar. It's a Stella acoustic my parents bought for me s/h in England in 1966.
I started learning with nylon strings on it, and later started using steel strings. It's almost impossible to get it in tune, at best about three consecutive frets will play in tune and everything else will be out. But somehow i managed to learn despite this guitar. But it does have an awesome authentic old blues sound. One day I plan to shave the fretboard off and replace it with an accurately-slotted board so it could become a fully-useable instrument.
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Man, that's sad, what if you just asked the buyer to sell you your guitar back? The first guitar I played was an LP as well, but my first one I owned was an Aria Strat, still own this, this made me a strat guy
Man, that's sad, what if you just asked the buyer to sell you your guitar back? The first guitar I played was an LP as well, but my first one I owned was an Aria Strat, still own this, this made me a strat guy
Snake Aces
Singlecut Slut
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I sold the guitar 10 years ago now so who knows where it is now. I sold it to a store so I do not know who bought it from them. I like playing with Strat guys because I like the way strat tones separate from les paul tones in the mix. From 2007 to 2011 I played with two different strat players and really grew to appreciate the separation in the mix.
Man, that's sad, what if you just asked the buyer to sell you your guitar back? The first guitar I played was an LP as well, but my first one I owned was an Aria Strat, still own this, this made me a strat guy
I sold the guitar 10 years ago now so who knows where it is now. I sold it to a store so I do not know who bought it from them. I like playing with Strat guys because I like the way strat tones separate from les paul tones in the mix. From 2007 to 2011 I played with two different strat players and really grew to appreciate the separation in the mix.
treyhaislip
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Mine was a cheap no brand Strat. Thick dark green body with super noisy pickups and action that was way too high
Mine was a cheap no brand Strat. Thick dark green body with super noisy pickups and action that was way too high
Muffleberry
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Mine was some kind of Silvertone Les Paul copy. I'm guessing it was made in the very late 70's to Early 80's. I ended up giving that one to my nephew when he started playing, about 10 years ago. He still has it.
Mine was some kind of Silvertone Les Paul copy. I'm guessing it was made in the very late 70's to Early 80's. I ended up giving that one to my nephew when he started playing, about 10 years ago. He still has it.
Artie
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My first was a Framus that I bought in high school when we lived in Deutschland. (Germany) It was unusual in that there was no body routing. The "pickguard" assembly was about 3/4" thick. You could take the screws out, and slide it sideways out from under the strings with both pickups, vol/tone and output jack all enclosed within it. I've never been able to find a pic of one anywhere.
My first was a Framus that I bought in high school when we lived in Deutschland. (Germany) It was unusual in that there was no body routing. The "pickguard" assembly was about 3/4" thick. You could take the screws out, and slide it sideways out from under the strings with both pickups, vol/tone and output jack all enclosed within it. I've never been able to find a pic of one anywhere.
Snake Aces
Singlecut Slut
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My uncle bought a Framus 12 string acoustic when he was stationed in Germany in the 70's. It was a nice guitar.
My uncle bought a Framus 12 string acoustic when he was stationed in Germany in the 70's. It was a nice guitar.
Snake Aces
Singlecut Slut
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I am not sure exactly where he was stationed and I never got the chance to ask him. He died in 2008. When I was younger he would tell me stories about the autobahn. He was a MP for the army but I am not sure what base he was at.
I am not sure exactly where he was stationed and I never got the chance to ask him. He died in 2008. When I was younger he would tell me stories about the autobahn. He was a MP for the army but I am not sure what base he was at.
BeatTheBastard
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Ibanez GSZ120. Got it when I was eleven or twelve. Quite decent guitar actually, played it until the frets were worn to death. Nowadays it´s beated but sports Kramer neck and works as a pickup testing machine. Recently found the original neck from the closet and it is in midst of a re-fret.
Ibanez GSZ120. Got it when I was eleven or twelve. Quite decent guitar actually, played it until the frets were worn to death. Nowadays it´s beated but sports Kramer neck and works as a pickup testing machine. Recently found the original neck from the closet and it is in midst of a re-fret.
Liam1963
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I had a Kent Les Paul copy, two pickups, but they really weren't humbuckers, did a Pete Townsend on it about 20 years ago.
Mine was a Kent single "hum" SG. After further inspection there was only one coil under the cover. It was around $99 in 79 when I got it.
I had a Kent Les Paul copy, two pickups, but they really weren't humbuckers, did a Pete Townsend on it about 20 years ago.
