Your First Guitar?
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tone4days
Heel Whacker
Re: Your First Guitar?
electric (age 16) - guild S60-D (wine red w/ black guard - solid mahogany body - solid mahogany glued neck - 24 fret rosewood fingerboard - 2 dimarzio SDS-1 single coil pups)
amp (age 16) - no name SS little POS that use to blow fuses like crazy
acoustic (age 15) - no name little POS that wasnt even full size with pretty high action
electric (age 16) - guild S60-D (wine red w/ black guard - solid mahogany body - solid mahogany glued neck - 24 fret rosewood fingerboard - 2 dimarzio SDS-1 single coil pups)
amp (age 16) - no name SS little POS that use to blow fuses like crazy
acoustic (age 15) - no name little POS that wasnt even full size with pretty high action
Young Angus
Kometose Tonologist
Re: Your First Guitar?
amp - some little dean SS amp, which sounded like absolute crap!
electric guitar - my still current jackson ps2, which i love and will keep forever!
acoustic - washburn d11, nice acoustic, picked it up nice and cheap at a sale.
amp - some little dean SS amp, which sounded like absolute crap!
electric guitar - my still current jackson ps2, which i love and will keep forever!
acoustic - washburn d11, nice acoustic, picked it up nice and cheap at a sale.
Oldslowhand
New member
Re: Your First Guitar?
The first acouctic I had cost £5.00 and was totaly unplayable, bought for my 14 birthday in 1964 I tried so hard but only ever got out of tune cords the action was about 1/4 inch at the frist fret and nearly put me of for ever.
Then with almost my first pay packet in 66' I saw in a second hand shop A RED STRAT copy but it was £14.00 and I was only earning £4.00 a week.Each week I would go and look to see if it was still there..... By the time I had the money I wanted that Guitar so bad..... It was still there so I handed over my My 14 Quid and the guy said "this goes with it" and gave me a little Elpico amp. The amp was crap, but I had my Fenton Weill Red Strat copy that I'll never part with I learnt myself to play on that guitar and so did my son thirty years later(but I paid for lessons with him). The amp oh that went in the bin:kabong: never could get any tone or volume out of it.
The first acouctic I had cost £5.00 and was totaly unplayable, bought for my 14 birthday in 1964 I tried so hard but only ever got out of tune cords the action was about 1/4 inch at the frist fret and nearly put me of for ever.
Then with almost my first pay packet in 66' I saw in a second hand shop A RED STRAT copy but it was £14.00 and I was only earning £4.00 a week.Each week I would go and look to see if it was still there..... By the time I had the money I wanted that Guitar so bad..... It was still there so I handed over my My 14 Quid and the guy said "this goes with it" and gave me a little Elpico amp. The amp was crap, but I had my Fenton Weill Red Strat copy that I'll never part with I learnt myself to play on that guitar and so did my son thirty years later(but I paid for lessons with him). The amp oh that went in the bin:kabong: never could get any tone or volume out of it.
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CaptainCrunch
New member
Re: Your First Guitar?
First Guitar - an Epiphone Electric, can't remember much about it, just that it had a sunburst finish. This must have been about '72.
Second Guitar - a white Strat w/maple fretboard, looked just like Jimi's Woodstock guitar. This must have been about '74.
My first two amps were Peavy Classics, the 50 watt, 2x12 versions. I still have one of them, but it isn't working right now, need to get it to a tech.
First Acoustic - an Ibanez jumbo body, looks like a copy of some Gibson acoustic I have seen, still have it but I hate playing it, very stiff action. From about '77.
First Classical - a nice Washburn which I gave to my oldest son, lovely guitar from about '78.
First Guitar - an Epiphone Electric, can't remember much about it, just that it had a sunburst finish. This must have been about '72.
Second Guitar - a white Strat w/maple fretboard, looked just like Jimi's Woodstock guitar. This must have been about '74.
My first two amps were Peavy Classics, the 50 watt, 2x12 versions. I still have one of them, but it isn't working right now, need to get it to a tech.
First Acoustic - an Ibanez jumbo body, looks like a copy of some Gibson acoustic I have seen, still have it but I hate playing it, very stiff action. From about '77.
First Classical - a nice Washburn which I gave to my oldest son, lovely guitar from about '78.
Brian110687
Red Sox Hateologist
Re: Your First Guitar?
Peavey Raptor- 10 years old
Ovatoin acoustic- 12years old
Peavey rage 158- 10 years old
Peavey Raptor- 10 years old
Ovatoin acoustic- 12years old
Peavey rage 158- 10 years old
pureoldsound
New member
Re: Your First Guitar?
My first guitar was a Honher professional (Strat copy). Bought it back in 88 or 89. My first amp was a Crate G10 solid state, then after a couple of months later bought a peavey rage. I still have all of my first gear. I don't really use them much only when I get nostalgic I guess....
My first guitar was a Honher professional (Strat copy). Bought it back in 88 or 89. My first amp was a Crate G10 solid state, then after a couple of months later bought a peavey rage. I still have all of my first gear. I don't really use them much only when I get nostalgic I guess....
68 lost souls
New member
Re: Your First Guitar?
Acoustic - Prince E400, my bro got it when I was about 4 I got hold of it when I was 15
Electric - Epi G400 Got it when I was 16
Amp - Marshall MG 215cdr when I was 16
Acoustic - Prince E400, my bro got it when I was about 4 I got hold of it when I was 15
Electric - Epi G400 Got it when I was 16
Amp - Marshall MG 215cdr when I was 16
Number One
New member
Re: Your First Guitar?
Electric - Fender American Standard Tele at age 15
Acoustic - Martin D-(something) at age 16
Amp - Peavey Classic-something at whatever age my uncle gave it to me.
Electric - Fender American Standard Tele at age 15
Acoustic - Martin D-(something) at age 16
Amp - Peavey Classic-something at whatever age my uncle gave it to me.
LesStrat
Reining PunLowered
Re: Your First Guitar?
Hmm.
Electric: LesStrat (formerly a Squier). Got it in 1997. Modded until 2003, up to what you see now
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Acoustic: Yamaha mid-line e/acoustic, bought in a little shop in Regensburg.
2nd: Yamaha APX 10T, bought at Sound Aktuell in Regensburg.
Amp: Gorilla 50w combo
Hmm.
Electric: LesStrat (formerly a Squier). Got it in 1997. Modded until 2003, up to what you see now
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Acoustic: Yamaha mid-line e/acoustic, bought in a little shop in Regensburg.
2nd: Yamaha APX 10T, bought at Sound Aktuell in Regensburg.
Amp: Gorilla 50w combo
Re: Your First Guitar?
Belive it or not, my first guitar was a -77 Fender Strat in black.
First amp was a Fender Fm212
After 3,5 years i sold it and bought a Epiphone Goth Les Paul, with a SD JB Pickup in bridge and a Stagg Jumbo acoustic, which i still have. But maybe not for much longer
Belive it or not, my first guitar was a -77 Fender Strat in black.
First amp was a Fender Fm212
After 3,5 years i sold it and bought a Epiphone Goth Les Paul, with a SD JB Pickup in bridge and a Stagg Jumbo acoustic, which i still have. But maybe not for much longer
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Re: Your First Guitar?
First that I played ? A Tiesco something-or-another that my family had around. Slab body, one single-coil.... years later, a friend at school had one of these. He was offered $60. for the pickup or $45. for the entire guitar.
First "own" guitar ? A Fender Bullet H2. American-made, two plastic-covered hums that split at the push of a button, neck like a pool cue ... not half-bad for something that Fender marketed just to keep their name on the market during the transition from CBS.
First that I played ? A Tiesco something-or-another that my family had around. Slab body, one single-coil.... years later, a friend at school had one of these. He was offered $60. for the pickup or $45. for the entire guitar.
First "own" guitar ? A Fender Bullet H2. American-made, two plastic-covered hums that split at the push of a button, neck like a pool cue ... not half-bad for something that Fender marketed just to keep their name on the market during the transition from CBS.
Hot _Grits
Buttery Toneologist
Re: Your First Guitar?
Guitar: Maison Les Paul Junior-style. Single humbucker, double cut, all cheese. Still have it stored away over at my parent's place.
From there I went to (surprise surprise) a Korean Kramer Striker 100 (baretta) in metallic grey. Of course, I replaced the pickup with a pink Dimarzio PAF Pro.
My first amp was a CAN. Literally a plastic petrol can with an amp shoved in it. I had a coily lead, and not long after got a Boss DS1. First 'proper' amp was a Crate G80xl.
Guitar: Maison Les Paul Junior-style. Single humbucker, double cut, all cheese. Still have it stored away over at my parent's place.
From there I went to (surprise surprise) a Korean Kramer Striker 100 (baretta) in metallic grey. Of course, I replaced the pickup with a pink Dimarzio PAF Pro.
My first amp was a CAN. Literally a plastic petrol can with an amp shoved in it. I had a coily lead, and not long after got a Boss DS1. First 'proper' amp was a Crate G80xl.
