Originally posted by nirvana
Diablo-
My uncle has a 12 string guitar that he's never even used, can you believe that? I't sprobably a collectors edition by now.
Over how much time did you collect all of that equipment? It's a very nice collection, how much do you have left?
12 strings are awesome. And awesomely hard to play lead on unless your SRV...but that's a completely different thread.
I started my gear lust a long time ago. By 1996 all I had was a 1986 Jackson Soloist that I bought for myself on my 20th birthday while I was in the Navy. Then, that November (1996) I had a really wild hair go up you-know-where I and I started playing all the time. One thing led to another and I couldn't stop buying crap. That pic was taken sometime in 2000/2001. All I have left is the flip-flop "sunburst for the 21st century" Strat on the top row (that's my #1 guitar), the sunburst 60's re-issue Strat on the floor leaning up against the Marshall micro-stack, the Gretsch G3700 6-string acoustic, and a 2001 Gibson "Faded" SG (my #2 guitar) that's not in the pic. The Fender Blues Deluxe amp is gone but I still have the rest.
What also isn't shown is the gear that I blew through between 1996 - 2001:
1998 PRS CE22
1999 Epiphone Joe Pass
1997 Epiphone Sheraton II
1998 Fender Custom Shop Strat
1999 Fender Deluxe Strat (had the "noiseless" single coils in it)
1997 Fender Roadhouse Strat
1997 MIM Standard Strat (2-tone 'burst)
1998 Studio Les Paul (bought of eBay...huuuge mistake, will never do that again!)
1998 Yamaha AE??? (I don't remember the model number but that's because the guitar was such a POS I didn't keep it long. Was ordered from Musician's Friend and, guess what, I won't be doing that again!)
That's all I remember. GAS will consume you if you can't learn how to check it. I finally did...but man, whatta ride!
