Guitars

[katanaso]

We are a "musical" family and we seem to "collect" instruments 

That's my family too. 

I was fortunate enough to grow up with a lot of musicial instruments, and it's been passed on to me, my siblings, and now my nieces.

At first, my wife never understood why we had so many guitars since they can't be played at the same time.   

My Dad has a couple of Martins (1971 D28S, mid 80's HD28), a 1968 Guild Mark VI Classical, and some odd 12-string that looks like it could've been bought at Sears and Roebuck.  I got to play these growing up, and still do when I visit my folks.

Twenty years ago, I left my very first electric guitar (an Aria Pro II) at their house, and now at 67, he just bought himself an amp and is driving my Mom nuts.   haha

[RTHolmes]

Nothing says Rock and Roll like a Gibson through a Marshall.

1987, marshall 50w 2x12 combo hidden in the backline somewhere

Theres two ways to hold a guitar: over your bollox; or under your chin. like a tw@t.

[MickDono]

haha great quote!

[RTHolmes]

[TequilaChaser]

Took a few photos of some of my getfiddles last night

my apologies if I made them to big

the first pic is of my Fender Strat and my beloved Custom XXX by Shecter



this next pic is of my Dixon, from the research I done trying to find the history behind this guitar, one of the guitar websites said it was a Martin's Guitars attempt at a second line ( kind of like Gibson / Epiphone or Fender / Squire or Ovation / Applause ) the Dixon name only lasted little less than 2 years........ This guitar sounds so sweet it took me nearly 5 years to give in and install a Dean Markley under the Bridge "Line" Pickup.... I was so scared I would ruin the sounds and Harmony of this piece..... It took me over 4 hours just to shave the bridge down on the bottom to make up for the thickness of the Dean Markley pickup.... I was so happy when after all was said and done, it still sounded just as sweet as it always had and the added benefit now is it can be played thru an amp.. but you would never know it if you closely inspected it.  I have had friends want to borrow this guitar and dang if it not take me nearly six months running them down to get it back....and then they bug me to buy it last standing offer to me was for $800........ but it will never be sold............ I would rather have this verse a Taylor Auditorium that cost around 3900.00+/-..... it sounds that good....


Next is a pic of an Ibanez Artist which I started my oldest daughter on when she turned 12, she had been into the violin and into Keyboards ( note she and her Sister have 2 nice keyboards  Yamaha and Casio 76 key and the yamaha is 88 key ) a Telecaster copy I built/modified myself and then the Berhinger copy of a Strat which I got my yonger daughter to playing when she turned 12 as well, ( the girls are now 22 and 18 )


This next pic is of my JayTurser - Screamin Eagle ( that's what I call it, this guitar is very fun to play and has a fast action similar like a Dinky (Jackson )
it does nicely for me both acoustic and amplified


I will see if I can get some more pics of the rest of my guitars....... damn batterys died in the camera and my rechargeable ones quit on me several months ago ( are worn out )

I have an Ovation Celebrity, I have a Tradition Les Paul ( First Edition ), I have a Mexican FatStrat HSS 3 tone Sunburst ( Made in Mexico Fender ), and a few other guitars

I am not a player, I am not Great ... I just play at it ....... am soon to be 43 and I started when I was around 8, started taking lessons around age of 11, been in a few Bands back in my Teens and one during my Navy Tour, then one back in 2000 thru 2003....but nothing serious...... just love to jam , love to make up my own music, riffs, melodys verses playing something someone else made or recorded

anyhows..... sorry I rambled on for so long and again, sorry if the pics are to large...... ( I did resize them smaller they all were original 1600 x 1200 size )

great storys  Mir, Fugitive, and Billyd .... everyone

bring on more pics   

[gpwurzel]

Some of mine



Music Drive guitar, natural body - not really a good guitar. Bass on the wall I found in a skip, and my semi hollow (only 1 of these 3 I still have)



Martin Guitar and Taylor 12 string (I'm the ugly bloke in the middle lol.....)



Gibson J185 cutaway.

Wurzel (no, I dont collect hangers  )

[lowZX14]

I'm right envious of all of you.  I just recently came to owning a Dixon.  From what I'm told by my father in law it's a 3/4 or something I have no idea.  I tried learning a long time ago on one with a warped neck that wasn't too easy.  Now I just have to get some strings and finally learn to play, something I've always wanted to do.

[Yeager]

I have an old Gibson that has been in the family for a long time.

Whats a long time?  You know what year and make it is?  a 1966 SG perhaps?  A 1957 Les Paul Junior maybe?  You may have yourself a goldmine there depending on what it is.  Post a pic of this old guitar and describe its general condition.

[sluggish]

My favorite combination...



These two were made for each other.

[1pLUs44]

I have a blue Ibanez (she's ok, seems to break a lot though), an orange Dean "mini" Flying V (That's my baby right there, definitely my favorite guitar to play.), Texas Flag Telluride, Arbor Bass, and a really old acoustic guitar that my mom played when she was a kid.

The next guitar I wanna get is a Fender Strat, hopefully within the next year, she'll be added to my little "collection."

[BrownBaron]

It's not much, but they're all great for the price I got them for.



Ibanez RG model. Can't quite remember the model number, but it is very similar to the RG457OZ



Epiphone AJ series.



Oscar Schmidt OC 100

[STXAce8]

My Hofner Verythin CT, I added the TV Jones pickups, and the pink binder is not mine.

[Banshee7]

Pretty neat stuff, guys!

[Masherbrum]

The only Gibson's I like were the ones that were made in Kalamazoo, MI.      

I just have a cheap Squier Bullet and an Orange Crush 30R.


I have switched from being a self taught drummer selling a full 1984 DW kit in 1996.   That was tougher than saying "I do".  

[phatzo]

You were just sick of all the drummer jokes weren't you.