blindgonzo Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 i have an acousitc guitar that my mom bought my dad for christmas one year before they got married, i think in 1977. he never learned how to play, and the guitar got neglected until about 2001 when i started taking some lessons. it's a gorgeous gibson epiphone, and i wouldn't part with it for anything... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sid Hartha Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Not much here of value to collectors, but I can get the sounds I want. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I think I listed my guitar stuff a while back, but since then I've aquired an Ampeg Reverberocket (reissue, 50 watt) and a Taylor 414 acoustic. I dumped my Epiphone Valve Junior head and my Peavey Classic 112E Cabinet (and some other stuff) as trades towards the Taylor. In the six days since I got the Taylor my playing has improved considerably...I've started learning Travis picking and have even relearned some of the material from my short stint taking classical guitar classes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkstar Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 All I have now is an old, banged up Yamaha FG-400 If I had hit that friggin' mega millions though........ Here is exactly where I would go Gruhn's If any of you ever come to Nashville, this is the place. Amazing stuff there. It'll make ya drool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I'm usually openly weeping as I walk out of Gruhn's door. Damn you Mega Millions Gods!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sid Hartha Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Gruhn's is awesome, though they've had to squeegee me off the window of The Chicago Music Exchange a few times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
holweger Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Electric: 1962 Epiphone CasinoAcoustic: Epiphone Hummingbird I also occasionally use my roommate/bandmates Gibson SG for gigs, depending on the situation. And of course, I have a pile of cheap guitars & assorted string instruments (banjo, mandolin, lap steel,etc), a piano, and an antique pump organ (built in Germany in the 1890's) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I used to have a crappy epiphone acoustic that I got for my first acoustic, but when I bought my new one (Epiphone JL Signature Acoustic/Electric, pretty nice for $500) I gave that one to my best friend since he was trying learn guitar without actually owning one. Some day I'd like to have the skill level to buy a nice electric, but I think for now I'm just going to buy my friends Fender Mexican Strat for like $200 and then practice (practice, practice) until I feel I get good enough and am in the right place financially where I can drop upwards of half a g on a guitar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 any NY/NJ people been here ? http://www.mandoweb.com/ Mart ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whitty Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Some impressive collections here... I have a trust 1949 Martin 00-18 that helps me compose most of my songs. It's well-worn, with some hairline cracks and a whole mess of dings and dents on it. My main instrument is bass, and I use a Warwick Thumb 4 neck-thru. I like my strings as old as possible and I use a ProCo Rat and a cheapo Ibanez overdrive. I have an Akai Deep Impact, too, which I love, but the damn thing is unreliable, recently producing hideous shrieks and feedback for some reason. I think the jacks are, well, jacked. I also mess around on an Epiphone Les Paul semi-hollowbody, a microKorg synth, and a crappy Squier P-Bass tuned BEAD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dannygutters Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I have a Larrivee D03 and I love it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 any NY/NJ people been here ? http://www.mandoweb.com/ Mart ? Been there about 21 or 22 trillion times, Drew. Grew up less than a mile from there. One of the pre-eminent vintage guitar facilities on earth. CF Martin refers people to them when they want work done to their old Martins. So many stories about limos waiting outside and wondering who's in the store (McCartney's been there several times, George Harrison was a regular, and many many other guitar luminaries have made the trip to Staten Island)... they restored Wes Mongomery's Gibson L-5 before it was handed to the Smithsonian or some other similar museum, they've done so much work to McCartney's Hofner bass... The best is that they're not snobs at all. Stan is a very friendly guy. You can sit in there for hours and play whatever instrument you like, even if it's clear that you're not going to be dropping 12 grand on an old Martin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 been there a few dozen times me self. Bought a 12 string Gibson there. Wish I still had it, oh well. very friendly placeI need to make a visit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mchchef1 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 All I have now is an old, banged up Yamaha FG-400 If I had hit that friggin' mega millions though........ Here is exactly where I would go Gruhn's If any of you ever come to Nashville, this is the place. Amazing stuff there. It'll make ya droolWe spent almost the whole day there before the ryman show last year, guys were super cool, let us play anything we wanted. The guy also told the boys(wilco) had dropped some coin in there earlier in the day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GutenAbend Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 1977 Gibson sj deluxe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 My lineup: 2006 Gibson ES-3352005 Spector 4 string bass2005 Gibson J452004 Fender 50th Anniversary Stratocaster1998 Martin D-151994 Epiphone Les Paul Goldtop1955 Harmony Patrician Archtop Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nettles Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Gibson SG 2001 and my trusty MArtin D-15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 When I was 18 (before the car wreck that ruined my left hand), I picked this up from a jazz guitarist that used to play with my dad... played through a Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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