Members mbengs1 Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 mine was a fender 1996 strat plus. i wish i'd gotten something else. something with humbuckers. either a les paul or an ibanez jem or a peavey wolfgang (new at the time) wouldve been great. what was yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 Late 60's telecaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ido1957 Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 1975 (or so) Les Paul Deluxe Goldtop (Mint shape used with no case for $550) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phaeton Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 I had an Electra LP copy early on in my guitar career that I probably should have kept over the Squier Strat I had at the time. Barring that it would be an Ibanez RG, which I still have: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 My mom bought me an MIM Fender Strat in 2004. I hated it because I wanted a Rickenbacker, but didn't realize that a MIM was much more affordable. I didn't get heavy into playing and practicing until I got my Gibson SG Special Faded the next year. I did buy a Gibson L6-S in mid-2005, which led me to wanting more Gibsons. I still have the body for the Strat. A friend of mine has the SG, which is all but worn out. The L6-S ended up overpriced on Chicago Music Exchange after I traded it for a couple of things in 2012. Right now, I have my Rickenbacker 620/12, Fender Telecaster Deluxe, Epiphone Les Paul Custom MIK, and an Epiphone SG Deluxe MIK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 An early 60's Epiphone acoustic (which were a quality guitar, as good as Gibsons at the time). It was my very first guitar, bought it for $50 in the 80's, didn't know what I had and let my sister have it, she sold it to pay rent. Doh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Caffeinated Cat Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 I started on a 3/4 size acoustic from Sears and Roebuck, than moved up to a Cort Ferrari III electric, then on to an American Strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 My first guitar was a Teisco Strat copy and my first amp was a Princeton Fender, which was plenty serious enough for me at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juicy Elk Man Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 After playing some Squier Bullet Strats, the one I pieced together myself: It's former configuration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RockPianoman Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 My first guitar was given to me....it was a Telecaster copy (but not as thick) and it didn't have a brand name or model number on it....totally generic.....I found out later the body was made out of plywood (that can't be good for sustain)......it played pretty good and everything worked right.....when I play Telecasters now, they just don't feel right....I like the feel of Strats the best....even better than my Les Paul but I like the sound of the Les Paul a lot more.... My friend's Jackson Pro plays way better than my Strats....I'm sure I'll have to buy one.....wonderful fingerboard.....soooooo easy to play.....he doesn't have a Floyd Rose on his but I want one on mine when I buy it.....it's too bad that Floyd Roses are so stiff compared to the tremolo on my Strats but the Strats won't stay in tune if you are aggressive with it....they seem to stay in tune pretty well if you just use it for mellow vibrato.....my Floyd Rose on my Les Paul stays in tune perfectly regardless of how abusive I am with it but it is very stiff by comparison.... I set up my Strats so the vibrato is slightly off the body and I only use 3 springs.....they work pretty well for mellow vibrato......I know Fender says you're supposed to use Bullets with those vibratos but I never do (the bullets fit precisely in the cavities).....I use Dean Markleys and they seem to work fine (.009's)....sometimes I use Ernie Ball Super Slinkies too (same gauge)..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 My first remotely decent guitar was an Alvarez 5020, a "folk" or 000 size acoustic with a 12 fret neck and slotted headstock. It was my third guitar in about two years of playing. I still don't have a "good" electric; my first and only electric is my Fernandes Strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 First "real" guitar, a 72 Paul Custom.When I got real about playing guitar, a 66 ES330. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 1965 Gibson ES335 TD.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 1980's Peavey Falcon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phaeton Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 After playing some Squier Bullet Strats, the one I pieced together myself: I see what you did there That's pretty cool, btw. Teisco My first guitar was a Norma, which is a rebranded Teisco. 3/4 scale, one gold foil pickup in the worst place possible, 17 frets, iffy intonation, volume and tone knobs busted off... The first amp was Dad's stereo when he wasn't home. The second one was a mobile practice amp called a "G Blaster" that some guy gave to me as a pile of parts for a bowl of weed. It's a wonder I stuck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted December 6, 2014 Members Share Posted December 6, 2014 A well-worn mid 60's Fender Jaguar that I bought used for $115 at a little shop on 48th St in NYC around 1972. Wish I still had it - it would be worth a lot of money now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AJ6stringsting Posted December 7, 2014 Members Share Posted December 7, 2014 My first serious guitar was a 1971 Gibson Medallion Series Flying V that I earned being on a Hot Shot Crew cutting fire lines for the U.S. Forestry Service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted December 7, 2014 Members Share Posted December 7, 2014 a washburn wd12 acoustic...it took over ten years until my first real electric, which then was a MIJ/CIJ 68'reissue strat, which was later stolen and i could replace with exact the same model again, lucky me, i love this guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members speakerjones Posted December 7, 2014 Members Share Posted December 7, 2014 Kramer Pacer. But I didn't discover great tone until I was 18 and bought my Hamer Special P90, coupled with my HS graduation present, a Laney ProTube Lead 100 half stack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AJ6stringsting Posted December 7, 2014 Members Share Posted December 7, 2014 Princeton amps are great. I had one until it got stolen from my apartment in Hollywood ( Fair Fax / Melrose area), along with Les Paul custom, Carvin V220 guitar and VCR. I miss that amp, it was a late 1960's amp and beautiful sounding !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted December 8, 2014 Members Share Posted December 8, 2014 Wow, sorry to hear about your loss. Mine was a sixties model as well - bought used in about 68 - from a classified ad. I don't know how a twelve year old kid deserved such a cool amp - my guess is that cheap SS amps either didn't exist or my parents didn't know about them. In any event, my parents sold both items out from under me (with no notification) when I went away to college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted December 8, 2014 Members Share Posted December 8, 2014 Very commendable my good man. Is that the one pictured in your avatar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted December 8, 2014 Members Share Posted December 8, 2014 Sounds like a match made in heaven. My 93 Hamer HB Special was definitely one of my better purchases over the years. It's a close call but I think I favor it slightly over my Gibson LP and my Hamer Mirage II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members realtree71 Posted December 9, 2014 Members Share Posted December 9, 2014 1964 Fender Telecaster paid $75 sold it for $150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phaeton Posted December 9, 2014 Members Share Posted December 9, 2014 Kramer Pacer. But I didn't discover great tone until I was 18 and bought my Hamer Special P90' date=' coupled with my HS graduation present, a Laney ProTube Lead 100 half stack.[/quote'] I played an old Kramer Pacer at the Guitar Center this weekend. The strings were black and so dead I couldn't quite figure out what the little flippy switch did for the bridge HB, but feel-wise and playability-wise I thought it was a pretty happenin' guitar. I realize that they were a bit of a 'standard' in the 80s, and I can see why. Meanwhile, I love those old Laneys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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