Members Northstar Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 And what were you thinking when you got it? Me? My wife found a decent Stella parlour guitar in a thrift store and I was pretty happy when she came back home with it. I use it for acoustic slide stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GodIsAConcept Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 my first guitar was a Stella - from a neighbor -- i was about six yrs old and told him i wanted to learn to play guitar too -- i remain grateful for his generosity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sense_of_henry Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 My girlfriend got me an Epiphone Dot Deluxe for Christmas this past year. I was speechless; it is the best and most thoughtful gift I have ever received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 my first guitar was from my parents-- a POS from a polish factory where they also made furniture. the furniture probably sounded better thatn the guitar. i was thankful but knew it was a cheap-ass guitar even though i was a noob. i inherited my grandfather's handmade classical guitar made by Pinmentel in New Mexico. i'm really glad i got it, but OTOH i wish i got some of his electric gear, as i'm pretty sure he had some nice stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thrash123 Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 My mommy (note: Yes, I still call her mommy, even though I'm 23 and am living on my own dollar, 2.5 hours away) bought my first 3 - not without consulting me first, though The first 2 were indirectly consulted. I'd say, "This would be nice" at some point, and if it was near a holiday, I got it (That's how I got my Rogue bass, and my Ibanez GRX20Z). My BC Rich was purchased after we went to a music shop to get my bass trombone cleaned - I was testing out some of the guitars, and ended up playing the Platinum Bich model for 3 hours. It felt so good, and fit my sitting playing style so well, she asked me if I wanted it - Christmas was coming up - so I said "Heck yes".My mommy knows better than to buy me a random gift without knowing that I myself would have selected it. Granted, I made poor choices on my first 2 guitars (the bass especially), but they were MY choices.Of course, same goes for me to her. Last gift I got her was a print of a photography piece she loved. It was back when I was first looking into selling my own artwork, and was checking out the DeviantPrints service - I was showing her a few pieces I liked, and she started browsing on her own. She showed a few to me that she liked, and that's how the gift was selected.Surprise was still in tact, and everybody is happy in that way. You just have to know how to social engineer a person Otherwise, I just tell my friends/family to never, ever buy me anything computer, art, camera, or music gear related - just give me money, or take me shopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 My wife's grandmother gave me a 1935 Supertone archtop. My first thought was "That's an old guitar, probably made by Harmony in the mid-1930s". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jalfredprufrock Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 After a year of pestering, my parents bought me a Fender DG-15 acoustic for Christmas when I was twelve. My dad (not a musician) told me I could have an electric if I learned Voodoo Child and Purple Haze all the way through. A Squier Pro Tone Strat followed shortly. I'm thankful to this day. ...Man, I bet they regret that {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AcousticControl Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 wife bought me a bass this xmas. she {censored}ing rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inscho Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 my parents bought my first guitar...a fender cyclone....I was playing on my dad's classical for about 4-5 years before that...I pretty much freaked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jworkman Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 I found out this weekend that I'll be inheriting my wife's grandfather's archtop. I think it was probably made in the 50's or so. Kind of an obscure brand, though. I'm still happy because I love "different" guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 Originally posted by delorean wife bought me a bass this xmas. she {censored}ing rules. yeah, we could link the thread my wife (gf at the time) got me an amazing-sounding/playing Alvarez-Yairi a few years back. similar to the rd series, but not quite like the run-of-the-mill versions i've seen everywhere. nopicssorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thenakedarab Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 My first guitar was a brand new '87 American Std. Strat given to me by my folks for my 15th b-day. To capture the tone of that great first instrument they gave me a 15 watt Peavey rage with an 8" excuse for a speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 I just inherited my step-dad's Ovation/Celebrity Classical - lots of meaning because we used to play Byrds/Dylan/Eagles songs (the only ones he knew the words to) together on occasion. Pretty weird to play it last week - still had his strings on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members comfortablynumb Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 A friend gave me $50 for a birthday and I bought my first guitar with it. My parents bought me my De Armond. Then last year a friend gave me my cheapo classical that I have laying around here. Almost forgot, my brother gave me my '60s Hofner. That's about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 I was thinking YES a FREE guitar:love: Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gil1 Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 My Uncle gave me an original Danelectro, from the 60's I guess. I use it for slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZJD Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 Yep. My dad bought me my first Strat and Fender amp back when I was in my teens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FuzzDiln Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 My parents bought me a used Squier Strat, then a Melody Maker, and, this Christmas, an SX SJM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phishmarisol Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 I bought my first guitar. My dad bought the next 3. He also bought my amp, and some of my pedals. And no I'm not markom's brother or anything, these were all christmas gifts, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fast Frets Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 My mother bought my first electric guitar -- a Lyle. She also bought be my first amp -- a used '64 Vibro Champ. I thought this is cool, now I can rock. I still play the Vibro nearly every day and reminds me of my mom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RamaLama Fafafa Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 My parents bought me my first guitar. My dad took me to the shop that rented stuff and rented me a guitar. I picked the only black one. It hadn't been rented out yet and was brand new. After a while my parents bought it for me instead of renting it. I still have it. It is an Ibanez Roadstar II Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lostandfoundpdx Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 for my bday a few years ago, my ex gave me a greg bennett/samick royale hollowbody. its a pretty cool axe, i still have it. ad, i just got a 73 SG from my grandad's estate (RIP) so that was pretty HUGE. its needs some TLC but its gonna be stellar pretty soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mumford Posted January 3, 2007 Members Share Posted January 3, 2007 More than half of them! I inheirited my dad's Alvarez acoustic, the guitar I learned to play on. My uncle dug a 65 Epiphone Cortez out of the garbage, it's probably my favorite acoustic I have. My brother in law made 2 gorgeous instruments for us (a semi hollow for me and an O size acoustic for my wife.) My parents bought me a global strat and a sears amp when I was 12 or so, then an Ibanez 335 when I was 16. I really regret having sold it 3-4 years later, what a dumb kid i was. My buddy gave me a 50s BR9 lap steel to replace the one I had that disappeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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