Members onelife Posted May 9, 2019 Members Share Posted May 9, 2019 I wasn't giving you sh*t, I was just remembering how much I loathed the 80s while they were happening And that isn't really true either, I just hated what was on MTV and Radio. There's lots of 80s music that I loved, some of which I still love- its just almost none of it was popular. And 80s production always turned my stomach, and still does... even the music I love from that era is hard for me to listen to, cause it sounds so awful. Bob Clearmountain has a lot to answer for I was in the house band at a cabaret on the east cost for a few years in the '80s. We would play seven nights a week from Mundane night through Sunday and the feature bands played Wed or Thurs through Saturday with us doing the early sets. Most of the feature bands that would come in had Van Halen wannabe guitarists with pointy superstrat style guitars. I was a bit to old to get on the EVH bandwagon and the watered down versions put me off of that style. One night I was watching SNL when Eddie's wife was the host and he made a surprise appearance and played with the band. My though at the time was "oh, that's what it's supposed to sound like." The cabaret stage was quite large and about six feet above the floor. During the breaks two huge video screens would come down in front of the stage and they would play MTV videos with really shrill early digital sounds. The beer was stored under the stage so, as the evening wore on and the beer was moved out the sound and feel of the place would change. We were usually invited backstage by the feature bands and encouraged to share in the treats provided in their rider. There were times when the lyrics of a particular Blind Faith song would come to whatever mind I had left at 3am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 The one guitar I would want most would be the one used for my first lessons. I estimate it to be about a 1948 Martin D18. Back then it was just an old guitar that my neighbor had laying around. It was kept in a corner ,behind a chair in his living room. He encouraged us to take it out and play it anytime which we did..To me that defined what an acoustic guitar should sound like, Unfortunately the rest of the world figured that ut as well and the price went through the roof. He died and his widow kept the guitar for a memory. When she died a few years ago, I lost track of the guitar as her two children began fighting over everything.. When my father in law passed, the family squabbled a bit over who would get his 1955 Martin D-18. We wanted it appraised and were willing to buy it, but another family member sold it to someone else and the four kids split the money. It sold for somewhere in the $5 or 6k region, IIRC, which is about what I had been saying it was probably worth. For us, it wasn’t about the money, or the fact that it was an old Martin - it was the history of it, and who it belonged to and who had used it all those years. It would have been great to keep it as a family heirloom, but alas, it was not to be... Anyway, if there was one guitar I could somehow get, that would be the one; and I'd give it to my step-daughters so they could keep it and pass it down as a family treasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted May 10, 2019 Members Share Posted May 10, 2019 Gibson LP with a Bigsby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted May 11, 2019 Members Share Posted May 11, 2019 I heard of some guy up in Washington who builds guitars. I'd be happy with one of his orchestra models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted May 11, 2019 Members Share Posted May 11, 2019 I heard of some guy up in Washington who builds guitars. I'd be happy with one of his orchestra models I think you need to sit down an have a serious conversation about this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danocoustic Posted May 12, 2019 Members Share Posted May 12, 2019 I heard of some guy up in Washington who builds guitars. I'd be happy with one of his orchestra models good gawd, who would do such a foolish thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danocoustic Posted May 12, 2019 Members Share Posted May 12, 2019 I think you need to sit down an have a serious conversation about this Gardo, have you seen the build thread on the Acoustic Guitar board? If not, check it out. I'm so excited I can hardly sit still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted May 12, 2019 Members Share Posted May 12, 2019 Gardo, have you seen the build thread on the Acoustic Guitar board? If not, check it out. I'm so excited I can hardly sit still Just recenly discovered it and there's a lot of catchin'up to do I can't imagine the anticipation. I get excited just tracking the shpment of a new guitar let alone watching it all come to life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danocoustic Posted May 12, 2019 Members Share Posted May 12, 2019 Just recenly discovered it and there's a lot of catchin'up to do I can't imagine the anticipation. I get excited just tracking the shpment of a new guitar let alone watching it all come to life this is a lifetime major bucket list item for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted May 17, 2019 Members Share Posted May 17, 2019 I'd get Strat # 0001, then sell it and buy 20 Andersons and another Kemper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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