Members honeyiscool Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 You know that instrument that made you :love: And did you ever get that guitar? What was it like? This was it for me: Candy Apple Red Jazzmaster. I was obsessed with Jazzmasters for the longest time. I didn't even play guitar, but I would research Jazzmasters. I knew about the jumping saddle slots, buzz stops, Mustang bridges, even before I could play a single A chord. After I started playing guitar, that obsession became Candy Apple Red Jaguars instead. I assumed it was a small, comfortable guitar with a big sound. When I finally got one, I was like, what the hell... yeah, I kept the Mustangs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilMinstrel Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 GIbson SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Honky-Tonk Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 i wanted a strat and a LP when i was 14; didn't care what brand. My mom is a music teacher, and gets music supply catalogs all the time. I remember seeing Lotus guitars, that were cheap, and i wanted one. Ended up guitar a mexican strat in high school. The Wayne's World 2 limited edition strat. Didn't like it. Traded it in on a crap Cruise LP copy. Now i have a gibson LP and an american strat. Call me generic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I've always loved telecasters and have had at least as many of them as Newtie has had mistresses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BB123 Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 At the time I first started (this time last year) the top 2 bands I was listening to played PRS, both singlecut and the signature PRS style. So I wanted one of those. I ended up with a Tele, which I liked it but still wanted something for the heavier sound, so I got a MK LP style...and now I rarely play it, and always play the Tele. Maybe when I get older and get a "real" PRS and better amp I could get the sound I was looking for, but so far humbuckers sound too aggressive to me. I prefer making the guitar aggressive with amps and such. Edit: Now that I think about it, when I made my first thread here one of the things I said was basically "I don't want a Telecaster or Stratocaster, they look too plain." ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members foppy Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Antigua strat in 1979. For some reason I thought they looked so bitchin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimash Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Never had one. Got one of theses Actually kind of hard to wrangle but sounds great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members foppy Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Now that's good taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted January 24, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Edit: Now that I think about it, when I made my first thread here one of the things I said was basically "I don't want a Telecaster or Stratocaster, they look too plain." ... I respect Strats, but I've never liked them and still don't. I merely tolerate them. I have one because position 4 is impossible to get any other way and position 2 is fun, but I wish I could be Strat free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vikingrat Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 A Rickenbacker 4001 bass like Geddy, Lemmy and Chris Squire. I wanted to play bass at first. Then Squier came out and because of Blackmore i wanted a Strat. So i got one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimash Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Now that's good taste. My Dad got me one of these I had to learn to play on that, for 5 years and then I could get an electric ( I was just a little kid), by which time I wanted a Les Paul. But I didn't get that either. Turns out '62 SG's were cheap back then so I had one of thoses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flatheadpete Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Gibson P90 Goldtop. I'd settle for an Epi '56 RI though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Probably the very first was a Mosrite Ventures model followed very closely by a strat. First new guitar was a strat... most recent new guitar was a strat... still haven't managed a Ventures model though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BigTimeFun Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Gibson SG, over the last 20 years have always had one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DesolationBlvd Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Wanted to start on a Jackson JS series Kelly. Ended up with a JS series King V instead later on down the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StevenJM Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I didn't have a choice, my dad was a strat guy and if I wanted to play guitar, it was going to be a strat. 15 years later and I'm still playing a strat. Thanks dad! Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I remember looking at a Fender catalog -- must have been 65 or 66 (I was seven or eight) and thinking that the esquires and teles were the coolest-looking things ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Downbeat Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I always wanted a Cherry Burst Gibson LP, as well as a goldtop LP. Now, I've settled for a cherry red VM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Wow, you were all much better informed than me. I wanted a steel string acoustic. Didn't know brand names, difference in quality anything. Oddly enough, I ended up with a 1960's epiphone acoustic from a pawn shop for $45 and it ended up being worth 10 times that amount. Lucky. When I switched to electric, it was a strat. I have diverged but keep going back to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spike Li Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 This: and this I bought the Dan Armstrong (just) before the Firebird however because it was on sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I think I always wanted a Gibson Acoustic. I finally bought myself one for my 40th Birthday in 2000. Other than that, I think I always wanted a black strat and a Steinberger. The strat was my "traditional" favorite and the Steinberger was so cutting edge when I first saw them in the early 80's...I was awestruck. I did buy a Steinberger bass in the late 80's but it was the XM maple bodied model...and I still wanted one of the small bodied guitars. I recently got a Steinberger Spirit model for super cheap, so it will satisfy me for now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mutant_guitar Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I wanted a les paul. I thought they looked like the coolest guitars, especially the ones with the crazy blue tribal bursts and gaudy gold hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danswon Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I think i wanted an SG. And i've ended up with 3 SGs. Actually, i probably wanted one of everything (still do) and seem to be accumulating a knock-off version of pretty much everything. Need a damn tele though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike003 Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Wanted this from Sears: My dad bought me this from my cousin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I'd say your dad deserves a hug!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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