Cabarone Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Greetings, After a hiatus of over twenty years I have returned to playing. I had quite a collection amassed (a '77 (I think)Dove Custom [the one I'll never get over letting go], J-45 [square shouldered, which I loved]a '65 B45 12 string, an old ES-325,one of the first Vintage Reissue Telecasters, a Martin D-28 and an old Rickenbacker electric). I'll spare you the unabridged version and just say I let them all go but the 12 string. I messed up even more when I started playing it again and the passion came right back (this was just before Christmas 2016). Since then I've gotten a '66 LG 0 (in partial trade from the shop I sold all mine to; it was the only old Gibson acoustic he had)and just got a '96 Martin SPD-16. I call myself Rip Van Winkle 'cause so much has changed since I was in the loop...clamp on tuners? Witchcraft!!! Laminate-made guitars? Evil!!! How does a new Martin or Taylor sell for under a grand??!? So much to get used to... Anyway, since my "First Love" was a Dove, I couldn't NOT sign up here... I agree w/Hoyt Axton, "I love all musical instruments and those who play and take care of them" Thanks for having me (if you read this far, thanks even more!) and I look forward to learning and sharing w/y'all Denver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Welcome aboard Denver. Enjoy your stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Welcome Denver to the forums. Sounds like we were in the same boat. I too sold everything when I got married except the 12 string but eventually let that one go and my amp. I had over thirteen guitars, banjo, steel guitars. Then got back into it again thirty years later and started all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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