Riffster Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 So I stopped at the new Songbirds Museum in Chattanooga on the way back from a Metallica concert in Atlanta. What a great collection of guitars, so many and so incredible. A bit pricey, there are several options but essentially you can have a self-guided experience for under $20 but, you get to see only one '59 Les Paul, the rest are part of the guided tour option which is right under $40 and takes you to the vault where there are some more bursts and other expensive stuff. I have been to other guitar/music museums but this is a really nice collection of guitars under one roof, simply incredible. I sneaked in a few pics when I was by myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 [love] If anytime they need someone to play 'em....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 :0 that is awesome Love that goldtop with the bigsby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 It is an impressive collection of guitars and amps, most of the amps are Fender. In one of the pics above that's the entire catalog line up of Firebirds in 1963, how cool is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Kinda heartbreaking though.... all stuck behind glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 They will get rotated because they actually get played, at least most of them. Frankly most guitars of that era are gone forever and really.a lot of musicians do not want to take them out on tour anymore. I am planning to go again in a few months since my wife is from Chattanooga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelT Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Kinda heartbreaking though.... all stuck behind glass. I was thinking the same thing, "Poor things not getting played any more." It would be great if they were rotated out and played from time to time. I've been thinking about my guitars when I pass. I want them to go to someone that will play them and love them as much as I did. Hopefully I have a few more decades left. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 They will get rotated and played. probably most of them are owned by professional players actually, like Bonamassa, Gill, Lukather, etc. I for one am glad they are preserved and displayed otherwise I'd never see them. Frankly, it never bothered me to see guitars in museums, they are not mine and I would not get to play them anyway. Hell, I am having a hard time finding time to play my own guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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