Jinder Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Here's a poser for everyone...of all the guitars you've owned in the past, which one do you miss the most? I think my '97 'Early' J45 is the one I have parted with that I think about most often...what a wonderful machine it was. Special mention should also go to my amazing '68 B15, quite a revelation to own an all-Hog, ladder braced, adj. bridge parlour guitar that played so well and sounded so good. If anyone us looking for one (or any other cool vintage Gibbys), the guy I sold mine to has an interesting website at www.glennsguitars.com. So, over to you-what beauties do you still pine for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 1967 Fender Coronado, bought for $50 at a junk shop in 1984. it was painted blood red with gold glitter. I refinished it blonde. I could scream on that guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsc Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Mine would be a Martin 00-15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 My first "good" guitar was a Gibson C-0 classical that I sold to get money for my current guitar, my Gibson F-25. The classical wasn't such a great guitar but my now deceased little brother learned on it on his way to a fairly well known career in folk music and that guitar would serve as something of a memory of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Player Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 For me it would be the 1960 somthing VOX 12 string I had. Can't tell you what the wood was (or even if it was laminate or solid.) Possibly all hog as I remember it being a dark wood all around. I just remember taking that thing anywhere and everywhere in an old chip board case. This included a summer long trip to Colombia South America in 1978 just before my senior year in high school. I went as an AFS student for the summer and that baby made it there and back fully tuned up and with nothing but the cheap case to protect it. I traded it to a guy in college for a SG copy electric guitar so I could play in a college rock band. The VOX weighed a ton and looked as if it had a 2 x 4 bolted from the inside of the body to the neck but it was a very sweet sounding 12'r. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maninblack Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I have yet to sell anything i'd miss. I've come close, but then they look at me with those big black soundholes and I just can't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustystrings Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 A 1960 Gibson LG-2 is the guitar I miss most. I bought third-hand in 1985 from a guy who got it as a present from his folks when they thought he was going to die in the mid-60s. It was my first good acoustic guitar, and over the next few years I wrote a bunch of songs on it and played it on lots of home recordings. When I started playing solo gigs, it was my main instrument. In hindsight, replacing it with a cutaway Guild was a step backwards. I still played it lots at home, though - but in a boneheaded move, I let it go. Dumb, dumb, dumb. My J-45 fills most of that void, but I still miss the ripping sheet-metal roar that little guitar made when you really leaned into it. It could be sweet, it could be bluesy, it could go Celtic - but oh, when it snarled it was just divine. The ultimate punk acoustic guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumps Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Michelle - my 1984 Fender American Strat - the bridge on this thing was a PIA to change strings on it - stupid design - and I know the mid-80s fender products get their fair share of bad raps, but this was my first good guitar and I played a ton of stuff on it - good memories. Sold it in college because I needed the cash. other than that... nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewoody Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Mid-fifties Martin slothead O-18 that I sold for $20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nid2007 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Too hard to pick one. But I can say this for certain--they all belong to fellow forum members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I briefly owned an Epi SST Studio, solid body acoustic. I bought it for doing my occasional gigs. Shortly afterwards I bought my SWD and that's all I use now for 6 string. The SST Studio is an incredible guitar and amazing value. It's not a Chet Atkins but mighty close. Sustained for England. Sold it on ebay soon after getting the Gibson but do miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsc Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Mid-fifties Martin slothead O-18 that I sold for $20. Man' I woulda given ya twice that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 My 1972 Les Paul Recording I bought around 1980/81 in Tempe/Mesa AZ. Gigged all over the Valley, then to Lake Charles La., then to Illinois. 14 years wore the finish and the frets off it. I was twisted up in a few financial deals, and swapped it for a new Strat with $100.00. I didn't know anybody around here for a fretjob, had just moved up here, and really didn't have the cash. Pisspoor excuses now, looking back. I miss the old girl. That was a zillion bar gigs. Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcorner Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I had a 1960s Guild classical with the original case - it was a Mark I if I remember correctly, and it was a great guitar for practicing and writing. It had been a gift from someone who became a bad memory, so I sold it when things went sour. Mistake. I forgot about the person long ago, but I still remember the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 well there was a little blonde called Sarah........................................................ AN Ibanez Lee Ritenour 335 Clone, very basic , great neck every bit equal to my 335. Washburn Chet Atkins copy nylon strung Ovation Glen Campbell 12 string. Oh and did I mention a little blonde called Sarah........................................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCSC Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 A 90's Gibson Gospel that I sold to finance the purchase of a 000 Martin that I ended up keeping less than a year. That Gospel had a great booming sound and had a very playable neck. That's one I definitely wish I had a do-over on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipz14 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 My GIbby CF-100e - It was the perfect guitar for me but I listened to people telling me it didn't sound like an acoustic ..... I should have listened to the guitar - It may not have sounded like an acoustic but it sure sounded terrific Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWilson Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Bonnie Woodward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Of all of the guitars that have passed through my hands over the decades, I miss only two. The first was a circa 1929 al-mahogany L-0 that I sold to Eric Schoenberg. I sold it for a modest sum, but the same sum that I had arranged to pay for a circa 1930 L-1. AFAIK, it’s the only L-1 ever discovered with an original, raised pickguard. The second was a 1935 L-7, which I sold to fund a circa 1929 Nick Lucas. The Nick is amazing. Still, I miss both of those guitars. The current herd, ranging from a 1927 L-1 through a 1943 SJ is nice. But, sigh, would be even better with the missing, two guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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