generation zero Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Here's mine... quite painful, as I put it all together. There are quite a few I wish I still had, or at least had pictures of. Oh well... Post your list if you have one! (Bold items are still in my possession. Others were sold, traded, stolen, or destroyed... I included prices paid, and total spent, not including aftermarket upgrades, or amps, or strings, or picks... ) 01. red Memphis strat copy - gift 02. no name accoustic - $25 03. gold top Epiphone Les Paul Standard - $300 04. black Charvel Dinky - $125 05. green Hohner accoustic - $100 06. red Lotus flying V - $25 07. blue Jackson Randy Rhoads flying V - $200 08. red Epiphone Les Paul Special Double Cut - $325 09. red Epiphone G-1275 doubleneck - $600 10. purple Jay Turser Les Paul copy - $300 11. Samick Greg Bennett accoustic/electric - $200 12. Blackburst Epiphone Les Paul Studio - gift 13. Red Epiphone Les Paul Standard - $150 14. red Ovation Celebrity accoustic/electric - gift 15. sunburst Ibanez PRS style, single flame inlay at 12th fret - $350 16. Green Parker Fly Deluxe - $1600 17. White Epiphone Les Paul Baritone - $600 18. Blue Parker Fly Deluxe Hardtail - $1000 19. cherry sunburst Epiphone Les Paul Standard - $350 20. Blue Ibanez Artcore hollowbody electric - $350 21. red Jay Turser 5 string bass - $130 22. Galveston Tripleneck - $550 23. red Samick mini Strat copy - $100 24. wine red Gibson Les Paul Studio - $1000 25. natural korina Epiphone Explorer - $200 26. blue Squier Stratocaster - $20 27. natural maple Epiphone Les Paul Custom - $600 28. blue Epiphone Les Paul standard - $550 29. cream Squier Stratocaster - $100 30. honeyburst Epiphone Les Paul Standard plain top- $450 31. counterfeit Gibson Les Paul Custom green w/ dragon inlay - $300 32. auburn Samick Avion (Les Paul copy) - $350 33. Purple Fender Telecaster Mexican Standard - $150 34. counterfeit PRS custom 22 natural - $300 35. counterfeit Gibson Les Paul Florentine blue - $300 runing total spent - $11,700 Quite an expensive hobby, looking back. This list starts around '92, when I was in 8th grade. I thknk since that time, I have made about $78 from playing music. Quite sad, when you look at it that way, LOL...
RSDx Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Mine's a very short list. '68 Harmony Bobkat H-15 (destroyed by movers in '02](*,) ) .... want to score an old one, but new re-issues are priced at EP LP prices, so....one day, I'll get another one...single coils, Jaguar kinda shape....cool "surf guitar" ..... learned on and grew up with this one... "70-ish "no-name" dirt cheap low quality acoustic ..... destroyed it at a party in college in '80 '99 Epi AJ18-SNA acoustic natural finish spruce top, "mahogany" sides/back '07 Epi LP STD+top , honeyburst ....... and that's all she wrote
AyushPresley Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Mine's not a great list too I had about 10 but now I am down to 3..I actually gave the Yamaha and the MIM to my band mate for free !!! and I still don't know why. Currency - Australian $ (Bold items are still in my possession) 1. I-Suzuki (Strat Copy)- $350 2. Fina Acoustic - $ 390 3. Stagg R500 (PRS Copy)- $450 4. Yamaha (SG Model) - $680 5. Fender Telecaster MIM- $500 Used 6. Epiphone Les Paul 100 - $300 7. Hofner Acoustic - Gift 8. Ibanez RG220 - Gift 9. Epiphone les Paul studio Wine Red- $500 10.Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus- $550 I am a vocalist so I didn't see the need of having great number of guitars...I practice on my LP STD and the other two are not with me right now.
RobinTheHood Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 I'll give this a shot. Nothing spectacular to list, but it will be fun trying to remember what I've had. Not in order: Kingston Acoustic 12 string - $100 Lotus Bass - $150 Peavy Foundation Bass - Trade Epiphone EBM-5 - $350 Epiphone Expert-6 - $500 No-name Acoustic Bass - $250 Oscar-Schmidt Acoustic/Elec. - $250 86' Gibson SG Special - Trade Epiphone S-310 - $150 Epiphone G-310 - $130 Kramer Striker 422S - $60 Squire Strat Deluxe - $150 Johnson Strat - $50 I'm pretty sure there were a few more. Most of my intruments I bought used, except for the Lotus and the two Epi basses. Some of the prices are guesstimates.
Bender 4 Life Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Harmony 6 str. acoustic Natural Fender Bullet Bass Creme Yellow Les Paul Custom Natural NoName Les Paul Copy Wine Red Series 10 Strat copy, Active P'ups coil tap switches Floyd Rose Trem Metallic Purple Electra SG "Tree of Life" (Vinework inlay, entire fretboard) Brown/Maple neck Univox Coiley, 335 copy w/filtertron p'ups (the 1 that got away)Brown The above guitars were lost due to substance abuse, and/or other forms of ignorance. The current "harem" : Gibson Les Paul Std. Tob. Burst Gibson "A-grade" V-Factor Ebony Fender Telecaster Hot bridge p'up & bigsby Tob. Burst Fender Malibu acou/elec. Natural Epi. G400 Custom Flametop Epi. Sheraton II Ebony (LOVE MY SHERRI) Washburn D10SB acoustic my "poor ole' beat up workhorse"Ebony
duane v Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 1. 1972-1974 Gibson SG (My first Guitar Received for Christmas in 1974), still have 2. 1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom (purchased new at GC Hollywood in 1981), still have 3. 1982 Charvel strat (High school graduation gift from Dad), still have 4. 1984 Washburn A10 strat (sold) 5. 1972 Rickenbacker 381 (sold) 6. 1957 D-28 Martin (it’s my dads guitar), we still have 7. 1990 Three Moser strats 1990 (still have) 8. 1990 Moser double-neck (Sold) 9. 1971 Epiphone Crestwood ET-275 (still have) 10. 2001 Epiphone JL Rev (still have) 11. 2008 Peruvian Churranga (still have) 12. 1950’s German made Archtop (still have) 13. 1984 Kramer Strat (still have) 13. 2008 Gibson Les Paul junior (still have)
taxman Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 1. Fender Strat - gift 2. Ovation Elite - $1,000 3. Rickenbacker 360/12 - $1,200 (half of that was a gift certificate) 4. Ibanez acoustic beater - given to me 5. Fender Jazz Bass (made in Mexico) - $400 6. Hofner Icon Bass - $400 7. Epiphone Casino - $600 8. Epiphone EJ 160-E - $450 9. Squier Strat - $100 Total: $3,550 Not bad for such top gear...all I still have. (Buying the 12 string Rickenbacker back when they were affordable makes me feel so glad right now.)
stan 58 Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 I've got about 9000$ in my 19 guitars i have now. In the past I have given two away to friends, and traded Four in on upgrades. And for the first time in my life in don't have a bad case of GAS!!!!!Stan.
wrighty3693 Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 1) Squire Strat £200 2) Epiphone Les Paul Custom £350 3) Valencia Classical Guitar £50 So in 3 years thats 600 quid still have all 3
TWANG Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 oh man. As much time as I spend in here.. that's a lot of time. I'll maybe give it a shot! TWANG
antwhi2001 Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Bet I have to come back and edit this to add the ones I forgot.... 1. A nasty nylon-strung Spanish acoustic, cost about £5 secondhand 2. A home-made 2 pup electric, a bad strat copy, about £20 3. Columbus 1970s Jaguar copy, £25 4. Zenta 1970s Tele copy, £25 5. Shaftesbury Les Paul goldtop, (Japanese) £50 6. Bad Japanese 335 copy, £30 7. Fender USA Strat, 1976, hardtail, £410 8. Fender USA Strat , 1970, trem, £325 9. Squier Jap Strat 1987ish, £195 10. An unnamed Tele copy, £160 11. Westone 3 pup PRS copy, £80 12. Washburn Lyon 3 pup PRS copy with active tone, £150 13. Fender Mexican Strat 1997, £350 14. Epiphone Sorrento, Samick 1999, £215 15. Shaftesbury black LP copy (Japanese 1970s) £125 16. Epiphone LP standard, Samick 2001, bullion gold £180 17. Gibson flying V 1991, £680 18. Epiphone G400 2001 Samick, £180 19. Fender Tele std, Mexican 2006, £215 20. Gibson Blueshawk, £415 21. Gibson LP doublecut faded, £410 22. Gibson LP Studio, platinum, £450 23. Epiphone LP Special II, £50 24. Fender Tele Custom FMT, Korean, £325 25. Epiphone LP Black Beauty, £295 26. Epiphone LP Custom Plus, £275 27. Alba Telecaster £35 Prices all approx price paid, as far as I can remember....last gig I did, I played the £35 Alba Tele all night (although I have spent £100 upgrading it). Oh, and that doesn't include another 3 or 4 acoustics and a couple of basses...
lpdeluxe Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Hahaha. What an exercise. Asterisks ("*") indicate which ones I still own. 1. Ventura V-6 flattop, $35 in 1971. Later I sunk about $400 in it to replace the plywood top, cheap tuners etc and it now sounds like a piano.* 2. Ventura D28-12 copy, $45 in 1972. Stolen. 3. No name Asian solid body electric, included with a 1963 Sears Silvertone Twin Twelve amp I bought for $40 in 1974. 4. Ventura thin arch top electric, bought for $20 in 1975, sold for $65 in 1977. 5. No name Asian solid body electric, bought for me at a garage sale in probably 1975 for $8. Sold for $11. 6. 1981 Global Jazz Bass copy, bought new for $120, traded off in 2007. 7. 1981 Global thin arch top electric, bought new for $120, sold for $120 in 1982. 8. 1950s Supro lap steel, bought in 1981 for $75. 9. Ventura Chet Atkins Country Gentleman copy, bought for $75 in 1981, traded off in 2006. 10. 1963 Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman, bought for $425 in 1982, sold in 2007 for $3100. 11. Yamaha acoustic 12-string, bought for $25 in 1984, given away in 1985. 12. 1984 Dobro D60 roundneck, bought for $585 in 1985.* 13. 1967 Rickenbacker 366/12, gift from wife, 1986. Given to her son, 2000. 14. 1986 Bull Frog Mountain acoustic jumbo flat top, bought for $1350.* 15. Japanese-made Fender Stratocaster Lead, for which I traded one of my paintings. Given to stepson, 2001. 16. 1970s MSA Sidekick single-neck pedal steel, bought for $580 in 1992. Traded for recorder, 2007. 17. Takamine biscuit bridge resonator, bought for $250 in 1995, given to daughter in 1999. 18. 1970 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe, bought for $750 in 1997.* 19. 2000 Carvin L20 electric bass, bought new in 2000 for $660, traded in on recorder, 2007. 20. 2003 Ibanez AEB305LG acoustic bass guitar, bought new in 2003 for $550, traded in 2006. 21. 2003 Epiphone Biscuit resonator, bought in 2005 for $400, traded in 2006. 22. 1930s Regal spider bridge resonator, bought in 2005 for $750.* 23. Squier II Precision bass, bought in 2006 for $125. Traded in 2006/ 24. 2006 Tribute by G&L electric bass, bought new for $550 in 2006, traded for Fender Standard Fretless Jazz 2007. 25. 2006 Fender Classic Series '51 Precision Reissue, bought new in 2006 for $630.* 26. 2007 Fender Classic Series '50s Precision, bought new for $250 + trades.* 27. 2002 Fender Standard Fretless Jazz Bass, acquired in trade in 2007, traded on Hartke bass amp in 2008. 28. 2007 Fender Standard FSR Precision bass, bought new in 2007 for $450, w/replacement Warmoth fretless neck.* 29. 1995 Epiphone Sheraton II, bought in 2008 for $200 + trades, traded 2008. 30. 2000 Gibson ES-335 Dot, bought in 2008 for $1750.* 31. 2008 Gibson SG Special Faded, bought new in 2008 for $760.* Whew! Net outlay, $8165, not including the value of gear that I traded much of it in on, that includes a Korg D888 digital recorder, Fender Jazzmaster Ultralight amp, Hartke HA2500/TP115 bass amp, etc. Not a bad investment over 37 years, considering the years of enjoyment I've got out of playing each of them. A careful reader will see that I have winnowed it all down to the three Gibsons, the three Fender Precisions, the two flat tops, two resonators, and the Supro.
Big Norm Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 This is the guitars I had but only since 2003. I had a few before that. but they are not there. The one I still have are in the blue square.
cookieman15061 Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 73-75 Nylon acoustic 75-78 Aria SG copy 76-09 Aria 12 strg acoustic* 78-94 Electra mpc sunburst LP copy 87-94 Kramer 3000 94-09 Alvarez acoustic* 98-09 Fender sunburst Am strat* 99-09 Fender P-bass* 06-09 Epiphone casino sunburst/bigs* 2008 Gibson VM studio faded ch* 2008 Epiphone casino natural* 2008 Fender MIM artic wh strat* 2008 Fender 50 classic surf gr strat* 2009 Epi Slash goldtop les paul* 2009 Gibson Slash goldtop les paul* * still have
Steven Lister Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 So' date=' have you ever compiled your "list"? Every guitar you ever owned?[/quote']No list --- all 3 are sitting right behind me. Wise choices to show for 13+ years of playing. I thought I had worn my strat copy out, but a new graphite nut, a trem lock-down and new pups/pots/wiring has her sliding the blues beautifully in open D. I've played many, borrowed some, took 2 on tryout basis, worked on about 25, but never owned any others - yet. Hit every BLUE NOTE baaaby..., I'm going to play on:-"
Gordy01 Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 OK. Here goes. I'm hoping my memory is still working. 1964 - Sears acoustic 3/4 size [learner] 1966 - Gibson 335 copy [sold in 71] 1969 - Framus Acoustic [destroyed in fire] 1970 - Norman acoustic [destroyed at party] 1971 - Fender Telecaster [stolen] 71-81 ten years with no guitar [stupid] 1981 - Ibanez acoustic 1988 - MIJ 62 Reissue Strat [still have] 1997 - Seagull Acoustic [still have] 2008 - Epi Les Paul Ultra 2 TEN YEARS WITH NO GUITAR!! dumb
pohatu771 Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 It's not terribly different than the list of what I own now: 1. 70s dreadnought, brand, model, etc. unknown. - inherited 2. Squier Strat - $113 3. Chinese Backpacker copy - $.01 (plus $29.99 shipping) 4. Chinese 3/4 acoustic - free (they sent this instead of the Backpacker) 5. Fullerton FW-20CE - gift 6. Epiphone Casino - $430 7. Fender Stratocaster - $600 8. Gibson LG-0 - inherited, kind of... 9. Martin DX1RGT - $600 I still have the Backpacker, but I don't list it, since it's unbearable to play.
twodice Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 1. 2005 cherry Epiphone Dot - £339 2. 2004 vintage white Fender Mustang 69' reissue - £355 3. 2007 worn brown Epiphone Dot Studio - £170 4. 2007 black Epiphone Sheraton II - £349 5. 2005 vintage sunburst Elitist Epiphone Valensi P94 Riviera - Dunno how much, it was my 21st birthday present, but im guessing very expensive!
Lord Summerisle Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 They're like ex-girlfriends. Some you are pleased to have eradicated from your memory, and the rest are too painful to recall. I only think about my here and now guitars, all of which I like. Fender American Standard Strat Epiphone G-400 Rickenbacker 360 Hagstrom Viking Godin Radiator + an old Yamaha acoustic. No plans to add to the list. Well, maybe a new acoustic but I'm not in any hurry.
Amino Moore Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I don't think I want to make the list it's too long and too long ago for most of them. but the three that got away were: '69 Cherry SG Special, 1982 LPB Fender "The STRAT", and 1980 CSB Ibanez Artist AR300
cmcoram Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 Ok here goes: Harmony Acoustic '89 Strat body and electronics with Warmouth neck '70's lawsuit Ibanez Les Paul Custom (that one still hurts) '02Squier Tele Special (Hum/Single) '94 MIM Fender Strat '98 MIM Squier Strat '02 Korean Epi Les Paul Classic '05 Squier Strat '96 MIM Fender Strat '06 Epi Elitist Les Paul Custom The lawsuit Ibanez still hurts because it was free, and now I know what I lost. The dad of my girfriend at the time gave it to me. One of the pup rings was broken, so I replaced it, and resoldered the jack. Played it for awhile, but, being the ignorant young man at the time (late '80s/early '90's), I was wrapped up on headstock shape and sold it off. I quit playing for 10 years after I joined the Corps, but when I started again, I knew I wanted a Paul. Eventually found the Clasic, which was sweet, and it held it's own against the revolving door of Strats. Started thinning the herd and finally settled on the Elitist Custom and one Strat last winter. Then the Strat outlived it's usefullness. I'm not playing with anyone, or at church, so I don't need more than one, and the Elitist handles the job. But boy if I had to do it over again!
Muskank Sally Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 1) 1977 Castilla LP (uncarved top) 2) 1980 Vantage Les Paul 3) 1983 Gibson Sonex 180 DeLuxe 4) Hondo II SG (1983) 5) Aria Pro II Stratocaster (1984-85) 6) Fender Strat w/ Floyd Rose system (1987) 7) Gibson LP Studio (1993 Pawn Shop score for $600 w/HSC) ....In 1994 I gave up music and concentrated my efforts on a newborn son and a new job. Life moves on.....I play little and basically could care less what I bought.... 8) Harmony 'Vintage Sunburst' Stratocaster (1999) 9) Squier Affinity Fat Strat (2003) .....OK, so here's the year I finally get somewhat serious again about my guitar purchases.... 2005: 10)Gretcsh Electromatic Pro Jet (sold) 11) Carlo Robelli RB-55 Arch-Top (sold) 12) Epiphone G-400 Custom (Labor Day Sale 2006) 13) Alesis X-Guitar (was really cool but...such a toy) (returned) 14) Fender HSS Fat Strat (sold...2 days ago to my bandmate who needed a guitar real bad.) 15) Epiphone Les Paul Plus Top (January 2008) 16) Epiphone Firebird Studio (November 2008) All of my Epiphones have been customized to my liking, and are a great base platform for that. (Bold Letters= I still own it)
generation zero Posted January 27, 2009 Author Posted January 27, 2009 They're like ex-girlfriends.Some you are pleased to have eradicated from your memory' date=' and the rest are too painful to recall. [/quote'] That's a really good way to put it. I think the only difference is that with guitars, if you really wanted one back, you could in most cases track down another one just like the one you had before on eBay, where as girlfriends, not so much, LOL!
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