LavaMan Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Mine: 1970's telecaster bought in 1979 for $100 from my first and only official guitar instructor. Had 3 of the metal plated humbuckers - I removed the middle one and had a local luthier (who happened to be one of my math teachers in HS) clean the pickup cavity with a router, make a new pickguard an paint her' purple: (Man...I wish I was that thin now....!) Oh...the bad news - she was stolen out my living room about 6 months after this picture was taken...wish I could find this guitar! I wore this thing out playing "smoke on the water" over, and over and over and over and over and over....again - Yeah my Mom loved me... http://www.lavacable.com/Mark1stguitar.jpg Lava Man www.lavacable.com Your One-Stop Custom Cable Shop
Tedster Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 My first electric was a red Kingston canoe paddle with a black pickguard and strings. I think it was a Kingston, but there was no name on the headstock. It had one pickup. It had a sticker reading "steel reinforced neck" on it, but I don't think there was any way to adjust the truss rod, other than letting it bow on its own (which it did quite well). I eventually sold it for maybe 10 bucks and bought a Crestwood Les Paul copy. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine"
King Kamehameha Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 My first guitar = my current guitar. A blue Fat Strat named Jeff. He's really beautiful. I have a really nice amp cause I fell in love with it and it was on sale...a Fender Deluxe Hotrod. I know it said first GUITAR, but I had to throw that in there. I'll post a picture as soon as I can. "My two Fender Basses, I just call them "Lesbos" because of the time they spend together in the closet."-Durockrolly This has been a Maisie production. (Directed in part by Spiderman)
Big Red 67 Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Originally posted by Tedster: My first electric was a red Kingston canoe paddle with a black pickguard and strings. I think it was a Kingston, but there was no name on the headstock. It had one pickup. It had a sticker reading "steel reinforced neck" on it, but I don't think there was any way to adjust the truss rod, other than letting it bow on its own (which it did quite well). I eventually sold it for maybe 10 bucks and bought a Crestwood Les Paul copy. Me too. No adjustment! Got mine for free! Big Red's Ride Blog
revolead Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/revolead/natalia.jpg That's her, and I still own it. 1977 Epiphone Scroll 550 that used to be my dads. He never played it much, so he gave it to me for Christmas one year. Shut up and play.
Hardtail Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Mine was a very, very cheap Les Paul copy made by a company called Magnum. It was a piece of crap but I got a lot of mileage out of it.
Tedster Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Originally posted by Big Red 67: Originally posted by Tedster: My first electric was a red Kingston canoe paddle with a black pickguard and strings. I think it was a Kingston, but there was no name on the headstock. It had one pickup. It had a sticker reading "steel reinforced neck" on it, but I don't think there was any way to adjust the truss rod, other than letting it bow on its own (which it did quite well). I eventually sold it for maybe 10 bucks and bought a Crestwood Les Paul copy. Me too. No adjustment! Got mine for free! HAHAHA...I would have given you mine. I used to do all sorts of psychedelic Hendrixey effects running that thing through the only amp I had available...the "P.A." section of an old Wollensak tape recorder. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine"
mdrs Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 My first acoustic was a Harmony, cut in the style of a little 000-28. It was a X-mass gift, costing all of about $20!! It was very bright, and played well. I wish I still had it. My first electric was a SG with one pick up that I got in a trade in college. The only amp I had was a crappy Paris, and it sounded so "muddy" thru that old amp, that I thought the guitar was no good. I traded it away for who knows what. I wish I still had that SG as well! It had a thin metal "bridge" with "Gibson" stamped on it that fit over the bridge. I have't seen one like that on since. Don Don "There once was a note, Pure and Easy. Playing so free, like a breath rippling by." http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=574296 http://www.myspace.com/imdrs
AeroG33k Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Originally posted by revolead: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/revolead/natalia.jpg That's her, and I still own it. 1977 Epiphone Scroll 550 that used to be my dads. He never played it much, so he gave it to me for Christmas one year. That is one beautiful guitar! -Andy "I know we all can't stay here forever so I want to write my words on the face of today...and they'll paint it" -Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon)
pollock Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h119/jessepollock/Acoustic.jpg Samick Acoustic from sometime in the 90's my band: http://www.blujavu.com www.myspace.com/blujavu
The Geoff Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 1957. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/geoffbyrne/HofnerSenator.jpg "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!!
revolead Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Originally posted by AeroG33k: Originally posted by revolead: That's her, and I still own it. 1977 Epiphone Scroll 550 that used to be my dads. He never played it much, so he gave it to me for Christmas one year. That is one beautiful guitar! Thanks, dude. I'm still in a dilemma about whetehr or not to replace the stock pickups. They're a little weak for my taste, but they do sound great through a cranked Fender Twin, especially with a little analog delay. But I won't have money to do anything new anytime soon, so I'll figure it out later. Shut up and play.
henrysb3 Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Mine was a Harmony classic I bought at a music store in downtown Washington, D.C. The next year (1967), my parents bought me a Gibson C-1 classic, which looks a little like Willie Nelson's now and hangs on my bedroom wall. He not busy being born Is busy dyin'. ...Bob Dylan
caprae Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Gibson J-40 (Dreadnought Acoustic) bought used in '75. Sold in the early 80's to someone who flew home with it without loosening the strings. Snapped the neck, though I believe he was able to get it repaired. If I had known what I had back then I would have kept that baby. First electric I still have - Schecter PT Blackjack. No longer made, I see. Raise your children and spoil your grandchildren. Spoil your children and raise your grandchildren.
picker Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 A $17 Sears Silvertone acoustic, with painted-on maple "flames" on the top. I had to put a finishing nail under the strings at the bridge to play it above the fourth fret. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else.
Tedster Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 I rather like that Hofner Senator, Geoff... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine"
Justus A. Picker Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Mine was an old Yamaha with the strings about 2" off the fretboard. I wish I'd known how to do a setup then, (or even that they could be done) it had a nice tone. My first electric was an old Silvertone that got the Townshend treatment in front of an audience of adoring 16 year old girls. http://www.smokedsalmonband.com/exile/exile1.jpg
The Geoff Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Usual Hofner problem - neck broke off. It's the way the heel/neck is designed - it overhangs all the way from the heel. It was repaired by a guy who must have been a lumberjack, as the action there after was almost unplayable. Good ones *are* nice, though. G. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!!
S. Yeti Bigfoot, Esq. Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Mine was a Classical (it was refinished and there was no label inside) that was a gift from our next door neighbor who was a Classical Guitarist. He also gave me free lessons until he got carted off to prison for the rest of his life (it probably sucked to be him about then). That was in about 1965 or 1966, I reckon. My first electric guitar was a TelStar strat copy that my dad gave me for Christmas (and then he helped me build an amp for it). "And so I definitely, when I have a daughter, I have a lot of good advice for her." ~Paris Hilton BWAAAHAAAHAAHAAA!!!
S. Yeti Bigfoot, Esq. Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Originally posted by Justus A. Picker: Mine was an old Yamaha with the strings about 2" off the fretboard. I wish I'd known how to do a setup then, (or even that they could be done) it had a nice tone. My first electric was an old Silvertone that got the Townshend treatment in front of an audience of adoring 16 year old girls. I had one of those for years...red and white with two lipstick tube pickups...body made out of masonite...amplifier built into the case....cool guitar. "And so I definitely, when I have a daughter, I have a lot of good advice for her." ~Paris Hilton BWAAAHAAAHAAHAAA!!!
rotosound45 Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 I consider my first "real" guitar to be a 1983 Fender Squier Stratocaster of the SQ series. I'm glad I've kept it all of these years. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/wadebeka/Squier/blackonblack.jpg BTW, this isn't some el-cheapo Squier. I've kicked more than a couple of USA Strats out the front door, while this one has always remained. Just had to throw that in there.
Dr. Ellwood Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 1956 gibson ES125 http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b48/ellwood1/amps018.jpg http://www.thestringnetwork.com
Griffinator Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 I have no pictures but it was a beautiful Cortley acoustic with mother-of-pearl inlays and the most gorgeous tone you could imagine out of a cheapo guitar. I still regret selling that old thing. Never found another quite like it... My first electric was also a Silvertone - mine got the art-deco treatment, though - I ripped the frets out, painted "Beholders" in where the fret markers used to be, replaced the pickguard with a piece of Lexan, filled the electronics holes with silly string, painted the body all kinds of neon colors, piled on a bunch of that cheeky textured glitter, installed a Duncan Distortion, and used it for a one-shot noisefest in a local park with a couple of friends. The shock value alone was worth the effort, even if it didn't play worth a damn! A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends.
Rock Soldier Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 Originally posted by Big Red 67: Originally posted by Tedster: My first electric was a red Kingston canoe paddle with a black pickguard and strings. I think it was a Kingston, but there was no name on the headstock. It had one pickup. It had a sticker reading "steel reinforced neck" on it, but I don't think there was any way to adjust the truss rod, other than letting it bow on its own (which it did quite well). I eventually sold it for maybe 10 bucks and bought a Crestwood Les Paul copy. Me too. No adjustment! Got mine for free! I think I make 3 of us. Not sure if it was Kingston but sure sounds like the piece of crap I had. It made a nice bow and arrow just without the arrow. A.K.A. TRGuitar
Big Red 67 Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 The neck on mine is still strait. I have it some where. I will post picts. I am going to refinish it. It has been remodeled a bit, scooped out some parts and gave it a arm rest bevel like a strat. Big Red's Ride Blog
LPCustom Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 My first guitar was this 1968 Gibson Blue Ridge acoustic. http://www.crystalblack.com/files/gibsonblueridge.jpg Born on the Bayou
The Big G Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 My first electric, an epi gold top, still have it and still really like it http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/The-Big-G/Epigoldtop90.jpg Love life, some twists and turns are more painful than others, but love life..... http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=592101
Pappy P Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 Big Surprise: Yamaha FG110. I inherieted it from My Brother. It still sounds good. I just had the frets redressed, the tech said it sounded like an old Martin. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/pappadopalus/IMG_0089.jpg www.birdblues.com My Stuff On Sound Click
UnderTheGroove_dup2 Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 I had a Les Paul copy made by Kay. I remember it being really heavy. Ended up trading it in for a Gibson SG a few years later. Year End Sale: Save 20% on Jam Tracks or Exotica. Save 30% when you buy both. Sale ends December 31. www.UnderTheGroove.com
Billster Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 Electra X260: http://home.netcom.com/~billster/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/electra.jpg Still plays and sounds nice: Listen in! Buy my CD on CD Baby! Bill Hartzell - the website MySpace?!?!
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