I started on a Hamer Diablo II USA electric, still on of the best for me...

Now I have 12 guitars that I share with my bro in theory...

I started playing when I was 16 on a Peavy Raptor. Now I'm playing a Highway One strat.

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I don't know the scientific explantion, but fire made it good

Started at age 16 on a $@!&#* G2 P bass clone through a marshall guitar amp haha. I tell you when I got my Laney and American Jazz bass the range and quality of tone was more than amazing. I also instantly fell in love with the J bass neck.

age 6- 1960

had a few lessons on a rented guitar, then became a proud owner of a new fender musicmaster.

many guitars later, i am the proud owner of a new mim strat- lake placid blue, maple neck

I tried numerous time to learn the guitar over the years, i started learning bass on various epiphones and no names that were in the house around 10. From that i taught my self the guitar aged about 13 on a lovely Japanese lp copy (which i still have).
Now ive got an MiM standard jazz bass and telecaster.

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Rated "M" for meaty.

Started at 10 with a plastic guitar and gold speckle finish top? Bought my first real guitar at 13 (paperboy), for $100.00, it was a westwood copy of an SG back in 1973-74 and a 65 blackface fender bandmaster w/ 2x12 univox cab for $100. used. Played in a few garage bands til just after high school. Then work, kids came to play. Started up again in 2006 and play in two bands. Going on 48 years, trying to pick up, where I left off on that dream to be a rock star. At least I'm gonna have fun tryin'. My gear listed below.

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2012 American Vintage Telecaster 1958
09 Fender american deluxe strat.
97 Gibson les paul special P90's double-cut
65 Princeton reverb re-issue
2010 Guild Gad-F40e

I started music in '04 on the flute (for 1 day) then trumpet for 2 years. Then baritone for like... 3-4 years maybe. And in '08 I boaught my squier jazz bass an started a band. Kept the baritone for a year longer then called her to quits (never really played it much any way). Now I've been playing for close to 2 years I think an just ordered a '51 p bass RI.

So I started when I was 10 and REALLY started playing when I was 13.

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Basses:
Fender '51 P bass RI
Squier affinity jazz bass
Guitars:
Squier tele custom
Amps:
Peavey Max 115
fender rumble 15

Started at 13 with a 1965 Mustang. That was many Fenders and many years ago............. Mike

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The blues ain't nothin but a good man feelin bad.

11 on a 1957 martin O17

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Check us out at http://www.brianburkeband.com

Old thread Phreddy, caught me by surprise. 5 years old '56, man am I a dinosaur, Sivertone acoustic. one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go cat go......

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

I think it 1964, which would mean I was 14. It was a Zen-On nylon string which I still have, (and still can't find tuning machines that will fit), a Christmas present from my folks. I think it cost about $30 but it looked a lot like Peter Yarrows jumbo Gibson as far as I was concerned. Specially after I painstakingly cut out and varnished a piece of mahogany veneer and glued it on for a pickguard.

Take that, Ceri!!

Peace, Gridlok

Started in mid 06, my 10th birthday, had a ashton acoustic 3 quater size.

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riley

This is my first guitar played (sort of) by my son about 10 years ago. (It's also the reason I need tuning machines if I ever want to play it again.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBOngERDIvc

Gridlok

Cheers - C

That's about when I started!! I started playing before the British Invasion. I remember playing "Rebel Rouser" by Dwayne Eddie.

My folks got me a Gibson (L-7 I believe).

I sure am glad I stuck with it and I am glad to be a Fender player now.