!976-77, I was 14 years old, pumping gas. Bought a westwood (copy of an S.G) for $100. and A 65 bandmaster w/ 2x12 univox cab. for $100. My daughter has the guitar.

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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

1955, Silvertone acoustic sunburst, no pic, sorry, a good learning guitar though and it made me some money (don't know what it cost my parents) when I started carrying it around in 1959.

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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 had a Gibson acoustic, my father added a pickup later on and bought me a Fender Princeton, that was in the early 60`s. I still have the amp but I gave the guitar to my brother.

1988 Series 10 Bentley. With the Purple crackle coming trough a Black finish. Wish I still had that for just a fun knock around guitar.

A really crappy "Crown" Strat copy that I bought at a swap meet.

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"Life is like eating jalapenos. What you do today may burn your arse tomorrow"

First guitar--Fender F250 acoustic, made in Korea; paid $110 in 1989. I'm going to go out on a limb and possibly shock some people; This is a really good guitar. I would compare it to many higher-end acoustics made by "true" acoustic luthiers/brands. The tone is rich and buttery, it plays beautifully (especially tuned down a full step). It's not a top-of-the-line Taylor, but everyone who has ever played it is shocked at how good it sounds and how well it plays. Maybe it was a "Wednesday" guitar .

First electric--1980 G&L F100 (series II neck profile). Paid $190 in 1989. Rosewood fretboard, mahogany body, sunburst finish, hardtail bridge. One of the first G&Ls (both by date and serial number), it's also kind of rare because I've only seen one other F100 with a hardtail bridge, and only two other F100s with a sunburst finish, and none of them had a rosewood fretboard or the (faster) series II neck profile. It has the coil- and phase-tapped humbuckers, and it is a great rock-n-roll machine. G&L recently re-issued the F100s, but they didn't put the coil and phase tap circuit on it (which made it so cool--you could go from a Les Paul-esque sound to a slappy single-coil funk instrument to an jazzy out-of-phase tone with two little mini-toggles).

I was fortunate enought to be able keep both of them; they're mostly used for recording...although the G&L will occasionally venture out for the random rock gig.

I did have to sell several of my other early guitars & amps due to mortgage payments, lost jobs, etc. Out of all the guitars and amps I sold, I only wish I had the G&L Nighthawk and my old silverface Fender Bassman Ten back...the rest are, hopefully, making someone else happy.

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Good Vibes To Y'all!



Screamin' Armadillos
Texas Roadhouse Music
Guitar/Slide Guitar/Harp/Vocals

Harmony Strat copy with a sunburst finish and maple neck....not a bad guitar actually!!

1987 Fender Squier Strat MIJ, great guitar that I still have.

I bought my first Guitar in October 09, a Fender Starcaster acoustic,2 weeks later I bought a Fender Starcaster Strat,Today I bought 2 Fender Sonorans,1SCE and 1,acoustic and also bought myself a Fender Road Worn 50S Stratocaster,so in a few short months I`m up to 5 Fenders,with a Amercian Deluxe Stratocaster and a Stratacoustic Deluxe on the way in July or August.And yes I am very HAPPY

We have a saying where I live, Rick. It goes:
Share the happiness by adopting a 46 year old Australian and letting him play your guitars
Either that or post some pics (please)?

Yeah, we have that saying in the southern states of Australia too....
must be true.

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"...Compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees, I am an Apeman."

I've been playing for just under a year and a half, here's what I've gone through so far:

1: Bought a $130 yamaha acoustic just to try it out. My brother had bought a squier strat a week or two before this and it piqued my interest. Returned it after a few days to get an electric instead.

2: Decided an electric was more what I wanted, so I bought an epi SG special for $170. Awesome value, I still use it in dropped tunings. Great heavy sound for rhythm or lead. The neck is a little fat for me though.

3: April 09 I bought my current love, a Mexican standard strat in arctic white. I swapped out the pickguard from white to tortoiseshell and i'm gonna mod it to make it better (not that there's anything wrong with it, I love it!)

4: Went to college and people all had acoustics, but it's hard to take a strat outside to jam. Bought a Takamine GS330S that I love. It has a really bright sound and is comfortable to play.