My first was a cheap ibanez acoustic (solid spruce top!!), it was one of those box sets that come with a strap, tuner, and a music book. I played it for a while until it was cracked on a plane and now its retired pretty much but i still bring it out once and a while

My first electric was a godin lg.


I have a few more guitar now but both of these will have a special place in my heart and even though they are not expensive i would not trade them for anything.

Mine was a Hondo I got in 86 when I was 15. My mom and dad would not buy me an electric guitar so I saved my money and then got my dad to drive to the mall. The only store I want to was the music store. I got a black Hondo, strap and picks for $150. When I walked out into the main part of the mall the first person I saw was my dad. He was not happy. In 87 I traded the Hondo and $850 for a Kramer Pacer Custom. Again, dad was unhappy.

My first electric was a Japanese 1984 Aria Custom Deluxe ZZ.

I can't say enough great things about how this guitar felt. Fastest neck I have ever put hands on, just was hard to get used to the mini explorer style shape.

I currently don't play it, it needs to be re fretted now, but once it gets new bars I'll be ripping it up again on her.

I remember I got this when i was 15, I cut lawns for an entire summer and my uncle picked it up for me from a friend of his and sent it to me along with a fender frontman amp. I wanted and explorer do bad cause i was going threw my Metallica stage and this is what i got. when i was in a position to buy a guitar i went for the gibson explorer and it didn't even compare, so I never got one.

Well... At least i have my Epiphone ES-335 The Dot, and Stagg strat, and Harley Benton Tele... HB is not so bad as they say.

My first 6-string electric, bought at Ann & Hope department store circa 1971, was a 1968 Norma red/black sunburst 2-pickup model, and I recall it cost $24.00 (I can actually remember the price tag)! Unfortunately, I don't have it anymore. Back in the late '70s, during a junior high school dance gig (remember those) I thought it might be fun to do a "Pete Townshend" on it, but low and behold it just wouldn't break! I threw it up in the air and it came down - nothing. I did the classic Townshend "over the head" slam and still... nothing! The only damage it sustained was a little crack and an indentation near the bottom strap button, along with a few dents and dings. I guess it was good for a little show but we had to move on. At the end of the gig I gave it to our "roadie" but I don't know what he did with it.

Here are a few pics of the Norma that I found online (unfortunately I never took any good closeups while I had it):



Here is me playing it at a gig in 1976 (with my dad's HUGE "blackface" Bassman rig):



My first bass, also bought at Ann & Hope department store but a few years later, was a late '60s Aria HF-5120 "EB-style" tobacco sunburst hollow-body bass. I actually loved the sound of this bass. It had a very cool acoustic "woody" tone and many times when I recorded it I would use three tracks: one direct, one mic in front of the speaker, and one mic in front of the bass itself like an acoustic guitar. Later on I bought a '67 Gibson EB-2 so I really didn't need it anymore and I ended up selling it last year for around $400.

Here is one of the eBay auction photos:

my first one was a ibanez js-100 and sold 5 years later.

cheers

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My first acoustic was bought from Lidl.. Now that's a guitar, that is really great.. That means not everyone can buy a nice squier. I have always dreamed of a Fender, but i will never get one...

1967. A two-pickup cherry and black sunburst Harmony with a neck like a water main and action like high tension lines. I got it at a now defunct store that sold "distressed" goods. This particular guitar had a black smudge on the back of the neck from when the finish was applied. The Harmony was pretty much unplayable from day one, so I soon bought a Kustom K-200 that I wish I still had. A picture of the Harmony can be see here:
http://www.harmonyguitars.com/images/pr ... ont_37.jpg

A double humbucker green Kramer 200 Striker with a rosewood neck. forgot the year.

A Harmony? Wow... That's something you don't see every day. Cherry and Black Sunburst is a nice colour.

After about 35 years of acoustic I got the Stagemaster a couple years ago. Have picked up a few more electrics since but is still my favorite. Has the sweetest neck.

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Stagemaster
Roadhouse Strat
Epi Traditional Pro Les Paul
Ovation Celeb
Esteban Celestial Night(nicely tweeked)
Blackheart tube amp

A Sears silvertone, Amp was built into the case. Guitar is worth some money now. I traded it for a set of drums!

Sears Silvertone... Hank Williams Sr. had a Silvertone acoustic. A classic...

Mine was a red 50th anniversary Squier that I bought from my cousin. Still have it!

Those amps in a case were amazing. My neighbor had one, I remember how great it sounded compared to my $20 beginner solid state Sears amp. (1972ish) Do you recall the type of tubes in that case-amp?