happyfeet
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I'm 49 and just started playing and decided I needed to go electric... Any other players out there?
Just getting into guitars....
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Good for you...!!!..I'm 57...kids got me a nice accoustic 6 string about 5 years ago...never played before...Get those fingers "caloussed..?" up by playing through the initial pain...learn a couple new chords every week and soon you'll be entertaining your friends..
Beauetienne
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Way to go! You're never too old to start.
I've been playing on and off for years and never really developed any real skills but, I do have fun playin' as the urge hits me.
G'luck!
I've been playing on and off for years and never really developed any real skills but, I do have fun playin' as the urge hits me.
G'luck!
DeathGrip
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be careful these things can be adictive as gun collections,last count 9 guitars and 5 amps. did i forget to mention gadgets? my friend you have ben warned
greenmachine
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Yeah, I play some on occasion - strictly acoustical tho'. I have a Yamaha classical and three Martins.
Nice looking SG, happyfeet!
My son has a Gibson SG, same color as FennRx's. I gave it to him as a Christmas gift a couple years ago.
He also has an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus. He had that before the SG.
The Les Paul was my reward to him for being able to play Ozzy's Crazy Train (Randy Rhoades) on his first cheapo electric (Peavey Raptor EXP) damn near note-for-note.
We've also got a couple of Strats, a Telecaster, a Fender Jazz Bass, and a Yamaha scoustic.
I spend too much time under a welding hood to be any kind of guitarist, but I enjoy listening to my boy play.
Here he is a few years ago, with his first band (a three-piece) playing and singing Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" in the middle school talent show...using the Epiphone Les Paul and Fender Blues Junior tube amp...cranked WAY UP!
My son has a Gibson SG, same color as FennRx's. I gave it to him as a Christmas gift a couple years ago.
He also has an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus. He had that before the SG.
The Les Paul was my reward to him for being able to play Ozzy's Crazy Train (Randy Rhoades) on his first cheapo electric (Peavey Raptor EXP) damn near note-for-note.
We've also got a couple of Strats, a Telecaster, a Fender Jazz Bass, and a Yamaha scoustic.
I spend too much time under a welding hood to be any kind of guitarist, but I enjoy listening to my boy play.
Here he is a few years ago, with his first band (a three-piece) playing and singing Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" in the middle school talent show...using the Epiphone Les Paul and Fender Blues Junior tube amp...cranked WAY UP!
Originally posted by G-Mac:
Nice looking SG, happyfeet!
My son has a Gibson SG, same color as FennRx's. I gave it to him as a Christmas gift a couple years ago.
He also has an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus. He had that before the SG.
The Les Paul was my reward to him for being able to play Ozzy's Crazy Train (Randy Rhoades) on his first cheapo electric (Peavey Raptor EXP) damn near note-for-note.
We've also got a couple of Strats, a Telecaster, a Fender Jazz Bass, and a Yamaha scoustic.
I spend too much time under a welding hood to be any kind of guitarist, but I enjoy listening to my boy play.
Here he is a few years ago, with his first band (a three-piece) playing and singing Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" in the middle school talent show...
i wish my father had been like you! he despised my playing the electric guitar for a long time.
Well, Fenn, he started out playing the trumpet in elementary school. Played that in the school orchestra for about three years. When he got a little older, he lost interest in the trumpet but I wanted to keep him involved in music somehow. I took him to a music store and bought him the Peavey electric guitar and a little Marshall practice amp. He took to it very quickly. I think the three years of trumpet (music reading, etc.) helped the learning curve on the guitar.
By the way....AWESOME collection of Gibsons! That cherry sunburst with the flame maple top is gorgeous. I used to have a tobacco sunburst Gibson Les Paul Standard...looked much like the one third from left in your photo.
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Used to have a Gibson "The Paul" that had
the walnut wood kind of like that.
Was a heavy solid slab of walnut Les Paul.
But don't have that anymore..
My favorite Gibson now is probably this one..
It's a 1960 Gibson Melody Maker.
I also once had a 59 that was just like it.
They made that particular single cut version
only in 1959 and 1960. After that it changed to
a dual cut with the SG shape.
I've been playing geetar for about 32 years,
and played drums all through school.
the walnut wood kind of like that.
Was a heavy solid slab of walnut Les Paul.
But don't have that anymore..
My favorite Gibson now is probably this one..
It's a 1960 Gibson Melody Maker.
I also once had a 59 that was just like it.
They made that particular single cut version
only in 1959 and 1960. After that it changed to
a dual cut with the SG shape.
I've been playing geetar for about 32 years,
and played drums all through school.
gregintenn
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Nice guitars, all! Could some of you Gibson guys give me a little info? I have a Gibson ES335 Professional. It is a solid mahogony electric, similar to an SG. It is NOT a hollow body like the other ES's I've seen. I can find very little info about this model.
I've been playing bass for about 20 years and guitar for about 10 years. Had a nice collection but had to thin the herd after a divorce. Now I've just got 2 6 string basses (Roscoe and Ibanez), a PRS Singlecut, '76 Gibson Les Paul Custom and an Ibanez acoustic.
Here's a few ok pics, need to update them.
Here's a few ok pics, need to update them.
I've got a Les Paul like that one. Mine's a little more faded though. My dad was the original owner. The receipt said he bought it in November of 1959. Is it worth anything?
JUST KIDDING!
Seriously though, you've got a nice gaggle of Gibsons there. I'm not much of an electric player. Most of my guitars are Martins, not entirely a bad thing either.
To the OP, if you don't already have an amp, buy a Fender Blues Junior. It is the best tube amp you can buy for less than $500 and will sound so much better than any other amp in that price range. Guitars come and go, but a good tube amp is an absolute necessity.
Todd
JUST KIDDING!
Seriously though, you've got a nice gaggle of Gibsons there. I'm not much of an electric player. Most of my guitars are Martins, not entirely a bad thing either.
To the OP, if you don't already have an amp, buy a Fender Blues Junior. It is the best tube amp you can buy for less than $500 and will sound so much better than any other amp in that price range. Guitars come and go, but a good tube amp is an absolute necessity.
Todd
Smithfan
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Been playing a long time. Been playing a great guitar ever since I got that Martin D-18 after I got out of the Army in '69.
If I go to another insturment, it probably will be mandolin. I do love my bluegrass...
'Course if I could find a great old affordable Epiphone Zephyr from the mid- or late 40s like Eldon Shamblin and Junior Bernard played, I would polish up my western swing licks. The trick is the affordable part.
Some nice axes on display here, even if they are electrics.
Thanks for sharing.
Bill
If I go to another insturment, it probably will be mandolin. I do love my bluegrass...
'Course if I could find a great old affordable Epiphone Zephyr from the mid- or late 40s like Eldon Shamblin and Junior Bernard played, I would polish up my western swing licks. The trick is the affordable part.
Some nice axes on display here, even if they are electrics.
Bill
Papaw
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I love to play and have electrics and acoustics...anytime my dog sees me pick one up he goes to the door to be let out.
ElToro
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Smithfan; does it have to be from the 40's ?
heres a 1951 Zephyr Deluxe Regent. buy it now pice is only $5,249 and hes in Fremont i bet hed let you pick it up to save on shipping
you coudl refi the house and get your self a nice prewar one, roll that with a nice prewar magnum ? and you'd be set !
http://cgi.ebay.com/Awesome-19...ksid=p3286.m20.l1116
heres a 1951 Zephyr Deluxe Regent. buy it now pice is only $5,249 and hes in Fremont i bet hed let you pick it up to save on shipping
you coudl refi the house and get your self a nice prewar one, roll that with a nice prewar magnum ? and you'd be set !
http://cgi.ebay.com/Awesome-19...ksid=p3286.m20.l1116
