The ones I have loved and lost
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Tony M.
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Chili, that one was a 355.
(What was I thinking?)
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
I sort of wondered if it might not have been a 345 or 355. Oh my.
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Tony M.
Ambassador
I negotiated with the shop owner.
It had a $500.00 price tag on it.
$350.00 cash out the door.
I hate the word "vintage".
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
CPR CPR CALL 911!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Like Truss Rod said, Not identical, but like this one. Mine was rougher looking plus had a black pickguard and uncovered T Tops instead of Shaws.
The one I really miss was my cream colored 75 Les Paul Custom that I got at Jim Labbs music in Medford Wi. in 76.
I traded in an early 70's white guard Tele on it.
It was a Randy Rhoads model before anyone ever heard of him.
Sold / traded off in 78 when I was in tech school & needed weed money.
One of many poor choices that I have made in life, yet survived to tell about it.
I traded in an early 70's white guard Tele on it.
It was a Randy Rhoads model before anyone ever heard of him.
Sold / traded off in 78 when I was in tech school & needed weed money.
One of many poor choices that I have made in life, yet survived to tell about it.
OP
eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
I have had several Lotus. Les paul and Strats and they are always great guitars
Bocc69
Ambassador of Metal Health
I don't regret selling It, but I do miss it. My 1973 Rick
I bough it in 1990 for $100, sold it around 2010 for $1500
Selling the Rick got me cash to buy this Ibanez S5470.. That's the guitar that I very much regret... I returned it to Sweetwater...I was unsure about how skinny the S model is. Now that I'm familiar, I want another. Played soooo good.
This is the actual one I picked out....and returned.
With the cash from the return, I got the js2400. Awesome!
I bough it in 1990 for $100, sold it around 2010 for $1500
Selling the Rick got me cash to buy this Ibanez S5470.. That's the guitar that I very much regret... I returned it to Sweetwater...I was unsure about how skinny the S model is. Now that I'm familiar, I want another. Played soooo good.
This is the actual one I picked out....and returned.
With the cash from the return, I got the js2400. Awesome!
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
There are two that I kick myself over, both Les Pauls. Sadly, no pics of either.
The first looked very similar to the blonde Custom that Hackmaster posted a few replies up, except that mine was a '77 and had reflector knobs. I got it brand-new in '77; It was my first good guitar, my first Gibson and the guitar that I learned how to play on. I sincerely regret ever letting it go and I think about it often. At one point I bought another blonde '77 Custom but that one didn't feel the same (although it sounded as good) and now I have a '79 that feels close and sounds as good or better, so that eases the sting a bit but I would still buy my original back in a second if I could. Still remember the serial number even.
The other was a 1996 Les Paul Standard Plaintop in Heritage Cherry Sunburst. It remains as one of the best guitars I have ever played and I foolishly traded it for another Standard with a lurid, flamey top just because I thought I wanted that look, when in the end I found out that I not only prefer plaintops but I ended up with an inferior guitar. Sadly I couldn't reverse the trade and was left with the dog, so I sold it and got something else. When Sweetwater did a limited run of non-weight-relieved plaintop Traditionals in 2016, and even mentioned in their ads that their inspiration was the mid-'90's Standards I jumped on it quick. My Trad is very very close to that Standard, actually better in some ways, not quite in others, but its a definite keeper and one of my favorites.
The first looked very similar to the blonde Custom that Hackmaster posted a few replies up, except that mine was a '77 and had reflector knobs. I got it brand-new in '77; It was my first good guitar, my first Gibson and the guitar that I learned how to play on. I sincerely regret ever letting it go and I think about it often. At one point I bought another blonde '77 Custom but that one didn't feel the same (although it sounded as good) and now I have a '79 that feels close and sounds as good or better, so that eases the sting a bit but I would still buy my original back in a second if I could. Still remember the serial number even.
The other was a 1996 Les Paul Standard Plaintop in Heritage Cherry Sunburst. It remains as one of the best guitars I have ever played and I foolishly traded it for another Standard with a lurid, flamey top just because I thought I wanted that look, when in the end I found out that I not only prefer plaintops but I ended up with an inferior guitar. Sadly I couldn't reverse the trade and was left with the dog, so I sold it and got something else. When Sweetwater did a limited run of non-weight-relieved plaintop Traditionals in 2016, and even mentioned in their ads that their inspiration was the mid-'90's Standards I jumped on it quick. My Trad is very very close to that Standard, actually better in some ways, not quite in others, but its a definite keeper and one of my favorites.
Bocc69
Ambassador of Metal Health
Just one of the benefits from when crack hit in the late 80's. There were great deals to be had....they sold everything!!
