38 Years a Strat!!! How about you?

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Bocc69

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In 1983 Mom took me to Brian Guitars to get a Stratocaster, and I still have it!!!

So, what's your Old Axe, your Relic, your Life long instrument of fond Memories? It doesn't have to be Musical, if its brought you a lifetime of memories, post it up!!

I must have had Dave Murry on the brain when I pick out this Black Strat!

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38 Years later, and i still have the Strat. Father time has been kinder to the Guitar then to the player. That's ok....I've earned those miles. Damn, what a ride!! :D

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It is known as the "2 knob Strat with the weird jack" aka the "Dan Smith" Strat. I always new something was different, but i wasn't quite sure.:unsure:How did i know any better...i was 13. :rolleyes: Here is the tale of the Dan Smith strat ----> Stratocaster Standard: Smith Strat and 2 Knobs

At one point I purchased a second one from a friend. It had the regular trem and had a rosewood fretboard. It was yellow like Yngwie, and the SN was only a couple hundred off from this one. Wish i kept it, but I sold it for $350 so i could.....Party!! :beers: Kids!
I still have the trem bar from it for some reason, and i see them listed for good cash on eBay. hummmm


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At some point I shattered my pinky racing motocross...so, I put down the guitar and kept riding for like 20 years. One day I picked up my Strat and I realized I Could still play....then I did the most logical thing....I purchased an SG, a Les Paul and a half dozen Ibanez guitars, and a Marshall Stack. Then I started rocking out!!

Wish I never stopped. But that's ok, cause I'm Back. Rock on Folks!!!! :dood::dood::dood::dood::dood:
 
So, what does a 13 year old kid want for Christmas when he has a new Strat. An Amp!! And
Dec 25 brings e Peavy Studio Pro 40. I think my parents regretted that decision rite away!!

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Of course, for a kid there is no such thing as enough distortion. Well, good thing I had a Birthday coming up. More distortion please!!
My first Pedal. BOSS Heavy Metal ....Another regretful decision by mom I'm sure.

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I loved that pedal and i still use it once in a while. How did I know, that very pedal would push me and make me strive for the ultimate prize. Ambassador of Metal Health. For that, I thank you all. :dood: :dood: :dood:

It's funny to see the changes in everything now. I would never put stickers on my case these days. But, that's what kids do. Stupid things.
I finally took the stickers off my Peavy amp. I mean, who wants a "Tight as a Nun" sticker on their amp anyway? Fer Real!!

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The only guitar I have that goes back that far is my first guitar. the one I learned to play on. A Yamaha SBG 200. Like this one (not my picture).

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However, mine is totally trashed, and sitting in the closet not in playable condition right now.

Other than that, I've had "The Guitar With No Name" for 6 years, and It's become my go to guitar.

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Sadly I no longer have it but in 1977 I got a new '77 Les Paul Custom that I did own for 22 years before selling. It was the guitar I learned to play on, the guitar I gigged with throughout the '80s and '90s and the guitar that set the mold for my taste in guitars to this day. Although I no longer have it I do have something from the era that has filled that void and scratched that itch...

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So, I guess you could say: 44 Years a Les Paul guy
 
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I have some of the hand tools I have had since I was like 13.
One is a really old small ball peen hammer I found in the mud somewhere.

I started playing 7 years ago too.
My first elec was a used Ibanez s470, 1996 made in Korea.
Really nice now that I think back about the overall build quality.
but I didn't bond with the licensed floyd, which didnt stay in tune well either.
Wish I still had it now.

This is the elec I mostly learned on, almost all unplugged the first couple of years.
Rondo SX Furrian tele, $89, then a lot of budget but better upgrades.
Learned to work on guitars mainly on this one.

Didnt get much play after I got some others - mainly because of neck dive.
Sold off recently to help fund my first Gibson.

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Got a Goya GS40 L6-S copy for Christmas in 1978. Still a favorite. Fast, slim neck, 24 fret, versatile, quality instrument. So he was 42 in Dec.
Last used it live, well, can't play out yet here but used it for a "live" at jam space video of our last single.

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Also, my Jubilee 2x12 combo I bought new in 1987.
From 2019.


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Oldest? Well besides the 1962 Eko I used to use for slide I got years ago, a 1975 actual Gibby L6-S and a 1976 LP Custom. These 2 are fairly recent acquisitons.

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Bocc69 said:
In 1983 Mom took me to Brian Guitars to get a Stratocaster, and I still have it!!!

So, what's your Old Axe, your Relic, your Life long instrument of fond Memories? It doesn't have to be Musical, if its brought you a lifetime of memories, post it up!!

I must have had Dave Murry on the brain when I pick out this Black Strat!

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38 Years later, and i still have the Strat. Father time has been kinder to the Guitar then to the player. That's ok....I've earned those miles. Damn, what a ride!! :D

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It is known as the "2 knob Strat with the weird jack" aka the "Dan Smith" Strat. I always new something was different, but i wasn't quite sure.:unsure:How did i know any better...i was 13. :rolleyes: Here is the tale of the Dan Smith strat ----> Stratocaster Standard: Smith Strat and 2 Knobs

At one point I purchased a second one from a friend. It had the regular trem and had a rosewood fretboard. It was yellow like Yngwie, and the SN was only a couple hundred off from this one. Wish i kept it, but I sold it for $350 so i could.....Party!! :beers: Kids!
I still have the trem bar from it for some reason, and i see them listed for good cash on eBay. hummmm


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At some point I shattered my pinky racing motocross...so, I put down the guitar and kept riding for like 20 years. One day I picked up my Strat and I realized I Could still play....then I did the most logical thing....I purchased an SG, a Les Paul and a half dozen Ibanez guitars, and a Marshall Stack. Then I started rocking out!!

Wish I never stopped. But that's ok, cause I'm Back. Rock on Folks!!!! :dood::dood::dood::dood::dood:
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do you still have JVM ? by the way badazz pics
 
LONGEVITY..................
LEs Paul guy as well.
first HARMONY les paul copy
(long gone)
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Guitar that has been with me longest as of present.
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silverburst Epi Custom .......Ive had it at least 8 years now maybe more the only 2 guitars that made the leap from 'Bama to Fl. and are still here ........the silverburst and the explorer ----- but the explorer is only about 6 years old.............lol
 
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