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Location: Hiram, Georgia | At the tender age of 7, my Dad gave me a solid body strat/style, w/ black to lime/dark greenburst, single p/u, don't know the make, with heavy gauge Black Diamond, shaved style strings, guitar, still brings back memories of something exotic, back in '69. Can you relate? Let's hear it! |
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Location: Nîmes, south of France | Mine was a low cost rented classical 6 strings 4/4 at age 13, one year later my parents offered me a nice 1974 Miguel Gonzalez Abad classical guitar (made in Almeria, Spain) that i always have at home, then i discovered Marcel Dadi in year 1975 and switch to Ovation in year 1986. |
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Location: gods country..west virginia | my first was a beat to hell kingston 6 string flat top,my dads wifes dad gave it to me for my 8th birth day. i still got whats left of it in the attic...then at 16 i bought my first used-beat to hell ovation matrix..sweet memories from yesteryears. jason |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Hi Arnaud, In '74 I was 12, and I remember a local musicstore on Wendyhill Rd, Smyna, GA, USA had several rows of "plastic guitars" and there was also a steady stream of long hair types coming in with "old junk and leaving w/ new stuff and cash" never figured it out. Thing is everyone had a smile on their face after the transaction. My first "O" was a 1984 Collector, inspired by our Music Minister at church, had a Redbusrt Adamas II, I got it with my first bankloan in '85 for about $780.US w/ohsc |
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Location: Vermont USA | About 1967 I got a used Kay from a pawn shop in Boston. I traded that for a Hagstrom in 1968. After about a year of lessons I got into drugs and that was all I cared about where was my next high coming from. Asked Jesus into my life July 25, 1979 and now I play mostly in church. Someday when I get enough guts I'll play at an OFC jam. I would also like to play in the streets of Burlington, and not on the double yellow lines either.
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Location: gods country..west virginia | a bad accident in high school put a damper on my playing and singing for 6yrs,i just recently started playing again..bad head injury let to a addiction on pain pills. |
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Location: Isle of Man, UK | I found my first guitar in the loft. It was some £10 ($5) piece of nylon-string (quite literally) junk. I played that until I could actually play a little, and then I got a Yamaha dreadnaught thing for christmas one year.
Got into Ovations 3 years after that, and now it's 14 years since I first picked up a guitar and figured out which way round to hold it.
The Yamaha has gone to one of my friends now, and that original nylon string has all-but gone to seed. Certainly unplayable beyond 7th fret, and intonation goes around 4th, but it's my gateway in so it's still around.
Nice little trip down memory lane.
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Location: south east Michigan | My first was a Tesio electric that I bought from a friend for $15. I took it apart, did a perfectly awful paint job on it and basicly ruined it.
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Hi Paulcc1 and Johnny Cash, it's an honor. I visited Rasputin's in Bulington a few short months before I committed my life to Jesus, in '83. A college town can be hard on a young man, far from home and from the Father. In "83 all I had was Jesus, in '84, KJV, in '85 I added a 1984 collector!
Just Keep playin' Johnny!!!
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | yeah, I had a yamaha acoustic, I quit playin' cause I couldn't mash the strings to form a D, can't play Neal Young if,you can't mash the E string!...? Southern Man E EEEE E EE EE E EEE ... EEE... E E E... |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | When I was about 9, living in Long Beach, CA, My dad picked up a Yamaha FG-something with 3 string on it at a yard sale. I dragged the thing around with me and played it with those 3 strings for about a year. Then the unthinkable happened ... one of the three strings broke. That ended my guitar playing gigs for about four years. |
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Location: East Tennessee | A $35 Kay archtop. A few months later I added one of those spring loaded magnetic pickups with a short cord, (which I would step on and yank out the pickup right in the middle of "Johnny B Goode"). Those were the good old days? :confused: |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | yeah, 12th fret, ...EEE.. EEEE...E E EE...E . . E... Southern Maaaan betttaaaahhh... EEE..EE... |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | $20 Gremen wideneck classical that I think my dad paid $100 for new for my 12th birthday. Three years later, I bought my first Ovation - 1869 Custom Legend in cherry burst. Still my favorite guitar.
I still have the classical, and it still looks brand-new and won't stay in tune. :D |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | $35 Univox ES 335 copy that I reset the neck and restrung with lighter strings so I could solo like a rock star. That was about 71 or 72. Never did learn to solo. Never even got an amp. Sold it so my wife and I could buy my Matrix for our wedding present. |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | A $100.00 Yamaha classical, which I later traded for an equally cheap Lark 4-string bass. My first Ovation was the "Ol' Lady" (also known as "Gertrude"), the G-1111-4 that a Christian brother gave to my husband-to-be in 1978 and then got to be mine by way of "marital osmosis." She will always be my favorite guitar.
Karen
G-1111-4, CE868LX-4, Viper 1271 Natural, Tornado - maple, Fender American Strat, Steinberger Spirit 5-string bass, Galiano mandolin, Vega 5-string banjo, fiddle of uncertain antecedents and one Buffet clarinet
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Location: Nîmes, south of France | Originally posted by philmax:
Hi Arnaud, In '74 I was 12, and I remember a local musicstore on Wendyhill Rd, Smyna, GA, USA had several rows of "plastic guitars" and there was also a steady stream of long hair types coming in with "old junk and leaving w/ new stuff and cash" never figured it out. Thing is everyone had a smile on their face after the transaction. My first "O" was a 1984 Collector, inspired by our Music Minister at church, had a Redbusrt Adamas II, I got it with my first bankloan in '85 for about $780.US w/ohsc Hi Philmax, amazing the same range of age we are together and same range of time we had our first "O" ! I remember i was a bit reluctant for "plastic" guitar concept but Marcel had so well promoted Ovations and Adamas guitars here in France that it turned finally an evidence to buy one. I had one Country Artist, presently have an Elite and an Adamas (preference for the Adamas), am waiting for another third and hope to buy one or two more ;)
But only SSB's, i don't feel well with mid or deep bowls :) |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | First guitar was some cheapo brand called a Checkmate for @ $10.00 in April, 1969. I swear it ha a 2" action! A month later I got a Yamaha FG 150, really nice guitar back then, and realized I didn't need to be able to bench-press 800 lbs to play barre chords. Used that for a couple of years. Got an Ovation Balladeer 111-4 in early 1971, my first really "serious" guitar. I still have that guitar (retrofitted a Fishman Natural II in it a couple of years ago) and still use it at gigs. A GREAT guitar! |
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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada | I worked all summer of 1966 on the family farm, saved my money, and mail ordered a mahogany back and sides and spruce topped Kay with a case from the catalog (for about $60.00 if I remember correctly) and learned to play "Mr. Tamborine Man". It was a cool guitar, too. |
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Location: Vermont USA | I visited Rasputin's in Bulington a few short months before I committed my life to Jesus, in '83.Hey Philmax if you are ever up this way again let me know. You can stay with us.
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Location: PDX | My 1965 Guild M-20.
It was back in '69 that i took possession of it. A high school buddy of mine, drunk, fell off the amp he was sitting on and put a hole in the back of it. I bought it from him for $35 and glued it back together. It has had a couple of fret jobs and the neck reset in it's time. It's a great little guitar, probably because of its sentimental value.
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Location: Illinois | Epiphone SB145SB 'Texan'
Got her for Christmas from 'S.C.' Played intermittently for a few years with an undiagnosed neck problem (idiot teacher and salesman).
Picked up again a dozen years later. Diagnosed problem, fixed it. Played off and on with nylon strings, the switched to steels again... remembered why I switched to nylons. Re-repaired neck, Been my main axe for years. Still have her, always will. There is no guitar more beautiful than your first.
Here She Is:
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Location: N.J. | Univox Les Paul copy {sunburst,with an AUTHENTIC Gibson pickguard, ;) },A Ross distortion pedal and a Stage65 amp. Now thats Rock N Roll!!! :D :D |
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Location: Tennessee | Takamine F400S back in 1975. I never should have sold it, but ... the family needed food and shelter. There are days I wish I still had it, but life had been good to me since. |
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Location: Clinton ,Ct | A beat up Fender Strat copy with bad paint job .I gave it away to a young kid who used to come over and pretend to play along when we would jam .his parents had it restored because it turned out to be an original 1972 Strat .Maaaan. I'm gonna go hug my Tele |
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Location: Knoxville, TN | My first one was an old Yamaha classical and I still have it. It's beat all to hell but it's still here!! |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Hey Shandy, what model number is your Yamaha classical? |
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Location: San Angelo, Texas | My first one was an Alvarez something, bought in 1969, followed by a Les Paul in 72...my NEXT one was an Ovation Glen Campbell artist...still have it :) |
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Location: Colorado | Yamaha FG 75 |
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Location: south east Michigan | Sleepy Eyes McGee posted
Univox Les Paul copy Oooooo The guy in my old band had one. I liked it better than any Les Paul I have played. That was one hell of a copy.
Here is a picure of it (plus a little more "eye bleach" for ya)
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | and there's ol' "SquawBait" Durasa |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | My mother got it for me in 1970 when I was in high school.....a Sears Silvertone solid-body made by Danelectro, with ONE (and only ONE) lipstick pickup, black sparkle finish and a white pickguard. Also had the amp in case (all tube!).
Couldn't get feedback out of it except to hit a chord HARD, hold the pickup up to the amp (about 1 inch away), and wait for 5 seconds....if I was lucky!
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Location: SoCal | I think it was/is a Sears Silvertone f-hole guitar, from the 1930's. It was my dad's, then my uncle's (when they were boys), and my uncle gave it to me in about 1967 (?). Then for Christmas in 1970, my mom got me a $40 no name nylon string, then in late 1972 I bought myself an Ovation Artist. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
and there's ol' "SquawBait" Durasa Just couldn't let this go by without a 
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Location: south east Michigan | To be honest...I had to think about it for a few minutes.
But...that Univox was one awesome guitar. Heavy as all get out but it sure played nice. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | ;)
( I like it better than 'SlipKid') |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | "SquawBait" Durasa has a nice ring to it. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Let's not get all sidetracked here boys.
topic....topic...topic :D |
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Location: closely held secret | Squawbait's got a point. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
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( I like it better than 'SlipKid') And it's probably better than Dances With Squirrel's too. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | I think I already posted this sometime in the past, but I guess it doesn't hurt to recall my memory (once again) about my starter guitar. :)
My first guitar was a Gibson knockoff that my aunt end up giving to me, in response to her anger toward her daughter (my 1st cousin) who eloped with her beau at that time! It was made in the Philippines and the looks of the guitar alone could easily fool anyone for the real thing, but soundwise it's a piece of crap. It had the trapezoid inlays, the bird-like images on the pickguard, and even the Gibson logo on the headstock. Nevertheless, I really learned how to play from that guitar, until I accidentally smashed it one day, after taking a shower. |
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Location: Illinois | Originally posted by Old Applause Owner:
My mother got it for me in 1970 when I was in high school.....a Sears Silvertone solid-body made by Danelectro, with ONE (and only ONE) lipstick pickup, black sparkle finish and a white pickguard. Also had the amp in case (all tube!). ....
Roger Weren't those just the BOMB! |
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Location: Denver, PA USA | Mine was a Hohner from the late 70's early 80's. I paid $75 with a gig bag. Had a painted fingure board that i literaly wore the paint off of. Bought it new after I had borrowed some sort of arch top. My parents finally knew I was serious about it. I had played piano, then quit. Then trumpet, then quit. Then I ask for a guitar and they said no way. So being a good son I continued to nag them about one. Then finaly after months and months, our pastor said he had a old guitar he would loan us. After I wore out the Hohner our pastor told my parents the guitar was stunting my learning, so they told him to find me a guitar that would last me a life time. Well he then took me to several stores and I ended up with a Guild D35NT. I don't have it but wish I did. Keep looking for one. |
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Location: closely held secret | Best Christmas present I ever got when I was young... I believe I was 14. Still hanging in the closet waiting to be restored...
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Location: Minnesota | My first guitar was a sunburst HondoII LP copy with a set neck and DiMarzio humbuckers that I got for $25 from my buddy who worked at the local music store. It actually was a solid axe (Really Screamed!) To bad I was just a beginner back then! My second guitar was a Deacon that I sold to the same friend way to cheap! Lot of memories associated with those two guitars, wish I still had them both! Lot of axes have come and gone over the years but you never forget the ones you regret parting with! |
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Location: Sierra Madre, California | My Mom wanted me to take guitar lessons when I was 5 at the YMCA or some place like that. She got some acoustic guitar. I have no idea what brand. I went to 2 or 3 lessons and that was it for me. That acoustic was always around the house and at some point was dropped and had huge crack on the side where your right elbow would be.
In my teen years I started picking it up and noodling around not knowing what I was doing. The crack was kind of nice because it was like a built in whammy bar if you squeezed your elbow in while playing.
The first guitar I ever bought... when I was 18 I sold the baseball cards that were boxed up collecting dust under my bed and bought a Applause (weren't they... aren't they owned by Ovation) Strat copy. Red with White pick guard. I still have it today. In fact I recently saw the original receipt for it. I'd like to recondition it... the tremelo is rusted out, probably needs a refret and new pickups and electronics. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | The first guitar, with my own money, I ever bought was a banjo. 18 years-old. Anyway, 6 months later it was traded for the dreadnaught pictured in my gallery.
I can still play criple creek though! |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | My first guitar was a Sears Silvertone jumbo that my Dad bought from a pawn shop in 1960. I eventually ran over it on a dirt bike on a dark desert night. My second guitar was a mid-50's Gibson ES125 3/4T. My first Ovation came in 1973. |
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Location: Kalamazoo, MI | My first was an Ovation Viper (pix in the gallery under DougoBlue) that I bought from a co-worker. He sold me the guitar, case and a heath kit amp for $360.00 and I could pay it off by giving him 40 bux out of my check each week. I taught myself to play and still own it twenty some years later. |
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Location: Oregon | A J. Reynolds Strat copy somewhere in 8th grade. Then a real(well mexican) stratocaster freshman year, begining? Then my Ovation Balladeer this summer, which is leading to my Junior year in highschool. I ruined my J Reynolds, put a not so Eddie Van Halen paint job on it- even though I hate Van Halen. |
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your first guitar?