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Location: Nashville TN. | What were first New guitars?
(skipping bottom line beginner stuff)
What was you first New Acoustic?
Do you still have it?
When did you buy it.
What was you first New Solid body Electric?
Do you still have it?
When did you buy it.
What was you first New Hollowbody Electric?
Do you still have it?
When did you buy it. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | For me it was
What was you first New Acoustic?
Ovation Thunderbolt
Do you still have it?
yes
When did you buy it.
1989
What was you first New Solid body Electric?
Fender Strat 12
Do you still have it?
No
When did you buy it.
1990
What was you first New Hollowbody Electric?
Hamer Newport Pro
Do you still have it?
yes
When did you buy it.
2009 |
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Location: Tennessee | Takamine F400. 1975. No, but I bought one just like it to replace it.
Fender Stratocaster (Corona). 1989. Yup. (This was my first NEW solid body electric ... I had a couple of used ones before this).
Charvel Surfcaster. 1992. Yup. |
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Location: Okinawa Japan | For me it was
What was you first New Acoustic?
Esteban Piece of Crap
Do you still have it?
yes
When did you buy it.
My brother bought me this POS 4 years ago as a joke.
What was you first New Solid body Electric?
Silvertone Strat Knockoff
Do you still have it?
No
When did you buy it.
1997
What was you first New Hollowbody Electric?
Don't have one
Do you still have it?
don't play much electric anymore, no need for one.
When did you buy it.
Neva |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Eston (EKO) 12 string.........1968??
Yes I have it....
Fender US Strat......2005
Yes I have it....
De Armond T400.....2006
Yes I have it....
HJ
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Location: South of most, North of few | Can't remember
No
Can't remember
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Can't remember
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| First New Acoustic: Walden
Do I still have it: No
When did I buy it: given to me as a gift on Palm Sunday of 2007
My first solid body electric: piece of crap Memphis that I later found out had a warped neck
Purchased: in 1986
Do I still have it: No -- thankfully I was able to trade it in for a Stinger SSX by Martin.
First hollow body electric: Hopefully it will be a Tornado
When did I buy one: not yet, but in my dreams I already have one.
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Location: Sydney, Australia | 1982 Acoustic Legend 1117
Don't have it, but I have visitation rights.
Never owned one.
Almost bought a breadwinner in 1984, but spent the money on car repairs instead :(
Never owned one. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | First new acoustic:
Ovation Legend 1117 purchased in 1972 in Boise.
Stolen from a motorhome at the beach in 1981.
Replaced with the Legend Ltd, still have it.
First new solid body:
Fender Strat, 50th Anniversary, 2003.
Still have it.
First new archtop:
Hamer Monoco III Custom ordered in 2008.
Still have it.
Honorable mention:
1957 Gibson ES125T, loaned to me in 1959 along with a Gibson amp by my truck driver neighbor,
returned to him in 1969. |
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Location: Newington, CT | What were first New guitars?
(skipping bottom line beginner stuff)
What was you first New Acoustic? Don't remember when in Phase I of guitar life -- in Phase II of guitar life, Low-end Takamine, then Ovation Ultra 2071.
Do you still have it? Yes, to both.
When did you buy it. about 1996 and 2006
What was you first New Solid body Electric? New (as in used? ie new to me?) Fender MusicMaster
Do you still have it? Nope.
When did you buy it. Phase I of guitar life -- sometime around 1976 or so.
What was you first New Hollowbody Electric? Gretsch 6771
Do you still have it? Yes.
When did you buy it. 2007 or so.
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Location: Orlando, FL | First new acoustic
Ovation 1112-4
Purchased 1974
I traveled extensively with this guitar. Now it has a severely twisted neck, big old through the wood cracks and is virtually unplayable. But I still have it.
First New Solidbody
Ibanez Flying V - lawsuit model
Purchased 1975
I sold this guitar in the early 90s when I desperately needed cash. I decided to replace it around 2006 and found MY GUITAR on ebay for sale in CA! The guitar and the case both had all the small identifying dings that I had put on them. I bought it for almost three times what I originally paid for it - and I still have it.
My first hollow body:
Generic silvertone-ish department store guitar bought from K-Mart. It had 2 cheap pickups and a bunch of plastic toggle switches. I have never seen another like it.
Purchased 1973
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Location: Chicago | After playing my BlueChip Stamp Catalog guitar into the ground, my first REAL acoustic was;
a 1974 Ovation Legend 1117 (no electronics).
... still play it at every gig (now with preamp)! |
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Location: Utah | First good acoustic, Alvarez-Yairi 12 string, purchased 1979, gave it to Sara a couple of years ago.
First solid body electric, Ibanez Strat copy purchased 1975, sold it in 1995.
First hollow body electric, Hamer Newport Pro purchased used in 2008, still have it. |
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Location: Corpus Christi, TX | First acoustic, FT145sb Epiphone purchased in 1977 and still have it
First Solidbody electric, a Japanese no name copy of a Les Paul gold top purchased in 1978, sold it when I left Australia in '82. I had put a new nut, new tuners and humbuckers, wish I still had that one.
Never owned a hollow body electric. |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | None
None
None
(assuming the AA is beginner stuff, and I was not in a position to buy a new Pacemaker at 11 years old) |
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Location: GA USA | First new acoustic:
Ovation Balladeer Special S771 TDB
Purchased from Alpep in 2005
Sold it to my bro-in-law to buy Elite T, he still has it.
First new solid body:
Fender Amercian Standard Strat, 1991.
Sold it to the kid across the street.
(Actually, my first was a Squier strat, which was a pretty nice guitar. I had another Squier later that was terrible.)
First new hollowbody:
Never had one, but after playing a Hamer Newport, I'd trade the Deacon AND Viper right now for one in natural with Bigsby. Or a nice burst. Just sayin'. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | First acoustic that I bought... Korean Balladeer 4861 in 2006.
First NEW acoustic was the Sweetwater T... That I sold, and then bought back! :D
First new solid body... Lyon Pseudo-Strat! 2005.
$97 with amp, bag, strings, strap and DVD from Target.
(Never play it... But I keep it outta loyalty, strung to Open-G)
First Good New Solid-body... BC Rich ASM neck-thru (sold it).
Never had a new hollow body. But I have had two used Oscar Schmidt Delta Kings. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | What was you first New Acoustic? Ovation Medallion
Do you still have it? Yes
When did you buy it? 1975
What was you first New Solid body Electric? Viper
Do you still have it? new body, same neck.
When did you buy it? 1977
What was you first New Hollowbody Electric? Tornado (not new)
Do you still have it? no
When did you buy it? 1999-ish |
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Location: Texas | What was you first New Acoustic? 1112-4
Do you still have it? Yes
When did you buy it. 1979
What was you first New Solid body Electric? Guild Aviator
Do you still have it? Yes
When did you buy it. 1984
What was you first New Hollowbody Electric? Ric 360/12 (semi-hollow)
Do you still have it? Yes
When did you buy it. 2009 |
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Location: here | What was you first New Acoustic? Ovation Elite Special S778.
Do you still have it? No
When did you buy it. 2002
What was you first New Solid body Electric? Fender Tele (wine red)
Do you still have it? No
When did you buy it. 1982
What was you first New Hollowbody Electric? Ric 360/12
Do you still have it? Yes
When did you buy it. 2009 |
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Location: Texas | Originally posted by gitRhero:
What was you first New Hollowbody Electric? Ric 360/12
Do you still have it? Yes
When did you buy it. 2009 That makes two of us… ;) |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | acoustic-Gurian S3-1975-gone
electric-Travis Bean A1000-1976-gone |
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Location: Jet City | What was you first New Acoustic? Fender Concord
Do you still have it? Nope. Gave it to my son a few years back. He in turn got it stolen at school.
When did you buy it. 1986
What was you first New Solid body Electric? Ovation Preacher
Do you still have it? No, after a few weeks I traded up to a UKII. I still have the UKII.
When did you buy it. 1983
What was you first New Hollowbody Electric? Ibanez AFS75T
Do you still have it? Nope. Sold it after getting my Tornado
When did you buy it. 2007 |
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Location: So Cal | What was you first New Acoustic? Yamaha FG something 12 string
Do you still have it? No
When did you buy it. 1975
What was you first New Solid body Electric? Ovation Viper
Do you still have it? Yes
When did you buy it. Around 1977
What was you first New Hollowbody Electric? Sears Silvertone
Do you still have it? No
When did you buy it. It was a gift in 1968. |
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Location: Michigan | The only completely new guitar I've ever bought was a cherry sunburst Murph in 1965. Only wish I still had it.
In 1976 I bought an almost new Gibson LP Custom from a guy who had just bought it a week before, wanted an acoustic instead but didn't want to get ripped off by the music store selling it back to them. Mint for $650 bucks. Lucky me. I still have it and I can guarantee it forgot what mint meant a long time ago.
What's important about "New" guitar purchases? Just curious. |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | 1st New guitar?
My 1st "real" guitar was my Dad's 68 Deluxe Balladeer, I had a forgettable nylon string box before that (I sill have both)
1st New guitar I bought?
1988 Collector's Series, in 1988, still have it.
No solid or hollow body electrics. |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | New accoustic:
Jewel, Custom Elite 868, 2005; still have her
New (to me) electric:
Just about mint California Strat, a gift from a friend, traded for something else a few years back
New (to me) hollow body:
Miles' Tornado, which isn't going anywhere |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | My first new acoustic was the 1976 Matrix, bought in 1977 and still have.
I've never had a new electric guitar.
Second new acoustic was the OFC, bought 30 years later and then the LAV Koa.
All the rest have been used. |
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Location: Vernon CT | First NEW DECENT Acoustic was a Martin D15 all Mahogany, Gone..
First "New" Solid Body was an "MWoody" Special,
It's with my son learing to play.
First/New/Only Hollow body was an Ibanez AW75NT had it for about 3 months and realize I'm NOT an electric guy!! (Not much of an Acoustic guy either :) ) |
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| Originally posted by Jewel's Mom a/k/a Joisey Goil #1:
New (to me) hollow body:
Miles' Tornado, which isn't going anywhere Karen,
After playing it last year, I can see why you would want to hold on to it.
But if you should ever sell.... :D . I am really dreaming, aren't I?
Michelle |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Originally posted by Dano48:
The only completely new guitar I've ever bought was a cherry sunburst Murph in 1965. Only wish I still had it.
In 1976 I bought an almost new Gibson LP Custom from a guy who had just bought it a week before, wanted an acoustic instead but didn't want to get ripped off by the music store selling it back to them. Mint for $650 bucks. Lucky me. I still have it and I can guarantee it forgot what mint meant a long time ago.
What's important about "New" guitar purchases? Just curious. Nothing really other than it a big momment for many. |
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | Originally posted by Guitarzannie:
Originally posted by Jewel's Mom a/k/a Joisey Goil #1:
New (to me) hollow body:
Miles' Tornado, which isn't going anywhere Karen,
After playing it last year, I can see why you would want to hold on to it.
But if you should ever sell.... :D . I am really dreaming, aren't I?
Michelle
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Location: Ohio | 1st new Guitar...... 1972 Silvertone 12 string w/trapeeze bridge. New....All plywood...Sold and bought an Epiphone 12 string. Much better.... BOth are gone.
1st GOOD acoustic.....Matrix 12 string with the REAL fretboard. About 1982 or so..Also gone...Top exploded... Bridge pulled off and took a lot of wood with it.
1st electric 1968 GIbson Melody Maker. Looked like an SG. Sold when my wedding band days were over
1 Hollowbody. Black Teisco . Body similar to a Gibson 335. Again, all ply, but not bad through the Fender Bandmaster. Gone with the wind.
Only guitar currently is a Celebrity Dlx RRBY. Also have an Epiphone Mandolin M30
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Location: Right now? | When I was 19 I took a trip into NYC to Manny's Music, and spent my entire paycheck on a Martin D-28. I still have that git ...
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