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Location: Lawrence, KS | I'm sure there's been a thread like this in the past, but not since I joined (unless I completely missed it) so let's have one again, shall we? ;)
Say something like where you live.
What you do for a living.
How you started playing the guitar.
What kind of music you like/like to play.
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
Anyways, I'm from Lawrence, KS, I'll be a sophomore at the University of Kansas this fall :) I'm an elementary education major with every intention of one day serenading my kids with melodious tunes from my Ovation :D
I've only been playing for less than a year so I'm nothing special, but my original aspirations were just playful nonsense. I liked the campfire abilities of the guitar, the socialness it has in sing a longs. I picked up the guitar when I was younger, but had trouble learning to play on my own. When I got to college, a friend of mine began to teach me how to play. I plan on taking some real lessons sooner or later so I can learn to read music, but until then don't take me too seriously :p
I own an Ovation Celebrity, I played a friend of mine's Ovation and I absolutely fell in love with it, so I got one of my own. It's a bottom of the line Ovation, but it's still nice, and I really couldn't afford much more :( But it's still a whole lot nicer than the $50 "Rok Axe" I first learned on :D |
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Posts: 10582
Location: NJ | Say something like where you live.
jersey
What you do for a living.
I am just an idiot that sells gear for a living.
How you started playing the guitar.
watching cowboys when I was a kid
What kind of music you like/like to play.
the kind no one else likes to hear
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
you name it I have probably owned one at some time |
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Posts: 1180
Location: Vermont USA | Say something like where you live?
Vermont
What you do for a living?
I Pastor a church
How you started playing the guitar?
A long time ago I played drums, but turned to guitar.
What kind of music you like?
A little of this and a little of that
like to play?
Blues, old rock, praise and worship
What kind of guitar(s) you have?
I have my Ovation, and a Fender classical,
I am saving towards a 2005 collectors
Thats all folks
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Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | Say something like where you live:
Jersey(y'gotta fuggin' problem widdatt??)
What you do for a living:
Glorified CarnivalWorker in a tie.
How you started playing the guitar:
Wanted t'get laid.
What kind of music you like/like to play:
Music that doesn't suck.
What kind of guitar(s) you have:
Ovations (but not enough of 'em)
next . . . . . . |
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Posts: 6197
Location: Phoenix AZ | Say something like where you live.
PHOENIX
What you do for a living.
ENGINEER & MARKETING
How you started playing the guitar.
WANTED TO BE IN A BAND
What kind of music you like/like to play.
COWBOY CHORDS AND UKULELE
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
D18-VS, 00-18SH, 000-28NB (on order), S0 UKE, T1 UKE |
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Posts: 1225
Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Say something like where you live.
Another Jersey boy here, so don't mess with us. ;)
What you do for a living.
I'm a customer service manager for a vinyl wallcovering printing company. You asked!
How you started playing the guitar.
There are some who would say that I haven't really started yet.
What kind of music you like/like to play.
Pretty much any kind of acoustic rock.
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
Ovation Legend LX
Ovation Legend LX 12 String
Martin DC1E
Martin 000-16GTE (not a word from you Cliff) |
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Posts: 417
Location: Cicero, NY | Say something like where you live.
Syracuse, NY
What you do for a living.
Ad agency controller (aka the zookeeper)
How you started playing the guitar.
A neighbor played and was constantly followed around by girls so I started carrying a guitar everywhere for the same reason. Eventually I had to learn how to play.
What kind of music you like/like to play.
Everything but hip-hop or heavy metal/thrash trash
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
Ovation classical, Takamine a/c, Les Paul copy, Vox bass |
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Posts: 1388
Location: Paris/France | Say something like where you live.
Ivry sur Seine (near Paris/France).
What you do for a living.
Category Manager and Buyer (for a National supermarket company).
How you started playing the guitar.
Watching my Uncle and listening Marcel Dadi.
What kind of music you like/like to play.
Fingerstyle, Blues, Pop and French songs.
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
Look at the list below ;) |
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Posts: 2150
Location: Orlando, FL | Say something like where you live.
Orlando, FL
What you do for a living.
Multimedia Designer (what the hell is that?)
How you started playing the guitar.
Loved music, wanted to meet girls, wanted to be in a band - It worked, I met my wife at a Band Practice!
What kind of music you like.
Almost anything - but especially classic rock and acoustic music
What kind of music you like to play.
Anything that's fun to play, weird original stuff and da blues
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
The ones I love! |
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Posts: 939
Location: Fort Worth, Texas | Say something like where you live.
Fort Worth, Texas
What you do for a living.
Applications Specialist (CAD support and training)
How you started playing the guitar.
Wanted to play the saxaphone in 6th grade, parents didn't go for that but got a guitar and lessons a year later (teacher had all Ovation guitars, Glen Campbell show was big on USA TV that summer).
What kind of music you like.
Folk, rock, folk-rock, reggae, blues, old time country...
What kind of music you like to play.
folk-rock Kid On A Pony music
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
Legend 1867
Pacemaker 1615
Viper Bass EAB68
Applause Mandolin
Hamer Custom Graphic
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Posts: 14127
Location: 6 String Ranch | Where;
Florida
What;
Retired
How;
guitars were always there
Music;
the good stuff
Guitars;
all of them and then some. |
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Posts: 11840
Location: closely held secret | Say something like where you live:
Colton, Oregon (flashing yellow light on a minor highway).
What you do for a living:
IT/Network administrator.
How you started playing the guitar:
Geeky teen seeks path to coolness.
What kind of music you like:
Contemporary Christian, Folk, Jazz, Space-rock.
What kind of music you like to play:
Contemporary Christian, Folk, Space-rock (still working on Jazz).
What kind of guitar(s) you have:
6778 Elite LX
1866 Legend
1867 Legend
Mexi-Strat
Yamaha Bass |
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Posts: 4389
Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Where live: America
What do: Dispense Justice
How started: To meet girls. Then I learned there was an intellectual and artistic element to music, which kept me going.
What music: Blues (which doesn't seem to attract too many women) and Punk (In it's heyday you could actually attract lots of women, go figure!) Neil Young would be the roll model.
What guitar(s): A celebrity (which may go up for sale), a MEWP, a 1976 1624 CA, and a tacoma electric papoose, sold others to get to this spot. |
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Location: Clermont FL | I live in Central Florida. The guy from across the street gave me a guitar in 1955, from 1957 to date I have been a full time pro musician. I just sold my only Ovation, but I will have another. I have a "63" Jazzmaster, a "73" Guitorgan and an Ibanez AF 85, along with my original stapled together guitar. Stu |
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Posts: 12754
Location: Boise, Idaho | Boise, Idaho
Lawyer
Started with little brother's guitar, trying to show a college friend that he was playing something wrong. Still doing the same thing.
Croce, Simon & Garfunkel, Lightfoot, Denver, Clapton, John Mayer and anything else I like.
Guitars listed below. Only owned 3 others since 1971.
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Posts: 68
Location: Malden, Massachusetts | Malden, Mass - 5 miles North of Boston - less than two hours from the mothership.
Architectural sign manufacturer - graphics dept manager.
Used to work at the same company as Cliff.
Hung around with some great guitar players (age 12) They were a "group" They kicked-out the bass player and handed me the bass. I saw Hendrix when I was 13...and here I am, the last 25 or so years playing Oldies in several bands -still no Ovation-but I'm shopping.
Beatles, Neil Young, Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, Pink Floyd, Crowded House, Clapton, Jimi, Steely Dan, Bruce Springsteen.
Aria 12-string Acoustic
Jay Turser copy of a Hofner bass
Gibson ES-125 from 1929
and.....the rare, all rock maple Gibson SB-450 Bass from '72
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Posts: 474
Location: Anchorage, Alaska | Say something like where you live.
I live in Anchorage, Alaska
What you do for a living.
I am primarily a Fly Fishing Guide in the summers and a data manager for a large oil company the rest of the time.
How you started playing the guitar.
Alaskan winters are loooong...
What kind of music you like/like to play.
Clasic rock, folk, and clasic country (older stuff)
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
See the Ovations below and I also have a couple Fender Strat's, Gibson ES-335, Gibson S-200, a couple old (1897 vintage)folk guitars, and of course a UKE! |
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Posts: 349
Location: Snellville, GA | Snellville, GA (20 miles east of ATL)
Building Automation systems
My dad found an old Silvertone archtop in a dumpster when I was 8. Took it home and refinished it. He tried to learn but didn't have the knack. I did, somewhat.
Mostly into classic rock.
Had several guitars in high school and college, but just have the O you see below. Will own a 12 string eventually. |
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Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Virginia.
Inveterate liar and Adventure Consultant.
Started playing the guitar on a long expedition program where any form of electronic/recorded music was prohibited. If you wanted to hear music you had make it.
Folk, Blues, Alternative, Old Time, Bluegrass, New Grass, Reggae,
Check out the Opics for guitars |
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Posts: 119
Location: Georgia USA | Say something like where you live.
Stockbridge, GA - just outside of Atlanta
What you do for a living.
Graphic designer, cartoonist jasingram.com
Work in prepress dept for a printing company in Atlanta
How you started playing the guitar.
Played harmonica. My brother gave me a guitar (Yamaha FG200) for my birthday 25 years ago.
What kind of music you like/like to play.
Rock, blues
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
Still have the Yam, Deacon, just ordered a Balladeer from Alpep |
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Posts: 623
Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | -Where do you live.
North Jersey....near 'the others'
-What you do for a living.
I work as a graphic artist at an advertising agency, and attend massage therapy school full time nights.
-How you started playing the guitar.
It was an unfortunate incident. Some kid brought KISS Alive II into my 3rd grade class. I was never the same. Piano lessons went out the window and my demise began...
-What kind of music you like/like to play.
Contemporary and Classic Rock-whatever we like gets thrown into our setlist...there's no rules. I mostly enjoy writing/playing original music.
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
--Adamas SMT MEII1598
--Ovation 2005 Collectors
--Ovation 1869 Custom Legend (FOR SALE!)
--Godin Multiac Steel Duet
--Parker Fly Deluxe
--Samick Radio 10
--Some Cheap Ibanez Bass
The heard has been thinned quite a bit in this last year. |
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Posts: 338
Location: Toronto | Say something like where you live?
Bowmanville - a little burg way outside of Toronto
What you do for a living?
Software for Sports/Entertainment
How you started playing the guitar?
Had to find something to do during de-tox
What kind of music you like?
Different day - different like
like to play?
Folk, old rock, blues
What kind of guitar(s) you have?
2002, 2004, 2005 Collectors, 5858, Breadwinner, Variax 700, Fender JG12CE, Ibanez shallow, Washburn J9 |
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Posts: 627
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | Where do you live?
Cherry Hill, NJ., near Al. Not near those other guys (actually I'm a North Jersey transplant)
What do you do for a living?
I'm a bum. Sold my restaurant business, taking time off.
What kind of music do you like?
Anything that sounds good.
What kind of music do you like to play?
Everything: from Hank to Hendrix
What kind of guitars do you have?
Too many to list, I currently own 6 O's, 1 of each type. |
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Posts: 1071
Location: Carle Place, NY | Where do you live?
New Hyde Park, NY (Lawn Guyland)
What do you do for a living?
Trial lawyer, but a long time ago I was a pharmacist-ergo, the "rx".
What kind of music do you like?
Everything except disco, rap and hip hop. Progressive rock is my favorite.
What kind of music do you like to play?
The stuff I really like I can't play so usually I play Beatles and classic rock.
What kind of guitars do you have?
'81 1619 Custom Legend - my personal favorite
'83 1537 Elite
'85 1755 Custom Balladeer 12 string
'87 1862 Custom Balladeer shallow body - a great guitar for playing quietly on the couch.
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Posts: 8307
Location: Tennessee | Say something like where you live?
On airplanes. My home is near San Francisco. So far this year I have been in the other California, AZ, NM, CT, AL, OR, WA, FL, GA, DC, MD, VA, PA, TX, CO, ID, WV, NC, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and I changed planes in London.
What do you do for a living?
Try to get big organizations to buy a CD with software code on it for outrageous sums of money.
How you started playing the guitar?
Bought one when I got into college. Before that, I used to sneak off to my friends houses and play their guitars as my folks were always putting different instruments into my hands, like the clarinet, voila, banjo, etc. and I didn't want to be a dork. I wanted to be Dick Dale when I grew up, not Benny Goodman or Grandpa Jones (even though I like their music).
What kind of music do you like?
Something original, melodic, well played, well written, and makes me feel something. "Pop" generally does not make the cut.
What kind of music do you like to play?
Lots of stuff ... but mostly surf, acoustic/electric rock (think Counting Crows), electrified blues, and straight ahead rock. Mostly I like to noodle around and write original tunes that run the gamut.
What kind of guitars do you have?
1311, 1271 in Mahogany, 1537, 2000, 6759, EA68, EAB68, Deacon 12, Ric 360V64/12, Strat, Surfcaster, Danelectro DC59, Hamer Mirage, Epi FlameKat, Epi Viola Bass, Ibanez SRE300 bass, StratoViper. Hopefully an OFC slothead later this year. |
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Posts: 86
Location: Detroit area | Canton, MI (west of Detroit)
Church Administrator
See very cool website here...
After playing drums for years I got the bug to write songs and sing. Started in early 90's.
What kind of music you like/like to play.
Rock, worship, rockin' worship... I'm a child of 80's rock, so anything that can give me goosebumps is a winner - but please No rap and No country (my apologies to about 90% of the OFC!).
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
1769 Custom Legend CGB, American Fender Tele, 1617 Legend (on it's way - thanks Noel!) |
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Location: closely held secret | Stonebobbo, you were in the NW and didn't say hi to me or Woody? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Didn't come to Idaho either. That's one Californian that we kept out. |
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Location: closely held secret | Oh, he went there. But like a bad odor on a windy day, he vanished... |
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Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I saw a bumper sticker in New Hampshire it read...
"Welcome to New Hampshire.
Now, get the hell out!" |
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| Kent, England, very close to London.
40 years ago I talked my godmother into buying me a guitar so that I could become rich and get laid. I am still that shallow. I achieved neither.
Temporarily retired jazz guitarist, although I have a new found part time job where, as soon as it gets dark, I go sit ona lily-pad and croak.
post be-bop flamenco.
these days only my Country Artist. The best O there is and not to be confused with those multi-coloured, multi-holed collector's items. Some of which are overweight in the lower bout department (as indeed are many of the OFC if you look at the tour pics). Although I'm developing a real itch for a Wechter. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by schroeder:
I'm developing a real itch for a Wechter. Might, I recommend some medicated talc for that?
my Country Artist.The best O there is and not to be confused with those multi-coloured, multi-holed collector's items. Some of which are overweight in the lower bout department (as indeed are many of the OFC if you look at the tour pics).
I would like to think it's his current prescription that makes him say such things...but I'd just be foolin' myself... |
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Posts: 1116
Location: Keller, TX | Say something like where you live.
Texas.
What you do for a living.
Family Practice Doctor (most people call us Quacks)
How you started playing the guitar.
Dad and Grandpa would sit around an play three cord songs (G,C,D). I joined in. I have been trying to teach myself to play for 30 years. Have gone for upto 10 years without touching a guitar. Still learning.
What kind of music you like/like to play.
Not much. Just gave in and started lessons.
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
Ovation C778LX (Custom Elite)
Celebrity CC057 (daughter plays)
Adamas 1681 (coming from StandingO)
Squire Fender Strat
Ibanez POJ |
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Posts: 1922
Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Say something like where you live. --- Far western suburb of Detroit, bordering on country.
What you do for a living. --- Engineer for one of the two big American car companies.
How you started playing the guitar. --- Started playing when I was in high school in 1970. Learned on a Sears Silvertone lipstick pickup Danelectro-made solid-body with the amp-in-case.
What kind of music you like/like to play. --- I like rock/pop/blues/country/bluegrass/trad and some jazz. I play whatever I feel like playing, mostly trad, country, blues and old pop/rock.
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
1976 Applause AA14-4 6-string
1978 Ovation Legend 1617-4 6-string
1981 Ovation Glen Campbell 1118-1 12-string
2001 Adamas Melissa Etheridge ME1598RB 12-string
2002 Ovation Collectors Series 6-string
2003 Ovation Legend 1777-NAT
2004 Ovation Balladeer GCS771-C (cedar-top) 6-string
2005 Ovation Collectors Series 6-string
2005 Martin 000-16RGT (token all-wood guitar)
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Location: Australia | Interesting thread....
Brisbane, Australia
Fashion wholesale company
My brothers Beatles records 1981
Mainly rockabilly, jazz, early RnR, 70's acoustic stuff.
All of the above
1687 Adamas
1719 Custom Legend
6120 Grestch Nashville
6119 " Tennessean
6128 " Duo Jet
350v63 Rickenbacker
360/12CW "
Fender 50the Ann. Strat
D'Aquisto Jazz Line |
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Location: Midland, MI | Say something like where you live. --- Mid-Meeshegan
What you do for a living. --- Practice the black art of UNIX voodoo
How you started playing the guitar. --- Picked it up, formed a first position Em7, strummed it. Without knowing what I was doing, I managed to work up a little ditty that was really a I-IV-V using that open Em7 and the barre chord form thereof.
What kind of music you like/like to play. --- This song I wrote that's a I-IV-V starting with an open Em7. Just kidding...blues, jazz, jazzy blues, bluesy jazz, zydeco, cajun, classic rock. Just about anything as long as it's a I-IV-V in E or G.
What kind of guitar(s) you have. --- Nice ones. Well, OK, a 1989 Ovation Elite 1868, a 1996 Hamer Studio FM, a 1986 Steinberger GP-4S (modified to be a 7S by a previous owner), Peavey Cropper Classic, Peavey strato-copy. Shortly, the Ovation, the Hamer and the Cropper will be going on the block to finance my next Ovation purchase (and Al doesn't even know it's coming....yet). |
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| Southeast Missouri
Started playing guitar about 35 years ago.
Also play fiddle and mando.
Mostly Bluegrass and Acoustic Music
Got my first Ovation back in 1982. Still have it.
1117 Legend 1982
1117 Legend 1985
1619 Custom Legend 1986
Blueridge BR-70 2003
Martin HD-28 1998
Fender Deluxe Tele. ???? |
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Posts: 613
Location: Zion, Illinois | Say something like where you live.
Zion, Illinois. Home the the largest state park & a nuclear power plant right in the middle.
What you do for a living.
Systems Analyst
How you started playing the guitar.
Sex, pure & simple. Chicks dig guitar players, I became a guitar player
What kind of music you like/like to play.
Mostly 60's, early 70's stuff. The Beatles are #1.
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
I USE to have lots of Ovations I sold off my 1537, my Adamas II, my Glen Campbell 12-string which I owned since 1974. Currently I have...
Ovation Custom Legend
Ovation 1613 Classical
Ovation UK-II Electric
Ovation 12-string Elite
Ovation Ultra Bass
Haida Gwaii Mini-Jumbo #34
Haida Gwaii Parlour #35 - both hand made by former Larrivee luthiers
Paragon Maple Mini-Jumbo #104 - same as above
Breedlove MJ/E Ebony Jumbo 12-string
Paragon #161 - Still being made. Redwood top, claro walnut sides and back. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I live high in the mountains of God's Country.
I'm a peddler
Fell in love with Pat Boone, then Elvis, then Beatles, etc (and later the girls, girls, girls).
Played the harmonica on TV at age 6 but switched to guitar at age 7.
Had almost all my gear stolen in the early 80's, got disgusted and didn't play for over 10 years.
Love Prog rock, power pop, good old style country (Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Jim Reeves, etc) and country rock.
Too many guitars to list but most of my current herd can be seen in my OFC gallery.
Currently having Scott Baxendale make me a matching set of guitars (a 6 & 12 string 12-fret slothead cutaway). |
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Location: Avondale AZ | I live in a van down by the river.
I make a living by collecting cans and bottles.
I started playing guitar to pass the time in prison.
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Posts: 120
Location: Gardnerville, NV | Say something like where you live.
Northern Nevada, just over the hill from Lake Tahoe; nowhere near Vegas
What you do for a living.
manage a company that installs electronic security
How you started playing the guitar.
in 5th grade I had a teacher who was convinced I needed to play music to be a complete human, I quit playing guitar after a year, then about 15 years ago realized she might have been right and started playing again.
What kind of music you like/like to play.
I like all sorts of rock/folk/jazz/blues; I play all sorts of rock/folk/blues as long as it's really simple and played slowly
What kind of guitar(s) you have
2005 collector; aa12; Gibson spirit II; fender tele |
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Posts: 1300
Location: Madison, Wisconsin | Madison, Wisconsin
Operations Manager for Electrical Wholesale House
I wanted to be the guy at the campfire playing the guitar (Girls again)
My first song was probably Blowin'In The Wind followed by Where Have All The Flowers Gone.Played lots of Simon and Garfunkle in college then got into Eagles, Emmy Lou Harris, J.D. Souther, and Dan Fogelberg. Currently I'm playing mostly of contemporary Christian music.
See guitars below. |
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Location: Isle of Man, UK | My name's John, and I'm an alcoholic. Woah - hang on, wrong board. Sorry about that.
I live on the Isle of Man. A "pittoresque" haven slap-bang in the middle of the Irish Sea. Come and visit, guys, it really is a lovely place. I work in Finance, as do most of the rest of the Island, playing with numbers for much of the day. It pays the bills. I don’t believe I’m any relation to John B from these boards, but anything is possible, I guess…
I started playing in the name of relaxation whilst avoiding revising for exams when I was 16. Ah, the things you can get away with when you cite 'stress'! My first song was “Alberta”, courtesy of Eric Clapton’s Unplugged album (three chords – still love those songs!). Now, 12 years later, I like playing everything from Glenn Miller through James Taylor via Hootie and the Blowfish to Queen. It’s all good. I’d like to be associated with the “No Rap” remark of earlier, but I’ve been known to get a little bit Country on occasions…
(for those of you in the UK, please stop thinking of “the Preston joke”).
Guitars-wise, I’m told I have too many. Most of their pictures are in the gallery, although I really need to update with new arrivals over the last couple of months. Going by the old adage “if it ain’t broke…” all my acoustics are O’s, as are a couple of my electrics.
Interesting thread. Good idea, that KittySox dude
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Location: Warwick, RI | My name is Ron.
I live in R.I., which is about 2 hours from the factory.
I started playing a crummy Kay archtop when I got knocked out by "Apache" and "Walk, Don't Run." Still can't play those songs, and I still like them. Many years later got motivated to play again by "Blue Collar" (BTO) and first Straits album. Picked up a Strat a few years ago and started to play, determined to move beyond basic folk chords.
Now I have Ovation 771 with a cedar top and an Elite LX. These are the nicest acoustics I've ever owned, and I have a pair of G&L copies of Strat and Tele, through old Champ amp.I play mostly blues, love Bloomfield, Peter Green, and Robben Ford.--Ron |
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Posts: 170
Location: The Shop | I live at the mothership(spend more time there than at home)
I live in CT
I started playing bass,cause i couldnt figure out how to make music with six strings!
I help build the guitars that you all seem to love.
I pretty much like all music
and I have a custom made elite-t bass and a hamer bass. |
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Posts: 812
Location: Hicksville, NY | My name is Gil.
I grew up in Syracuse, NY ... now living in Hicksville in Long Island -- pretty much, I followed my wife after graduating from college!
I am currently employed as a special education teacher for children with developmental disabilities at an educational facility in Flushing, Queens, NY.
I started playing guitar after hearing Jim Croce's "Time In A Bottle" on the radio. At that time, it was the most beautiful song I ever heard, that I pushed the piano aside, and picked up a guitar. My parents got me my first guitar -- made by Harmony -- but they decided not to pay for lessons, since I wasted so much from abandoning piano lessons. Pretty much, I taught myself how to play.
I appreciate all kinds of music (classical, jazz, rock and pop, etc.), and I love listening to most of them, but I tend to be selective with some "ghetto" style rap and hip hop stuff. Playingwise, I like folk mostly with the likes of Jim Croce (obviously), James Taylor, Neil Young, etc. The first strumming chords I played were D-G-D-A, and learned "Teach Your Children" by CSNY. Soon, I got to fingerpicking, and the first song I learned was Jim's "Photographs and Memories."
Jim has/had always been my influence. During his time, he played mostly Martins and Ovations, so I decided to do the same. It may not afford to own the guitars that he once played, but at least, I possess both brands. |
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Posts: 81
Location: Poplar Bluff Mo | My name is Buddy (Actually William is my offical name)
Say something like where you live. Poplar Bluff Mo.
What you do for a living. I' m a band director at a Community College
How you started playing the guitar. I was a percussion major in college. I've always admirred Ovations, not getting any younger ...
What kind of music you like/like to play. Working on John Denver (Anthology for Easy Guitar) , Simon and Garfunkel, Peter, Paul and Mary (Around the Campfire) and The Allman Brothers (The Best of Allman Brothers Band) having fun.
What kind of guitar(s) you have. Alvarez Classical 5001, Alvarez-Yari DY 52 acoustic and my 1778 Elite LX bcb! My Ovation makes me want to play, it's a beautiful instrument.
Your students will thinks your great when you play guitar for them!!!! |
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Posts: 417
Location: Cicero, NY | Ignimbyte - you have mail! |
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May 2004
Posts: 383
Location: Indiana | In an itty bitty town(pop.1500) in NW Indiana.
Machinist in same itty bitty town.
I started playing guitar when I was 11. My brother bought a guitar and a friend of his loaned him a "Learn to play with the Ventures" album. It worked for me. My brother still has not learned.
Fave music to listen to:The Beatles(duh!), Kansas,Heart,LeRoux,Pink Floyd,Toto, Eagles.
Like to play:see above
Guitars:As I am mainly a bass player, I have lots of both guitars and basses.9 fenders(6 basses,3 guitars), 9 O's(all A/E guitars), 5 Steinberger,2 Ricks, 2 G&Ls,1 MM,1 SD Curlee,1 Mod Graf,1 Alembic(all basses),2 Martins(1 bass 1 guitar) several gibsons(all guitars) and a bunch of others to add up to 51. How can I have so many and still have G.A.S. attacks?
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Posts: 338
Location: SE Michigan | Say something like where you live.
St. Clair Shores Michigan, NE of Detroit, on the shores of beautiful Lake St. Clair...DUH!!
What you do for a living?
I am an Engineer for a large National Telephone Company. The Evil Empire. I am an indentured servant, chasing the elusive carrot-on-a-string pension promise....so close, so close.
How you started playing the guitar.
In High School, wanted to impress girls, my friends were also playing, plus the early to mid seventies had to be the absolute pinnacle of guitar expression. Who could ignore such music?
What kind of music you like/like to play.
60s-70s-80s-90s acoustic rock. I love great vocals in a song as much as great guitar work. Great music is a recipe of multiple ingredients
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
Ovation 2005 Collectors
Adamas W597 CVT
Martin D-28
Fender P-Bass |
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Posts: 2503
Location: Fayetteville, NC | Say something like where you live.
Live In North Carolina
What you do for a living.
I'm aRadio Broadcaster in charge of Commercial Production for 5 Radio Stations.
How you started playing the guitar.
My dad bought me a guitar to learn on when I was 13 years old.
What kind of music you like/like to play.
Mostly Acoustic music-Jim croce, John Denver, Cat Stevens, The Beatles, James Taylor.
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
an Ovation elite 1858 12 String with a mid-depth bowl. |
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January 2003
Posts: 146
Location: Germantown, MD | I live in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC.
I teach English at a community college
I started playing guitars because chicks loved the Beatles and I was 14. . . .
I like most music, but I play Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Eagles, James Taylor
I've got a Celebrity CC057 and an 1117-4. |
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September 2003
Posts: 9301
Location: south east Michigan | I live in Algonac, Michigan...you know...just the other side of Fair Haven and this side of Pearl Beach. Right by the tower. :confused:
I work with heavy equipment hydraulic components. Dump trucks, excavators, and garbage trucks (Oops, I mean "refuse" trucks).
I started playing because everyone in my circle of friends did.
Music wise, I'm all over the place. I love to play 60's & seventies rock. I'm not afraid to play a Herman's Hermits song. I'm a HUGE Who fan. I like to listen to the soundtrack to "Nightmare Before Christmas" by Danny Elfman. Love the Beatles. Shania Twain is hot.
Best of all I have enjoyed jamming and playing out with BrianT the past 14 months. I had kept my playing in my living room for much to long. |
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September 2003
Posts: 782
Location: Waurika OK | My IP has been down for about a week, so I am catching up on the latest topics.
Say something like where you live.
Waurika, OK small town in southern Ok.
What you do for a living.
Minister, on my 17th year here, this is also the town I grew up in.
How you started playing the guitar.
Just decided I wanted to when I was 13. My folks bought me an Airline acoustic. My mother helped me learn to play "Tom Dooley" the first day. Just always sang and played chords, so not any good at lead.
What kind of music you like/like to play.
Eagles, Willie, classic rock, old country, blues, folk.
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
Elite T
1613 classical
CV68 Viper
CC165 12 string
Hamer SAT Goldtop P90 |
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