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Location: Orlando, FL | In 1987 I bought a brand new Guild F45CE. It was a beautiful playing and sounding guitar. It was also stunning to look at it had an arched maple back and beautiful flame maple sides and I think a spruce top. I have never seen one exactly like it, but boy I miss that one. I sold it in the mid 90s when I quit playing for a few years.
The one I should have bought was at the roadshow too, but it wasn't the woodtop Adamas. There was a beautiful black Adamas very similar to the OFC II that I fell in love with. I called Adam and told him I was going to buy it, then decided against it, because I had recently got something else. You can see that guitar in the video thread.
I also had one get away and I got it back about 10 years later. When I sold the Guild, I also sold my Ibanez Rocket Roll Senior, which was an (almost) exact copy of the original Gibson. That Ibanez line prompted one of the first Gibson lawsuits. I wanted to get a flying V again and I saw it on ebay. When I examined the pictures closely it had the exact 2 dings I put in it and the DiMarzio super distortion pickup I had put in the bridge position. Also the case had a very distinctive mark on the outside. I was shocked and amazed and bought it right away. I paid way more to get it back that I sold it for... |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | A Gibson ES 125 archtop that was "loaned" to me for nearly 10 years beginning in 1959 by my truck driving neighbor. I gave it back along with the 1950s Gibson amp when I moved out of my parents house. About 5 years ago, I missed buying both guitar and amp by about a week. He had just sold it to somebody else when finally reconnected. It wasn't anything special, except it was vintage Gibson, one owner, and the guitar I learned to play on, so that made it special to me. |
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Location: Fort Worth, TX | Brand new Martin GT75 archtop f hole electric. one of the first. A drunk guy owned the local music store I took it to for stringing when I was 17. He offered me an even trade for a new Gibson Hummingbird. I took it but was later upset because I wanted to be a rocker. |
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Location: Muenster/Germany | I´ve always tried not to be attached too much on things, but some of the guitars....
-Hofner A2L (the best archtop guitar)(I had 3, should have kept at least one)(Idiot)
-Mossman Rosewood Flat-top. (you should not sell such a guitar)(never)
-Ovation 1619(my first Ovation, old, scratched, cracks,rust, but sooo nice,sold, ok I have great OV´s but the oldie was IT, s**t)
-Ovation 1687 (Sold.Regret.Found new one, even better.Had the $$ at the right time.That was a close thing)
..and now the one that I found long ago with nowhere near enough money in my pockets:
-BOZO Bell 12string. The first and the last I ever had in hands.What a guitar! Later I had a Bozo copy by Yairi, nice try.
When I look at my recent guitar collection it´s really not too bad, but a little bit I miss them. |
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Location: Colorado | I had a Mossman Golden Era...don't know it?...look it up...phenomenal...it was just like JDs. Because it wasn't acoustic electric...I let it go...but man I wish I still had that Brazilian...with the tree of life inlay...Got a grand for it in 1978...I will bet she is opened up by now. Here is a sample pic....
https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&b... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | The brownbird 12 string |
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Location: New Hartford CT | 1127-4 Glenn Campbell Artist, 1970 S/N F 962. WHY did I sell it... |
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Location: Colorado | Sorry - I don't know that one Beal |
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Location: Jet City | elginacres - 2015-04-09 5:25 PM Sorry - I don't know that one Beal http://ovationfanclub.com/megabbs/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=26501&mid=345668 |
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Location: Colorado | T |
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Location: Colorado | Thanks Damon...anyone got a current pic and know the whereabouts? |
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So which Guitar
