Guitars you wish you still owned

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 9 Dec 2004 7:08 pm

Bupkis.

Rick McDuffie · Post by **Rick McDuffie** » 9 Dec 2004 7:24 pm

'58 Gretsch 6120, white cowboy case.

50's Gibson ES295

'57 ES175

Leslie Ehrlich · Post by **Leslie Ehrlich** » 9 Dec 2004 11:46 pm

I think there were three, in order of preference:

1) A late 1970s Gibson Les Paul Standard. It had lots of laminations on the top and the neck, but it was much more solidly built than the vintage models or the high-priced junk that Gibson is making today. As for late 1970s Fender guitars, I never had the displeasure of owning any of those pieces of junk.

2) 1994 Arctic White Mexican made Fender Stratocaster with a maple board. It looked a lot like the guitar Jimi Hendrix played at Woodstock. That guitar had a neck with flatter radius at the back than most Strats I've played, and it felt just right in my hands.

3) And believe it or not, a Fender Telecaster. But it was no ordinary Tele. It was an early 90s Telecaster Plus - on the surface it looked pretty much like a Tele, but that was where it ended. It had a double red Lace-Sensor pickup in the bridge position, and in double coil mode it'd make any old tube amp scream. It was a rock 'n' roll machine, and it weighed as much as a Les Paul.

Darvin Willhoite · Post by **Darvin Willhoite** » 10 Dec 2004 5:19 am

Leslie, I don't really agree that the current Gibson stuff is "junk", I have an '02 ES135 and quality wise, its just as good as my 1980 ES347. Also, I have a couple of Strats from the late '70s, a '77 Strat Plus, and a '79 Strat standard, and both of them are also well made guitars and well worth the prices I paid for them.

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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 11 Dec 2004 7:50 am

I wish I hadn't sold my MSA Classic SS D-10 about 10 years ago - those were among the best guitars they ever made.

Jimbeaux, I'll e-mail you about the Black Fessy!

Don Sulesky · Post by **Don Sulesky** » 11 Dec 2004 8:08 am

A 1958 Fender strat with blond neck.Ouch when I think what I could get for it today.
The same for the Gretch below.
An early 1960's Gretch Country Gentleman and a ShoBud S-10 Blond Curly maple steel.
I don't know the year, but I'd say early 70's from the teardrop knee levers.
Don

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » 11 Dec 2004 12:49 pm

1968 Fender Coranado III "Antiqua" (holy Charley Pride)
1980's Fender "The Strat" lake placid blue
Both of these were right handed.
I played the Antiqua upside down.
Both of these would be nice guitars for my right handed wife.
Sorry honey.
1972 Marshall super lead 100 and two cabinets
1971 Fender Twin Reverb (non-master volume)
1974 Fender Vibrosonic Reverb
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Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 11 Dec 2004 1:30 pm

A '77 Strat Plus? I thought they came out in '87. According to The Strat Collector,

"1987 was the year Fender established the Custom Shop. An early job for the Custom Shop was to develop a Stratocaster for Jeff Beck. The design intended for that purpose developed into the Strat Plus. The Strat Plus adopted a roller nut and locking tuners and was the first Fender guitar to get the "Lace Sensor pickups".

And Leslie, one man's junk is another man's treasure, and vice-versa.

Darvin Willhoite · Post by **Darvin Willhoite** » 11 Dec 2004 8:19 pm

OOps, I guess mine must be newer than '87, I didn't look at my list, and thats what happens when I try to go from memory. It is definitely a Strat Plus, with Fender "noiseless" pickups, roller nut, and locking tuners.

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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording

Tom Gorr · Post by **Tom Gorr** » 11 Dec 2004 10:41 pm

So many guitars...So little time...Jim-you must be a heartbroken miserable man to have parted ways with so many great guitars. My deepest condolences (hah!).

Those are some great stories, pals. I only wish I had enough money to finance the G.A.S. that I could become accustomed/addicted to.

My story - I had a 1985 Yammy SBG 200 stolen from me in 1997, forcing me to rebel against personal decency and buy the Yam SG1996 Anniversary Edition.. Got the last one sold in Canada (#101). Had to finance it and hide it in layaway at the local store for a year to alleive the fact that I was supposed to be saving for a wedding ring. In hindsight - no regrets on the loss of the SBG 200. I got a great girl and a great guitar. NOw if the two could just get along better

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Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 12 Dec 2004 3:00 am

Tom -

"Heartbroken and miserable"... Not at all. I admit I sure wish now and then that I'd kept certain ones, but I consider myself really fortunate to have had so many great guitars and experienced them. I've also found that it's not the guitar that matters as much as what a person can do with it.

PS: That said, I still wouldn't part with my '72 Tele Custom for anything!

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