Do you play the $10 Walmart special or an original played by Paul Mccartney?? We want to see em and hear the stories behind them!

 

 

This was my first guitar that I bought at a second hand store. It's very light and I like the way it feels. I use it mainly for Drop D and lower tunings. It's an Epihphone Special SG.

 

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g34/jshaw0705/IMG_0563_zps70c572b9.jpg

 

I am 35 years old. As such when I was in high school every guitar player and lead singer that you dreamed of being played one of these. I had to have one! I understand that over the years they are pretty much all the same but that wasn't going to do it for me. I had to have an era correct one. I hunted and hunted and finally came across this heavily used, but plays perfect '99 MIM Fender Stratocaster. 

 

Found it on Craigslist and had the guy email me the serial number. As soon as I had it confirmed by Fender for year and such, I headed out to get it. 2 hours. I am thrilled to own it though! Totally worth the drive.

 

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g34/jshaw0705/IMG_0564_zps01d5e2ea.jpg

@@Rockinbiscuit WOW!! I'm....speechless

What about the cat ??  :D

Nice cat. :)

Thank you.... it's been quite an expensive year, though I have had some help, christmas/birthday pressies and money, spent on more guitar gear, (and a bit of debt ;) )

 

I only started to learn to play last year around the 14th May, and only just got to chords.... went lead on Rocksmith and been learning notes etc.... with tab rather than chords :rolleyes: , but I know A D E G partially C, and obviously picked up some power chords, riffs from rocksmith and tabs etc.... Really having a blast :)

 

Been singing since I was 11 though, my first passion, so was 35 before I started learning the guitar.... now I have I'm never looking back ;)

 

Hehe, we have two cats, Sybil and Sky, Sky's the one in the photo above. She's ferel.... attacks everyone, including the wife, but loves me for some reason and ALWAYS follows me into the back room for some guitar playing B)

 

tris

my newest family pic

I finished building the $100 Challenge Bass.  Here's a picture of her beside the guitar that I mentioned several posts back

 

http://www.talkbass.com/media/siblings-1.4398/

 

And here's the build thread with the gory details

 

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/100-bass-challenge-2groggys-half-moon.1144230/

I finished building the $100 Challenge Bass.  Here's a picture of her beside the guitar that I mentioned several posts back

 

http://www.talkbass.com/media/siblings-1.4398/

 

And here's the build thread with the gory details

 

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/100-bass-challenge-2groggys-half-moon.1144230/

Incredible !! And I absolutely love the shape you gave it.

 

I finished building the $100 Challenge Bass.  Here's a picture of her beside the guitar that I mentioned several posts back

 

http://www.talkbass.com/media/siblings-1.4398/

 

And here's the build thread with the gory details

 

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/100-bass-challenge-2groggys-half-moon.1144230/

Incredible !! And I absolutely love the shape you gave it.

 

The shape was designed by a luthier named Liutaio Mottola and he shared the plans online here.  The shape is designed to balance well both sitting and standing.

That's some talent you got there Groggy, very nice indeed :)

 

tris

Nice, this one is really cool looking live :D Too bad they don't offer the modified version with a whammy pedal incrusted in the body to simulate a floyd rose without the hasle of one.

A couple of weeks ago I sold my Ibanez SR500 and bought this :

 

http://i.imgur.com/9ins903.jpg

 

5-string Warwick 'Rockbass' Corvette $$

 

I'm going to need a bigger wall...

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B49Qq-EFnmrKTV81bHVtMnY1SzQ/view?usp=sharing

right there with ya!

 

heres a few of minehttp://i.imgur.com/OGGUUkd.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/3AVAl8I.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/qCVxAAf.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/8k9Bngb.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/6oWtxSY.jpg

 

new guitar i ordered today, should be here in a few days :D

 

http://i.imgur.com/7vsX0QY.png

Nice one, @Izzy! I really like Zakk's Vertigo model. Buzzsaw's ok i guess.

New guitar day! Got this very cheap brand new. It's a PureSalem Tom Cat. A modern version of the Guild Thunderbird, like the one played by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys plays on Little Black Submarines. From this day forward i shall call him Hand Banana. Thumbs up for those who get that reference. 

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/gTTF2Ux.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/lUZuKv7.jpg

I can't see Izzy's pic but I might say if it is a Vertigo Bullseye Zakk Wylde EMG Les Paul Standard Custom... then boy you got ripped off badly over the Zakk Wilders... just buy an EMG LP custom, what is the point? Hell, for the most part... the vanilla Standard LP with the burstbuckers will get you cleaner tones... go to MRSWS1972 on the tube to compare the tone of the Zakk Wylde to the vanilla Standard...

I can't see Izzy's pic but I might say if it is a Vertigo Bullseye Zakk Wylde EMG Les Paul Standard Custom... then boy you got ripped off badly over the Zakk Wilders... just buy an EMG LP custom, what is the point? Hell, for the most part... the vanilla Standard LP with the burstbuckers will get you cleaner tones... go to MRSWS1972 on the tube to compare the tone of the Zakk Wylde to the vanilla Standard...

Yup, its a zakk wylde bullseye lp .. as for getting ripped off .. i got it ridiculously cheap ;)  i mostly still play either my explorer, ibanez rg prestige, or my prs se.  

Well I'm unsure as to why anybody buys guitars they won't generally play... the ZW LP will ultimately metal better than those guitars... yes. I might understand if that is the ultimate point and if you are an extreme ZW nut, like my past... Gibson ZW, right? Not Epiphone? How much in total $ and condition/year possibly, I'd like to know more. Thanks for the reply lol.

This is my PRS SE Fredrik Akesson Signature. Old photo, now has EMG 81/60 combo in it. Also have an ESP M-II Maple but have no decent camera at the moment.

http://i.imgur.com/CSFuzGo.jpg

Just purchased Steinberger Spirit Pro HSS. Got it used, with a nice discount. Plays great and it is tiny! Easy to bring with me everywhere.

 

http://static.weloveshopping.com/shop/music-boulevard/extra/7267232.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/lgKOZTN.jpg

 

Pretty poor photo, but the middle one is the new addition. Fender American Deluxe Strat with a rosewood fretboard, in burgundy mist.

Got my overflowing edginess on and got Kerry King Wartribe 1 with the Onyx coloring from BC Rich. Spent the weekend in Lithuania so I haven't had too much time to try it out yet, but should be good enough - at the very least with replacing the pickups (or so I've heard). Wanted to go for the Warbeast, but the one I wanted was OOT and since I've already spent two months without playing, I went with this.

 

http://i.imgur.com/N8kgFBT.jpg

 

Here are my pair of guitars.. Obviously, I use the second one a lot more! :wink:

 

Gibson SG standard

http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o680/Hostilian/IMG_20140322_165508_zps5a322de8.jpg

 

Fisherprice Les OldMacdonald - 1976 custom made (v rare).

I 'sometimes' let my daughter use this...

http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o680/Hostilian/IMG_20140322_165354_zps93645004.jpg

 

Cheers,

 

H

 

 

you must be pretty good in guitar, because playing the second one is really hard way :lol: :lol: :D :D I even do not mention tuning, only for virtuoso  :D :D

 

Wait all of you! That Les OldMacdonald, isn't a bass? :huh: Anyway such a fine instrument, best of the list ever. :lol:

Twins :Dhttp://i.imgur.com/8SKaMnH.jpg

I have a few guitars and a deceit amp with a pedal.

 

My BC Rich Warlock w/ LED Killswitch

http://i.imgur.com/h7fPrFr.jpg

My Ibanez RS120 W/ Seymour Duncan Blackouts AHB1's

http://i.imgur.com/rvXqY7K.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0GXFAvq.jpg

My Taylor acoustic guitar that I inherited from my grandpa when he recently passed may he rest in peace

http://i.imgur.com/SfzJKQc.jpg

Marshal MG10CF amp

http://i.imgur.com/GtjEHC1.jpg

And my Digitech Death Metal Pedal

http://i.imgur.com/mBk6Zgl.jpg

My Crate CA30D Acoustic Amp

http://i.imgur.com/I09Z0k5.jpg

 

My main guitar is probably my BC Rich since I use it for my higher tunings (plus the sweet ass killswitch) and my Ibanez is my low metal tunings (D standard and down to as low if not lower that Bb - flat tuning. My acoustic I could plug into rocksmith if i want to but i just use my acoustic amp.

Also my BC Rich without the killswitch light lens flaring the screen

http://i.imgur.com/yvhwX92.jpg