Holy crap do I feel inadequate now if not already. The gear you guys rock, wow.
I particularly liked the below story, very slightly reminds me of my own journey, except I'm way less skilled/sophisticated/knowledgeable/etc.
Anyway, I started w one of those kid guitars, my dad was so proud asking the guitar teacher on my first day how did I look w that thing and the teacher replied as fit as a fiddle! Sadly, I did not turn out to be the next EVH haha.
So I had that kid-sized guitar for a while and then borrowed my dad's, which was a classical. I have no idea where he bought it but apparently it was from a semi-famous classical player. Anyway, not sure why he got it because he doesn't really do finger-style as much as the usual pick strumming. I already have small hands so the wider fretboard should've been a challenge but it wasn't so bad, maybe because of the softer strings and the neck wasn't too bad/thick.
After that I 'inherited' another acoustic (some Yamaha) which was in hindsight the best feel since the neck was really small and fit me like a glove. I played many tunes on that, figuring out songs somehow before the internet took off and it was fun keeping me entertained during some mundane times.
Anyway, me being the idiot I am, at one point I decided to sell those 2 guitars for some acoustic/electric because I wanted to go electric and get into amps...I don't even have that very pedestrian guitar now.
If you read this far, I decided to recount my story because the poster below talked about pickups, and it showed that I knew nothing, basically going for guitars based on looks mainly. Sold that acoustic/electric for what I thought was my ultimate guitar, a Gibson Les Paul Special, cherry red. Sure, it looked nice but it was totally wrong for me, the infamous baseball bat neck and when I finally paid close attention to my guitar, I found out that I didn't like the look/sound of those soapdish pickups. Luckily, I sold it for a little profit even and now have the Ibanez. Wish the neck was thinner but at least I love the look, the humbuckers/more settings.
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Originally Posted by demas
What a perfect thread.
I started learning Classical Guitar and Flamenco when I was 13. Later, started a Rock band with friends. I played Lead, my best buddy was Rhythm and another good friend was Drums.
We did a lot of the popular stuff back then - Warrant, White Lion, Skid Row, L.A. Guns, GnR (I ain't no Slash) but we also loved Surf music and in particular The Ventures (Nokie my inspiration).
I always tried to pursue Classical - it just takes a life of dedication. I promised my mother I'd play her favorite song Recuerdos de la Alhambra in person one day - that was 30 years ago and I still can't get the whole piece down... and my tremolo is horrible today.
I stopped playing when I was 19 and started work. Only recently got back to playing - 25 years without an electric guitar or amp or anything - just decided one day, why not?
And I did the strangest thing - I bought a Telecaster. Back in the day, we were Les Paul's and Humbuckers - we shunned Fender and Single Coils. (funny, as I liked Surf). As I got older I really appreciated the timeless Tele and the Strat pickups - although for some reason I never got along with Strats - something about the shape and feel.
Now, I got the Tele ('52 reissue w/ G.E. Smith mod), a Warmoth partscaster running Seymour Duncan pickups. Then bought this amazing Danelectro for that 50's vibe.
If I can make space, I'd love to add a Moserite or a Rickenbacker which I've never played. Weirdly, I don't care for Gibson anymore although I play better on a shorter scale.
I gotta rebuild by calluses...
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