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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

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[img]http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/skamok/guitars007.jpg[/img]

WOW!  Wot dat is?
Well?

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i have uploaded the pic´s by Facebook ,kopied the link and paste into
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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

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ohiodawg13 wrote:

Just looked through here again to see if anybody started with an Airline or maybe purchased a Silvertone through Sears & Roebuck. When I was in Jr. High a few friends had each of these guitars and I played them both, but when I'd pick up a Fender it was like goin' out with the most popular girl in school. In the '60's in Cali., Fender guitars were the bomb! Actually, before I bought my Lyle my folks bought me an acoustic to take lessons on. I think it was an Alvarez steel string with horrendous action and frets that would make your fingers bleed, but I was 12 and it was '65 and I was bound and determined to learn to play.

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Was your Lyle a Hummingbird copy?!

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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

My 1st and only guitar that is mine outside of the collection the hubby has is a 1920's (maybe 28) acoustic Victoria Parlor guitar.  I'm told it is a sweet little guitar.  My grandmother gave it to me and it belonged to her grandmother.  Somewhere I have a photo of my g-g-grandma with it and 3 other musical instruments.  I looked it up on the net an it looks to be worth about a grand.  Holy cow, I used to carry that without a case when I took guitar lessons in high school (1974) for a semester.  Didn't have a clue what it may be worth back then.  I don't play anymore cuz I discovered I have no ear for learning notes and never could grasp reading music.

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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

ohiodawg13 wrote:
Rocket wrote:
ohiodawg13 wrote:

Just looked through here again to see if anybody started with an Airline or maybe purchased a Silvertone through Sears & Roebuck. When I was in Jr. High a few friends had each of these guitars and I played them both, but when I'd pick up a Fender it was like goin' out with the most popular girl in school. In the '60's in Cali., Fender guitars were the bomb! Actually, before I bought my Lyle my folks bought me an acoustic to take lessons on. I think it was an Alvarez steel string with horrendous action and frets that would make your fingers bleed, but I was 12 and it was '65 and I was bound and determined to learn to play.

                                                                                                            Keep On Rawkin'

                                                                                                            J Dawg

Was your Lyle a Hummingbird copy?!

W-460 Hummingbird

Wow! I "had" one.  It was a darn sweet one.  I ended up giving it away to my local soul brother.  I actually have another now.  Not as good. 

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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j37 … ars007.jpg

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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

skamokawa wrote:

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j37 … ars007.jpg

Appears to be in pretty good shape for its age. All original I'm assuming?

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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

ohiodawg13 wrote:

Just looked through here again to see if anybody started with an Airline or maybe purchased a Silvertone through Sears & Roebuck. When I was in Jr. High a few friends had each of these guitars and I played them both, but when I'd pick up a Fender it was like goin' out with the most popular girl in school. In the '60's in Cali., Fender guitars were the bomb! Actually, before I bought my Lyle my folks bought me an acoustic to take lessons on. I think it was an Alvarez steel string with horrendous action and frets that would make your fingers bleed, but I was 12 and it was '65 and I was bound and determined to learn to play.

                                                                                                            Keep On Rawkin'

                                                                                                            J Dawg

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Funny you mentioned the Sears -Silvertone...
What we all thought were the cheesy guitars are now collectible with the amp in their case...Peavey did that later one with the T-15 & Amp combo......
I think my 1st acoustic was some kind of Finger bleeding Silvertone...hard to fret & harder to Chord back then....

And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually.........
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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

airportdon wrote:
ohiodawg13 wrote:

Just looked through here again to see if anybody started with an Airline or maybe purchased a Silvertone through Sears & Roebuck. When I was in Jr. High a few friends had each of these guitars and I played them both, but when I'd pick up a Fender it was like goin' out with the most popular girl in school. In the '60's in Cali., Fender guitars were the bomb! Actually, before I bought my Lyle my folks bought me an acoustic to take lessons on. I think it was an Alvarez steel string with horrendous action and frets that would make your fingers bleed, but I was 12 and it was '65 and I was bound and determined to learn to play.

                                                                                                            Keep On Rawkin'

                                                                                                            J Dawg

.
Funny you mentioned the Sears -Silvertone...
What we all thought were the cheesy guitars are now collectible with the amp in their case...Peavey did that later one with the T-15 & Amp combo......
I think my 1st acoustic was some kind of Finger bleeding Silvertone...hard to fret & harder to Chord back then....

I got even with one of those dimestore type guitars in Mexico. Went down in '87 with a few friends for almost 3 weeks and just for kicks bought an el cheapo guitarro in the Plaza de Mercados in downtown Mazatlan, cost about $12.00 American. So the night before we came home we had one last hurrah dinner @ our favorite seafood joint on the beach. We had leftover M-80's we had to use up so we stuffed one in the MexAxe and cast it off into the surf. Didn't blow it to smithereens and what was left washed back up on shore, got a picture of me holding the remains in my archives around here somewhere. That guitar never blistered another finger!!!

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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j37 … ars008.jpg
Look close at the markings, does this remind you of something?
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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

skamokawa wrote:

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j37 … ars008.jpg
Look close at the markings, does this remind you of something?
Dan

Are you refering to the pitted marks on the body? Studded wristband? Pearl buttoned shirts?

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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

ohiodawg13 wrote:
skamokawa wrote:

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j37 … ars008.jpg
Look close at the markings, does this remind you of something?
Dan

Are you refering to the pitted marks on the body? Studded wristband? Pearl buttoned shirts?

                                                                                                                  Rock The Vote,

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Ace strap buckle and where my fingers rest below the strings, but that's not what I'm getting at!

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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

ohiodawg13 wrote:
airportdon wrote:
ohiodawg13 wrote:

Just looked through here again to see if anybody started with an Airline or maybe purchased a Silvertone through Sears & Roebuck. When I was in Jr. High a few friends had each of these guitars and I played them both, but when I'd pick up a Fender it was like goin' out with the most popular girl in school. In the '60's in Cali., Fender guitars were the bomb! Actually, before I bought my Lyle my folks bought me an acoustic to take lessons on. I think it was an Alvarez steel string with horrendous action and frets that would make your fingers bleed, but I was 12 and it was '65 and I was bound and determined to learn to play.

                                                                                                            Keep On Rawkin'

                                                                                                            J Dawg

.
Funny you mentioned the Sears -Silvertone...
What we all thought were the cheesy guitars are now collectible with the amp in their case...Peavey did that later one with the T-15 & Amp combo......
I think my 1st acoustic was some kind of Finger bleeding Silvertone...hard to fret & harder to Chord back then....

I got even with one of those dimestore type guitars in Mexico. Went down in '87 with a few friends for almost 3 weeks and just for kicks bought an el cheapo guitarro in the Plaza de Mercados in downtown Mazatlan, cost about $12.00 American. So the night before we came home we had one last hurrah dinner @ our favorite seafood joint on the beach. We had leftover M-80's we had to use up so we stuffed one in the MexAxe and cast it off into the surf. Didn't blow it to smithereens and what was left washed back up on shore, got a picture of me holding the remains in my archives around here somewhere. That guitar never blistered another finger!!!

                                                                                                      Rock The Vote,

                                                                                                      J Dawg

Cool....That would have been a blast to see & hear........Do you have a picture???.......

And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually.........
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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

In high school and college, it was usually borrowed instruments, mostly cheapos.  In 1983 I bought my first brand new guitar, a Yahama SG 2000 (this isn't it, but it looks exactly the same:  http://jasonmessham.files.wordpress.com … g-2000.jpg ).  Sold it a couple of years later when I decided I just didn't have the time to spare anymore...

Fast-forward about 25 years, and I decided to take up playing again strictly as a hobby.  Bought a brand new Baja Telecaster, and my hobby/addiction was off and running...  big_smile

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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

Coach305 wrote:

In high school and college, it was usually borrowed instruments, mostly cheapos.  In 1983 I bought my first brand new guitar, a Yahama SG 2000 (this isn't it, but it looks exactly the same:  http://jasonmessham.files.wordpress.com … g-2000.jpg ).  Sold it a couple of years later when I decided I just didn't have the time to spare anymore...

Fast-forward about 25 years, and I decided to take up playing again strictly as a hobby.  Bought a brand new Baja Telecaster, and my hobby/addiction was off and running...  big_smile

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Yep looks like the  Carlos Santana guitar....Yamaha SG 2000's are still cool...

And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually.........

51 Reply by ohiodawg13 (edited by ohiodawg13 2012-05-30 13:59:32)

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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

airportdon wrote:
ohiodawg13 wrote:
airportdon wrote:

.
Funny you mentioned the Sears -Silvertone...
What we all thought were the cheesy guitars are now collectible with the amp in their case...Peavey did that later one with the T-15 & Amp combo......
I think my 1st acoustic was some kind of Finger bleeding Silvertone...hard to fret & harder to Chord back then....

I got even with one of those dimestore type guitars in Mexico. Went down in '87 with a few friends for almost 3 weeks and just for kicks bought an el cheapo guitarro in the Plaza de Mercados in downtown Mazatlan, cost about $12.00 American. So the night before we came home we had one last hurrah dinner @ our favorite seafood joint on the beach. We had leftover M-80's we had to use up so we stuffed one in the MexAxe and cast it off into the surf. Didn't blow it to smithereens and what was left washed back up on shore, got a picture of me holding the remains in my archives around here somewhere. That guitar never blistered another finger!!!

                                                                                                      Rock The Vote,

                                                                                                      J Dawg

Cool....That would have been a blast to see & hear........Do you have a picture???.......

There is a pic, somewhere in a box, somewhere in the garage. Even if I found it I have no idea how to get it to here, or I'd be boring you guys to tears with photos for a long time now.

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So what are we looking for? I await the answer with much anticipation, thanks. smile

skamokawa wrote:
ohiodawg13 wrote:
skamokawa wrote:

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j37 … ars008.jpg
Look close at the markings, does this remind you of something?
Dan

Are you refering to the pitted marks on the body? Studded wristband? Pearl buttoned shirts?

                                                                                                                  Rock The Vote,

                                                                                                                  J Dawg

Ace strap buckle and where my fingers rest below the strings, but that's not what I'm getting at!

As corn through a goose, so are the days of our lives

53 Reply by airportdon (edited by airportdon 2012-05-31 12:58:01)

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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

ahsmith33 wrote:

So what are we looking for? I await the answer with much anticipation, thanks. smile

skamokawa wrote:
ohiodawg13 wrote:

Are you refering to the pitted marks on the body? Studded wristband? Pearl buttoned shirts?

                                                                                                                  Rock The Vote,

                                                                                                                  J Dawg

Ace strap buckle and where my fingers rest below the strings, but that's not what I'm getting at!

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Yes I agree ...what are we looking at in the pic ?

And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually.........
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Re: What was your 1st good guitar

Well, I thought that someone would notice that the markings are identical to the one's on Treasure, because this is Treasure. All original, except the wraptail.