Ebony SG Standard

Fender Strat Plus (96 model with lace sensor pickups)
Fender Mexican Tele
Gibson SG
Fender Broadcaster (reissue)
Squire '51
Taylor Acoustic 6 sting
Ovation Double neck Acoustic 6 and 12 string
PRS 24
Peavey Wolfgang

All electrics run through two Vox AC30's (oringal 60's models)
Acoustics run using a Fender acoustic amp

The only effects are a Boss overdrive and Heil Talkbox which are both rarely used.

1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom - Tobacco-burst

"I'm the bleeding volcano"

I had as much as six until late last year but I decided to slim my collection down to a '98 R8 Les Paul, '77 Martin D28 and a Guild D512 12 String. I'm not sure about the year on the later though.

Gibson S G Custom, from 1969

Epiphone 6 string acoustic...but i really really really want to buy this one:



60th Anniv. Fender Strat...

OK , I'll join in ;^)

Fender '52 RI Tele.
Fender Mexican '50s Classic Tele
1983 Tokai Tele with brass bridge and five strings [hasn't seen a sixth string for 20 odd years !]
Fender 57 RI strat.
1990 Fender Mex Standard Strat with USA vintage bridge and Texas Special pickups.
Epiphone Double Cut LP special with P90s
Tokai ES120 in cherry [ES335 Copy..real Killer better than most current Gibbos]
Various acoustics [nothing specail]

what should a complete beginner be looking to purchase/learn on? (electric)

I am playing a Fender Strat, Gold Leaf, Master Built by Todd Krause of Fender.

Adrian-L Wrote:
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> what should a complete beginner be looking to
> purchase/learn on? (electric)

A lot of answers to your question. One might be if the beginner is a yougster or an adult. Smaller hands tend to be able to grip the thinner neck of a Fender easier than a Gibson.

That said my advice would be to just purchase whatever your fancy desires and then just play away as often as you can or as often as you enjoy it.

thanks- it's a long held ambition of mine, which i'm now in a position to do something about.
doing research etc

acoustic electric - takamine
acoustic electric - ibanez
acoustic electric 12 string Yahama

and write my own songs and record them - I sound like Bob Dylan 40 years later
LOL.

1967 Harmony arch top, f-holes. Great for acoustic slide, high action.
1982 Reissue of 1952 Telecaster...GREAT guitar, fat neck, low action....screams through my Fender super reverb, 1972 model.
1952 Sure 520, "Green Bullet"--but all the paint is gone, so its a "Silver Bullet" harmonica mic.
2004 Sure 520DX "Green Bullet" with built in volume control.

Standard, marine band harmonicas...they are the best harps.

JR

Blondie my '72 Custom Telecaster!

Nice James Brown "Hell" LP in that pic -- "We can't stop him, he's too strong!" LOL.


1cdog Wrote:
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> Adrian-L Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > what should a complete beginner be looking to
> > purchase/learn on? (electric)
>
> A lot of answers to your question. One might be
> if the beginner is a yougster or an adult.
> Smaller hands tend to be able to grip the thinner
> neck of a Fender easier than a Gibson.
>
> That said my advice would be to just purchase
> whatever your fancy desires and then just play
> away as often as you can or as often as you enjoy
> it.


I totally agree with this. It sounds really corny but my advice is to buy a cheaper version of whatever kind of guitar your favorite electric guitarist uses. When i was just starting out as a kid, I bought for my first guitar a cheap copy of a Gibson Melody Maker, because I had a poster on my wall of Keith Richards playing one and I liked the look. Then as I learned more about guitars and how to play, I got a Les paul copy, then I eventually got a real Gibson Les Paul Custom (it's a '78).

For beginners, I really like the Mexican Fenders (Stratocaster, Telecaster) and Epiphone Gibsons (Les Paul, SG, etc) for beginners, etc. They are cheap but playable. Once you learn to play better, you can move up to something better and more serious. But it wouldn't hurt to listen to whatever guitarists you like and consider getting a beginning guitar that is something similar (Keith Richards = Tele, Clapton = Strat, Jimmy Page = Les Paul, etc.) picking the type and style of guitar based upon what kind of stuff you think you will want to play.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2006-09-01 18:36 by Turning To Gold.

Yeah, the JB "Hell" Lp simply cooks..."Papa Dont Take No Mess" is the greatest funk of all time, imho.

JR

Turning To Gold Wrote:
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I totally agree with this. It sounds really corny
> but my advice is to buy a cheaper version of
> whatever kind of guitar your favorite electric
> guitarist uses. When i was just starting out as a
> kid, I bought for my first guitar a cheap copy of
> a Gibson Melody Maker, because I had a poster on
> my wall of Keith Richards playing one and I liked
> the look. Then as I learned more about guitars and
> how to play, I got a Les paul copy, then I
> eventually got a real Gibson Les Paul Custom (it's
> a '78).
>
> For beginners, I really like the Mexican Fenders
> (Stratocaster, Telecaster) and Epiphone Gibsons
> (Les Paul, SG, etc) for beginners, etc. They are
> cheap but playable. Once you learn to play better,
> you can move up to something better and more
> serious. But it wouldn't hurt to listen to
> whatever guitarists you like and consider getting
> a beginning guitar that is something similar
> (Keith Richards = Tele, Clapton = Strat, Jimmy
> Page = Les Paul, etc.) picking the type and style
> of guitar based upon what kind of stuff you think
> you will want to play.

many thanks -a mexican Fender is what appeals most.

it all depends on the cash you have on hand....but I always bought the best I could at the time. Started with a tokai Tele, then traded it and a 66 melody maker for my current Tele Never had to upgrade the Tele I have now, but I could use a new acoustic, but I mostly play the tele, so not gonna sweat it.

JR

'81 Fender Telecaster

'86 Gibson Double Neck (Red, of course)

'95 Custom made guitar from East Coast Sound based off of Van Halen's 1984 guitar.

I just got '52 Tele reissue from Ishibashi Music in Tokyo. I haven't put it down since I got it two weeks ago!

Fender Stratocaster
Takamine acoustic/electric
Fender Resonator
Takamine classical acoustic/electric
Fender Precision Bass

Jap Telecaster (excellent) blonde (in open G tuning)
2 Yamaha acoustics (one standard tuning, one open g or sometimes open e)
Variax 600 blonde (great for changing tunings at the flick of a dial!)
Gibson Les Paul Studio (Black, Gold hardware)

Rolling Stones Tribute

Play Rolling Stones

Wow, alot of guitarists here.

I am no exception.

My main axe is a sunburst Epiphone Les Paul Standard (MT style)

Backup guitar is an Epiphone ES-335 (keith style)

I also have a old beat up Samick acoustic that I've had forever.

All lefthanded

1977 fender strat
2004 fender telecasters-one tuned in open g and the other in standard tuning
2004-gibson les paul double cut
2002 danelectro 56-U2

and these are all leftys!! let's hear it for the southpaws!