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Soundcircel Flanagan · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 481 Location: The Netherlands

I have 3 *lol*

I used to have lots of more,
never could find the right one for me.

I used to have fenders, gibsons, couple of Gretsch, first one i ever got was an Aria.

on day i looked around and saw these guitars hanging there and realised that i didnt liked them at all.

So i looked around, and because i am a huge Vai freak, first stop was the ibanez shop.

Picked up the one i have now, started playing and it felt good.
Never touched another one since then ( talking bout 15 years ago or so )
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Phoenix Psaltery · Joined: 30 Apr 2008 Posts: 10 Location: South Dakota

I don't own any guitars right now. Crying or Very sad

Since my car wreck in 2002, it's been almost impossible for me to play -- it messed up my left wrist and hand a bit so that it's difficult for me to fret. However, I do plan to get another axe sometime soon -- an acoustic -- and woodshed until I get my chops up again. Until then, I'm primarily a keyboard player.

However, I too have a long list (not as long as some of you, though!) of instruments I've had in the past. Let's see... (insert wavy dream effect here)

First halfway decent instrument I had was a Kay copy of a sunburst Stratocaster, maple fingerboard, white pickguard. A not-very-good copy of a late '50s Strat.

Next up was a copy of a '58 Explorer in faux Korina wood.

At this point I also had a 1963 Fender Bandmaster amp.

I fell in love with Les Pauls around this time, and since I was a poor college kid, I picked up a couple of the Hondo II copies of the LP Custom, a white one and a tobaccoburst. I removed the pickup covers and painted the pickup rings white on the t-burst.

Later I got hold of an old British Burns 12-string that looked like a green and black Strat. Hard to play, but a nice sound.

Through most of the early 80s my primary instrument was a Hagstrom Swede, which looked kind of like a Les Paul in solid mahogany. That was one heavy guitar!

Let's see... since then I've had a black Cort that looked like a Super Strat, a burgundy SG copy, a Ventura 12-string acoustic, a Jasmine cutaway acoustic which my daughter now has, a black on black Tele copy by Hohner which was actually a very nice guitar, and a Peavey Strat copy.

I think that's it; I'm doing this from memory. Laughing

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Phoenix Psaltery · Joined: 30 Apr 2008 Posts: 10 Location: South Dakota

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Kim Seifert · Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 212 Location: Ohio

Well I am new at this so my collecting is just beginning. First guitar I got was just something to learn on. A Fender DG-8S cheapo acoustic.

But, I got me a new one. It is an Ibanez electric-acoustic. Exotic Wood Series - quilted mahogany - mini style body - way more comfortable for me - I'm in love!http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/i...243b1-6bb0-4bd9-b396-28b46ff78c61
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Zak Claxton · Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 2010 Location: Podul/33/243/154/

Congrats Kim. New guitars are awesome. Smile

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Soundcircel Flanagan · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 481 Location: The Netherlands

The reason i love the ibanez is :

* the whammy, it can be used as a normal one, but you can also increase the pressure on the strings ( notes go up in stead of down )
if you train, you can actually play melodies with whammy only.
At the time i bought this guitar it was the only one that had this ( including the lock on the strings so it doesnt detune ) in the netherlands.

* the monkey grip,
it looks cool offcourse, you can carry your guitar around as a bag *lol*
but it has a function, the resonating of the tone is different because wood is missing, it gives a tone a more singing attitude.

* the overall state is that it is a quality guitar, design-hardware-electronics all matched to eachother.
no suprise offcourse, Vai designed it and tolled Ibanez what he wants.
you can like his thing or not, but the guy knows guitars....
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Song Clanger · Joined: 18 Sep 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Texas

Takamine TAN77
Takamine EF381SC Twelve String
Martin D15
Alvarez 5230 (80s dreadnaught)
Martin Backpacker
Alvarez Classical (I forget the model number)
Gibson Sonex 180 electric
Cheapo Squire Pbass

dakota7z7 · Joined: 09 Oct 2007 Posts: 9 Location: seattle, wash

where to begin..lol
my 1986 grey strat-american w/lace sensors..bought new in 86
1972 tele custom deluxe.black with humbuckers..pawn shop..400 bucks in 1980
2000..something 25th aniversity tele...custom painted by me,, installed 72 fender humbucker in fron position w/5 way switch
1980 ibenez lonestar acostic..blue sunburst...has electric neck on acoustic body...sounds great and plays like a dream w/10,s on it
2006 ibenez preformance series dreadnaught..main guitar i play in sl..onboard fishman pickups....super guitar...great sound
2008 rogue brass body resonator..just got...sweet guitar for the price!!!..has that twangy sound
2007 ephiphone :the ephipone mandolin.....just started learning this 8 months ago...sweet mando for the price

and the crown jewel... i,ll be picking it up on the 3rd of july
a new martin dc-aura limited edition....maybe the finest guitar i have ever held...new onboard aura system, spruce top, rosewod side and back, black ebony neck and headstock..ablone fret markers, ablone pickguard, and end pins ebony with abolne dots....this guitar sings!!!!!!!!

it may be a sickness, have had many more but these are the ones i,ve held on too......i misss my ibenez artist series ..the one bob weir used to play, but had a warped neck i never could get straight..lol......dak:)
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