My baby...a '65 Telecaster...but alas, probably not original finish...yet Richard Smith at the Fender Museum has seen it and said that back in the
day, crazy things were down and someone may have brought it back to the Fender factory and while not original, was done by the right people. For Baja
and camping I have a nice "beater" Takamine lawsuit model...found it at a thrift store with a chunk out of the side...but I thought, if good enough
for Willie and Trigger, good enough for me!
If only I still had all the guitars that I've sold over the years. I owned a 55 Les Paul Jr. back in the 70's that was really nice. I think I sold it
for $300 back then.
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
If only I still had all the guitars that I've sold over the years. I owned a 55 Les Paul Jr. back in the 70's that was really nice. I think I sold it
for $300 back then.
Yeah...."guitars and wimmen....had some good ones in my time ...."
I love the pedal steel. I have played around on one before but that's about it. I keep threatening to buy one and learn to play but the years just
keep passing by.
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
If only I still had all the guitars that I've sold over the years. I owned a 55 Les Paul Jr. back in the 70's that was really nice. I think I sold it
for $300 back then.
Bob,
While involved in my daily addiction of perusing the "guitars for sale" in Kijiji (like Craig's List, sort of), I came across this ad for a vintage
Les Paul Jr......read and weep.... :
Date Listed 21-Apr-16
Price
$6,950.00
Address Kamloops, BC V1S0A3
View map
For Sale By Owner
1954 Les Paul Jr. & Paul Amp
The seller says:
"This was my fathers guitar ... I have decided to sell it. I get tons of compliments on the guitar...I don't play so it just sadly sits in the case in
the corner...case is included.
I do not know much about the amp except that it's a tube amp & all works very well, the handle is broken see pictures.
Local Pick up Welcome."
I bought a new Martin guitar in 1953------I don't believe it has EVER been de-tuned in it's life, and never any problems other than the occasional
replaced steel string. It spent many nights and days in Baja on the beach, in all kinds of weather, and still plays great. My son has it now, but I
know it is still tuned up to play as he is a "player" almost everyday. It survived wild humidity on Cape Hatteras for over a year, and the deserts
of Utah for many years-------no problems ever, and never de-tuned.
If only I still had all the guitars that I've sold over the years. I owned a 55 Les Paul Jr. back in the 70's that was really nice. I think I sold it
for $300 back then.
Bob,
While involved in my daily addiction of perusing the "guitars for sale" in Kijiji (like Craig's List, sort of), I came across this ad for a vintage
Les Paul Jr......read and weep.... :
That's ok, I'm over it. That's just of many I've let go. When times are tough, you have to do what you have to do. I sold a 53 Vet back in the 70s for
4K. Those go for up to about 200K now. If one could only peek into the future.
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
Mine doesn't ... have a 2001 HD28 ... that I don't play as much as would like
Hard call on "sound" ... Like a good Gibson too along with a lot of others .... Guitars are a cool musical instrument ... but then I like the
accordion and many others too
Just bought myself a retirement gift...a Yamaha LL16D (Engleman spruce top/solid Indian rosewood body acoustic electric w/passive pickups). I asked
the local shop to do their best to improve the playability of my 46 year old Yammie FG500 (It has Sitka spruce top and laminated Jacaranda body/ebony
neck and is a beauty)...
After playing the new guitar for a few weeks it is taking a while to get used to the slightly wider neck...at first I thought it would be easier to
play....it is taking some refining of what my left hand is doing so as to not unintentionally muting a string when chording.
The sound is certainly not as "booming" as the older Yamaha and this is apparently due to the Engleman spruce top producing a thinner or more treble
tone than Sitka spruce...but when plugged into an acoustic amp is a real treat.
Picking up the FG500 now (improved action and Tusq bridge saddle) makes me appreciate it even more.
Some of those 70's Japanese acoustics mentioned by other Nomads are gems...
Back to practicing scales and learning a few more Beatles songs for fun...
Hey! In an old church outside of Boulder Colorado last nite....Couple guitars, a Base, Pedal steel, drummer ...Some classic Merle Haggard, Ernie Ford,
Zydeco, memories of Northern West Virginia in the 50's ....lil Bakersfield sound..Watta nite.....Had to be there...Halden Wofford and the High
Beams...
"If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen.
The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back
if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
"People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." - Theodore Roosevelt
"You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who they think can do nothing for them or to them." - Malcolm Forbes
"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others
cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you." - Jim Rohn
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