Post Your past and present Guitar photos

**Billion$Baby** · July 15, 2019, 08:20 AM

I use to have 20-30 of these suckers. This is all that's left. 4 of them have never left their case since birth.

**joeinid** · July 15, 2019, 08:58 AM

Wow!!!

**FRO** · July 15, 2019, 09:05 AM

Nice, but why unplayed??
That's like an undriven car.....

**Dguitarnut** · July 15, 2019, 08:42 PM

I really wanted an ‘old Hickory’ Les Paul but There was always something I wanted just a little more! Lol

**Billion$Baby** · July 16, 2019, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by FRO

Nice, but why unplayed??
That's like an undriven car.....

MANY People collect guitars without playing them. They usually go in display cases that either hang on the wall OR stand up in Display cubes. Half of my collection was either One-Off Gibson Customs (Only 1 made) or limited editions like the Old Hickory above (180 made from a 200+ Year Old Hickory Tree that fell at Andrew Jacksons Plantation) or the Gibson Custom Flying V above (40 made). You'll kiss more than Half your investment away putting a mark on it.

**DogsPart2** · July 16, 2019, 09:22 AM

The final Two (victim of arthritis)

**Cincy2** · July 16, 2019, 02:18 PM

Two of my current favorites.

2002 Gibson L5 CES
2018 Olson SJ

Cincy

**FRO** · July 16, 2019, 02:25 PM

Don't Olsons start at about $10K??

**Cincy2** · July 16, 2019, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by FRO

Don't Olsons start at about $10K??

1980 vintage can be had at that price. Once you play one, you don't care what they cost.

Cincy

**Joe P** · July 16, 2019, 05:52 PM

**FRO** · February 10, 2020, 03:34 PM

We did a Beatles Tribute gig last Saturday night.
Big crowd and was a lot of fun!!
These are a couple of guitars I used - Rickenbacker 381V69 and Taylor Fall Limited Koa.
Also used my trusty Rickenbacker 1993Plus 12-string for a lot of those George Harrison riffs!

**Dguitarnut** · February 11, 2020, 09:17 AM

Koa is such a beautiful wood! Nice crisp sound I bet!
I always wanted a 12 string Ricky in my electric days but opportunity never struck.

**UltraFast69** · February 13, 2020, 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by Dguitarnut

Koa is such a beautiful wood! Nice crisp sound I bet!
I always wanted a 12 string Ricky in my electric days but opportunity never struck.

I picked up my buddies 12 string acoustic - what a difference over a 6 string, barely got it together for a first time trying.

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**Cincy2** · February 13, 2020, 08:14 AM

Just picked this up. It is much better than it has a right to be. I switched back and forth between the carbon fiber and my exotic wood guitars and did not find the CF instrument to be wanting as much as I thought it would. The company is called Emerald and they do an amazing job. The entire instrument including the neck is carbon fiber except for a thin cocobolo veneer on the soundboard. Saddle and nut are bone.

Cincy

**FRO** · February 13, 2020, 11:12 AM

**FRO** · February 13, 2020, 08:05 PM

Incoming.......

Gretsch Custom Shop Penguin

**FRO** · February 16, 2020, 12:29 AM

Replaced the white with a gold pick guard and truss cover.
Not sure how vintage it looks, but definitely looks more special!

**Dguitarnut** · February 16, 2020, 08:01 AM

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The bridge has a radical slant. How is it intonated?
Fretboard looks slanted also.
Its a masterpiece for sure.

**Dguitarnut** · February 16, 2020, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by FRO

Incoming.......

Gretsch Custom Shop Penguin

Wow!.......just when I thought it couldn’t get prettier!
Congrats also

**Dguitarnut** · February 16, 2020, 09:08 AM

I picked this baby up when I was going thru my bASS poser days! I got a greater admiration for them when I tried to learn playing it.
It lasted maybe 3 months before I gave up!

**Cincy2** · February 16, 2020, 10:55 AM

Larry,

The two different scale lengths for treble/bass use two different formulas to calculate fret location. The slanted frets account for that. if you google Fan Fret guitars you'll get plenty of technical data to geek out over. In concept the purpose is to keep the basses crisp when the string tension is lowered for alternate tunings and not have an effect on trebles which like shorter scale lengths.

Cincy

**Lightfoot** · July 1, 2020, 02:48 PM

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The acoustic guitar I have from the 70's, still playing it!

**BobM** · July 1, 2020, 03:11 PM

So many of these are just works of art. Next topic ... post a video of you playing them!

**FRO** · July 1, 2020, 03:37 PM

From a little Driveway Gig in front of our house.
Eagles - "Love Will Keep Us Alive"

YouTube

**FRO** · July 27, 2020, 12:21 PM

Double post - sorry

**FRO** · July 27, 2020, 12:21 PM

Another driveway gig with our friend, Dace.

Fire and Rain - YouTube

Eleanor Rigby - YouTube

**FRO** · August 2, 2020, 11:38 AM

https://youtu.be/ZvhXIRW-l9g

**Kuoppis** · August 5, 2020, 03:21 PM

There she is: The Micawber, long time coming. My custom made beauty.

Gibson PAF at the neck, Mojotone Broadcaster at the bridge, custom made brass bridge (in Texas), Sperzel locking tuners. Just as Kef has it done.

Sounds really great.

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**FRO** · August 10, 2020, 11:14 PM

We did an Art Gallery opening this weekend.

**Andik777** · August 10, 2020, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by FRO

Love Will - YouTube

Very nice what Gregg are doing. Congratulations!! I imagine they play for the neighbors.

**Cincy2** · August 18, 2020, 02:59 PM

This one is up for sale. Beautiful tone. I purchased a larger body version from the same Luthier and have to let this one go.

**FRO** · May 23, 2021, 01:00 PM

Fun gig last night!
Really enjoying my Gretsch George Harrison Duo Jet!!

**FRO** · August 24, 2021, 01:25 PM

Sold my Gretsch Penguin to help buy this gem.
Ryan Custom Nightingale acoustic.
Can't wait to start playing this work of art!

**FRO** · September 3, 2021, 03:04 PM

My Ryan Nightingale finally arrived!
Now to add a pickup system and will be ready for the limelight.

**Dguitarnut** · September 3, 2021, 03:25 PM

That’s a big Wowsa!………congrats……May it sound and play as good as it looks !
Enjoy in good health bro!

**NorthStar** · September 3, 2021, 07:49 PM

Nice guitar Gregg, nice shot too with the reflections.

**FRO** · September 19, 2021, 08:06 PM

Our gig last night!

SomethingElse - YouTube

LoveWil - YouTube

**Randy Myers** · June 9, 2022, 02:02 PM

Obviously you guys are real players, I am not... I have always wanted to play so I decided I am gonna do it, at 63

. I recently picked up my first guitar, an Fender American Performer Telecaster Hum... Having fun learning. I plan on sticking with it mainly as a personal challenge, personal goal.

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**Randy Myers** · June 22, 2022, 11:33 AM

I picked up a Strat to go with my Tele... These two are what I am using to teach myself

...

Telecaster is an American Performer HUM
Stratocaster is an American Professional II HSS

I am using a Fender Mustang LT amplifier and a Fender Mustang Micro headphone amplifier to go portable (practice out on the back patio, etc.).

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