Wednesday Lunch Report: 17-Oct

Thanks to all who contributed to yesterdays thread. Again, you all have a lot of cool stuff out there which says a lot about your devotion to the craft. I was asked to compare the LSL to my Grosh, and by that, I assumed it was a comparison to my trusty old Retro Classic:

That guitar was purchased around 1996, I believe. It is the only piece of gear that I currently have that has been with me that long. In fact, prior to that, the guitar that I had the longest was a mid-70s Stratocaster that I purchased brand new while in the military stationed in Germany back in 1974. I kept that guitar until around 1992 and ended up trading it for a couple of Telecaster style guitars, one Fender and one boutique. The oldest piece of equipment I own is a Vox Crybaby Wah Pedal made by the Thomas Organ Company. That was a Christmas gift from my dad in 1969. In fact, I have dragged that pedal across the world and it looks like it, but still sounds great.

What guitar have you owned the longest and why? What is longest surviving piece of guitar gear that you currently have?

Lunch today will most likely be Chinese of the Hunan variety. There's a place about 5-minutes from our Cisco campus does a pretty good job.

We've looked at the old. Here's some more new. I purchased this a few weeks ago. It is one of Grosh's latest NOS series guitar. The guitar is more of a classic take on the Strat with individual pickup routes under the pickguard and body contours more like a traditional Strat. Believe it or not, the guitar is an identical size to my Retro Classic. The sunburst color and rosewood fingerboard is very reminiscent of my first Stratocaster.


RickT

Rick, beautiful pair of Grosh guitars.

The oldest electrics that I have are two 88 Tanqueray Strats. I have sold the vintage equipment that I had. There was nothing that I miss and enjoy my newer ones much more. Having said that I still have a Fender Concert acoustic with an Indian Rosewood fretboard from 1963 that is going through a resto, including a bridge reglue and a top refinish. It is in very nice condition but they have not increased in value like a lot of Fender gear. -- Darwin

Rick,

Great pictures this week.

My oldest "stuff" is a 1964 Gibson Sg jr. and a Gibson Ga-40 Les Paul amp from 1954. I paid $550.00 for the pair back in the day. They don't get used much but did have the amp out last week.
I also have a National Lap steel that is pretty old. Those don't really count.

More pictures of cool stuff please,

y2kc

i have a 67 olds kraftsman gitar, a washburn usa wp80 prototype from 82 and a squier sq from 83 that i bought new. also a 57 tweed deluxe amp and a 67 ampeg reverberocket II. the squier is the one i have owned the longest, since i was 14.

54 Les Paul and the Tremolux which I posted the other day. Both of which I've had for over 35 years. My friends kid me that they'll know I'm finally done with music once and for all, when I finally sell off those two pieces. Also have a 60 LP Jr. and 65 SG Jr. that see the light of day every now and then. Still thinking over whether they'll go on the block or not.

What guitar have you owned the longest and why?

The guitar I've owned the longest is a '78 Gibson, Les Paul Deluxe. I keep it around because it plays great and I like the tone of the neck pickup!

What is longest surviving piece of guitar gear that you currently have?

My oldest piece of gear would be a '56 Fender, Princeton.

so nice to see a deluxe that's not been routed for full-size hummers. i always thought the small hummers are some of the best sounding hummers around, and a lot more flexible. beautiful cherry burst on that one too!

Guitar I've owned the longest is a Washburn Dimebag Darrell sig. It was my 15th birthday present, and still have it. It hasn't been played for years but I can't bring myself to sell it - its not worth a lot of money anyway


Oldest peice of gear is a '67/8 Baldwin Vibraslim semi, made in the U.K. Its similar to an Epiphone Casino in specs but has more of a "swinging '60s" vibe about it. I've owned this one since 2001.

The one I've owned the longest is my Fender bass. It started life as a '69 Precision and a '78-ish Jazz, but neither made it far into the 80s intact. I started with the badly abused Jazz in '81, and had it all together and in its current shape by '86.

My oldest intact guitar is an '80 F-100, and my oldest intact bass is a pre-production L-1000. Both of them are close to showroom condition.

My earliest instrument is a Bacon Super C tenor banjo from around 1920. My grandparents met when they played together in a jazz band in NYC speakeasies during Prohibition. My grandmother played piano, and my grandfather played this banjo. It's been in my family for over 90 years, and won't be going anywhere while I'm alive.

Ken

The guitar I own the longest is the oldest at the same time, a '81 Ibanez AW-25 12-string. It is the only one of the 3 guitars I played through my teenage years that has survived. It has been with me ever since I bought it and has by now seen 3 different countries and resided at 6 different addresses.

From my Hondo II Les Paul copy I only have the Schaller closed machines that I put on shortly after purchasing the guitar in '78 and took with me when I left NL. Guess that's my oldest piece of guitar gear but I also still have a guitar pick I bought in '79. Was my favorite pick that I used for about 15 years 'til it was really completely worn.

- Jos

...but I also still have a guitar pick I bought in '79. Was my favorite pick that I used for about 15 years 'til it was really completely worn...

That is hilarious! I'm going to reach into the prize box for this one. I've got a couple of titanium guitar picks. I'll send you one and, if you wear that one out, I'll send you another! Send me your address and I'll send you that pick.

RickT

...My oldest piece of gear would be a '56 Fender, Princeton...

That is a very cool piece. Is it still playable? How does it sound?

I'd like to comment on your LP Deluxe. I had a 90s gold-top deluxe that was a pretty sweet sounding guitar. I'd echo the comment that, to my ears, those deluxes are some of the best sounding LP models.

RickT

...My oldest piece of gear would be a '56 Fender, Princeton...

That is a very cool piece. Is it still playable? How does it sound?

I'd like to comment on your LP Deluxe. I had a 90s gold-top deluxe that was a pretty sweet sounding guitar. I'd echo the comment that, to my ears, those deluxes are some of the best sounding LP models.

RickT

The Princeton has been playable and sounded great up until a few months ago. It's going into the shop next week to fix a humming issue. The Deluxe is by far my favorite Les Paul.

Sprinter 92

...but I also still have a guitar pick I bought in '79. Was my favorite pick that I used for about 15 years 'til it was really completely worn...

That is hilarious! I'm going to reach into the prize box for this one. I've got a couple of titanium guitar picks. I'll send you one and, if you wear that one out, I'll send you another! Send me your address and I'll send you that pick.

RickT

Hey Rick,

That is very kind of you!! And as proof, here a pic of my pick:

The top side is left, the bottom right. The center ring is elevated on both sides and has a divot that perfectly fits my thumb on the top and is flat on the bottom, with 'Triplet' and 'made in Italy' in elevated letters which adds to the grip. So you're holding something that is about 4 times as thick as the pick ends. You may notice the elevated 'dots' indicating the thickness of each end. So by rotating the pick you get differebt thicknesses. not something you cannot get on certain picks today but I have never found one with the grip and comfort level of this one.

In '78 I bought 2 of these picks and 21 years later I lost one of them at The Zobrist while testing my Butterscotch Blonde ASAT Classic. True story! At that same time I bought the shown pick, I also bought a 'double' pick of the same brand that would give you the effect of a 12-string. I found this website that shows the exact model and color that I have (scroll down a bit or look for 'Triplet').

- Jos

...My oldest piece of gear would be a '56 Fender, Princeton...

That is a very cool piece. Is it still playable? How does it sound?

I'd like to comment on your LP Deluxe. I had a 90s gold-top deluxe that was a pretty sweet sounding guitar. I'd echo the comment that, to my ears, those deluxes are some of the best sounding LP models.

RickT

it must sound killer. if my 57 tweed deluxe is anything to go by.