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
