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Topic: L.G.D. Less Guitar Days

Haven`t posted in a while.
Anyone that knows me from here or in person. They knew I may have had a slight addiction to buying guitars.
At one point. I had well over 40 in my arsenal . Maybe over 50. I lost count. I`m DOWN to 28 now.
  Covid helped. The value on a lot of them went up. What did I do?? I consigned them and worked my way up to better equipment. My latest was a Taylor 510. A year ago. For $700 out of my pocket. The price I paid for the guitars I sold.  Sometimes I just took the money. I`ve sold a few amps too.
  After getting a rude awakening over 2 years ago. I realized a few things. I can`t take them with me. They`re not replacing anything. Or anyone. My house was getting overrun.
Some are in my music room. Some in my daughter`s room. She is married and has her own house now.
I have the one`s I always wanted. I have 3 pieces I`ve had over 40 years. Those aren`t going anywhere.
   Myself. I`ve been sober for two and a half years. I cheated death. Got my head a lot clearer.
  I have a lot more room in my house now. With a lot less guitars. 

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Re: L.G.D. Less Guitar Days

JJJ
great to hear life is looking good for ya,would love to hear more about your music tastes and playing.
of course whenever i say this to anyone on here i never get a reply,but it would be nice to be surprised.     

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Re: L.G.D. Less Guitar Days

joeyjoeyjoey wrote:

At one point. I had well over 40 in my arsenal . Maybe over 50. I lost count. I`m DOWN to 28 now.

I hear you - I did a "collection" photo around the same time Covid hit, and I knew I had a few, but was surprised I crept close to 30 - my collection includes some rare and expensive (well, they are now) guitars, but you can't play them all at once, nor can you take them with you.

I've sold a couple, and haven't bought anymore, but I must admit I find it hard to part with pieces which I have an emotional attachment, which is most of them ...

Cheers

Richard     

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Re: L.G.D. Less Guitar Days

I'm 73 and in reasonable health yet my wife is nagging me to sell my 7 guitars .
Does she know something I don't ? It is true you can only play one at a time but different sounding guitars on multi track recordings is cool. I also have a couple of amps 2 sets of speakers etc but I'm loathe to get rid of anything in case I go back on the road... real at 73 ! unlikely     

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I keep  having an equipment cull but I'm down to the essentials now and it still seems a lot 5 electric 6 acoustic 2 mandolin 1 as yet unbuilt uke kit ,two amps ,an infinite amount of pedals 2 drum machines .It's down to available space ,which in my case in this new house is some what limited     

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  • From: massachusetts
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Re: L.G.D. Less Guitar Days

easybeat wrote:

JJJ
great to hear life is looking good for ya,would love to hear more about your music tastes and playing.
of course whenever i say this to anyone on here i never get a reply,but it would be nice to be surprised.

My tastes vary from one extreme to the other. Depending on my mood that day.
People are amazed when they look through my binders. I did meet with a singer last month. She was amazed at the different variety of songs in one book.
My playing is mediocre. Simple. Some people get impressed. Some don`t. I`ve been told I play well with others.
My singing ??? My voice is a combination of a pack of Marlboro and Jack Daniels poured in a broken dirty glass. Anyone here who has met me in person can testify to that. I did a lot of damage to myself with my bad recreational habits.     

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Re: L.G.D. Less Guitar Days

neophytte wrote:
joeyjoeyjoey wrote:

At one point. I had well over 40 in my arsenal . Maybe over 50. I lost count. I`m DOWN to 28 now.

I hear you - I did a "collection" photo around the same time Covid hit, and I knew I had a few, but was surprised I crept close to 30 - my collection includes some rare and expensive (well, they are now) guitars, but you can't play them all at once, nor can you take them with you.

I've sold a couple, and haven't bought anymore, but I must admit I find it hard to part with pieces which I have an emotional attachment, which is most of them ...

Cheers

Richard

I did get the ones I always wanted. Gibson Les Paul. Gretsch White Falcon. Harmony Rocket. Mesa Boogie amp.
When my time is up. My daughter will get them all. With the condition that she keeps certain ones. The rest. She can do what she wants with.
My guilty pleasure now is making amp setups from cheap parts. It takes time to find the parts. When I do get them. I put them together.
Example. An old Bell & Howell projector speaker and a cheap little amp from Amazon. I built a self contained amp that runs on two 6 volt flashlight batteries or AC power. For less than $100. Another I built for less than $20 years ago. Another I have all the parts for. I just have to get around to putting it all together.     

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Re: L.G.D. Less Guitar Days

JJJ
thank you for the courtesy of a reply.
B.     

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Re: L.G.D. Less Guitar Days

I wish I had the skill and patience to build guitars an amps. Well done to those who can, you have my admiration.     

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

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Re: L.G.D. Less Guitar Days

Phill Williams wrote:

I wish I had the skill and patience to build guitars an amps. Well done to those who can, you have my admiration.

Not quite the same, but I installed a synth kit in my guitar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzO8Yys … mp;index=6

Cheers

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11 Reply by joeyjoeyjoey (edited by joeyjoeyjoey 2025-03-02 15:50:55)

  • From: massachusetts
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Re: L.G.D. Less Guitar Days

Phill Williams wrote:

I wish I had the skill and patience to build guitars an amps. Well done to those who can, you have my admiration.

Building may be the wrong word. Putting together may be more appropriate. Taking existing parts I have and matching them up. Parts that I find cheap. I will make a self contained amp out of them.
  In other words. I don`t take a bunch of tubes, capacitors and wires and build a chassis out of them.
My latest spare time project. An old 12" General Electric Hi Fi extension speaker I found cheap. Plenty of room inside the cabinet to mount the head from another amp.  Or I may cut the cabinet down and make it smaller. I`m pretty good at finding cheap amps at flea markets or antique shops. Amps with damaged cabinets. Blown speakers.
I`ve made 3 already. There is a certain satisfaction from making a working amp cheap. From parts other`s consider junk.

Enjoy Every Sandwich
Nothing In Moderation  -- Live Fast. Love Hard. Die Young And Leave A Beautiful Corpse. -- Buy It Today. Cry About It Tomorrow.