Show Us Your Instrument

Sailor Steve · 04-21-11, 02:20 AM

A beautiful pair. Never let them go. I bought an Epiphone 12-string in 1978, the year before my first daughter was born. Had it through thick and thin and for my kids' whole lives. In 2007 it was stolen, and gone forever. Was not the best guitar in the world by a long shot, but it meant the world to me, as it represented a major part of my life.

I've gone through a few guitars and a lot of basses. Today I own a Peavey Grind 5-string bass

An Ibanez SR-506 six-string

And a Peavey Grind 6, behind me in the picture above and also

flatsixes · 04-21-11, 10:20 AM

Six string basses! Nine string guitars! What's the world coming to?

Seriously though, that's nice stuff, and it's good to see that you're still playing befor an audience. (I gave that up years ago, and, some days, I miss it.)

I've never owned a bass guitar. Which is kind of weird, as I was told at about 16 years old, that (with wide-stubby fingers like mine) I was probably wasting my time trying to play the six string and ought to be playing the bass. That was probably good advice, but "the band" already had a bassist, so I became a mediocre guitarist instead. Now I listen to Ron Carter, Charles Mingus and (particularly) John Entwistle and my jaw just drops. Missed that.

I'd be interested if anyone out there works a dobro. The sound has long fascinated me and I've been lusting after one for years and years. Although I make regular visits to the local Sam Ash to pluck around in the back room, I've never found "the one" that would make me want to explain the purchase to the wife. ( I once brought home an accordian. That went over well.

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AVGWarhawk · 04-21-11, 10:22 AM

Something about the title of this thread caught my eye and then followed up by:

Quote:

A beautiful pair.

Sailor Steve · 04-22-11, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Something about the title of this thread caught my eye and then followed up by:

Quote:

A beautiful pair

And no one noticed what's worse: I failed to see that there were three, even though he described them all. I should have said "trio".

04-21-11, 02:20 AM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	A beautiful pair. Never let them go. I bought an Epiphone 12-string in 1978, the year before my first daughter was born. Had it through thick and thin and for my kids' whole lives. In 2007 it was stolen, and gone forever. Was not the best guitar in the world by a long shot, but it meant the world to me, as it represented a major part of my life. I've gone through a few guitars and a lot of basses. Today I own a Peavey Grind 5-string bass An Ibanez SR-506 six-string And a Peavey Grind 6, behind me in the picture above and also __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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04-21-11, 10:20 AM	#2
flatsixes Weps Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 362 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Six string basses! Nine string guitars! What's the world coming to? Seriously though, that's nice stuff, and it's good to see that you're still playing befor an audience. (I gave that up years ago, and, some days, I miss it.) I've never owned a bass guitar. Which is kind of weird, as I was told at about 16 years old, that (with wide-stubby fingers like mine) I was probably wasting my time trying to play the six string and ought to be playing the bass. That was probably good advice, but "the band" already had a bassist, so I became a mediocre guitarist instead. Now I listen to Ron Carter, Charles Mingus and (particularly) John Entwistle and my jaw just drops. Missed that. I'd be interested if anyone out there works a dobro. The sound has long fascinated me and I've been lusting after one for years and years. Although I make regular visits to the local Sam Ash to pluck around in the back room, I've never found "the one" that would make me want to explain the purchase to the wife. ( I once brought home an accordian. That went over well. )