Show us the guitar you’ve had the longest

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Kiwiaxe wrote:Ok here's mine

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1991 Gibson Celebrity Classic (only 200 made). I bought it from what was then Musical Sounds in late 1991.

Lost the pick guard forever ago, and changed the pickups to BKP Rebel Yells (original pickups are somewhere in my storage still). I have done many many gigs with this lovely lady.

Anyone here who can beat nearly 27 years?
Is that Ed's old Suhr with the 'go-faster-stripe' guitar strap hanging in the background?

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Hamo’s pirate LP must be the winner, surely?!
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Kiwiaxe wrote: Anyone here who can beat nearly 27 years?
You're not even close. :lol:
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Ah, let me see, the guitar you've had the leastist y'say? I win then. Just twelve hours.

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Unusual finish on this one.

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Molly wrote:
Is that Ed's old Suhr with the 'go-faster-stripe' guitar strap hanging in the background?
yep

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Slowy wrote:
Kiwiaxe wrote: Anyone here who can beat nearly 27 years?
You're not even close. :lol:
No shit?

Ok, looks like you're gonna win.

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Kiwiaxe wrote:
Slowy wrote:
Kiwiaxe wrote: Anyone here who can beat nearly 27 years?
You're not even close. :lol:
No shit?

Ok, looks like you're gonna win.
I should get my Dad to sign up on this forum, man he has some great stories to tell. Saw Rory & Jimi live handfuls of times and has played and/or recorded with Knopfler, The Ivy League, The Tremeloes, Manfred Mann and a number of others. He bought his Gibson ES355 the year that I was born... and I'm 41 this year.

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Kiwiaxe wrote:
Molly wrote:
Is that Ed's old Suhr with the 'go-faster-stripe' guitar strap hanging in the background?
yep
Dibs. ;-)

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This since the mid 90's.
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JHorner wrote:Bought from a little music shop in Surbiton...
Was living down the road from Surbiton last year :)

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I got this Mustang back in 1992. It was my first good guitar and even though it was only 20 years old when I got it I still considered it a 'vintage' guitar. I guess that means there are kids now talking about their vintage 1998 strats and teles!
I've owned it for 26 years and even though it hardly gets played i'll never sell it.
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'03 Gibson LP Classic. Bought in '05 I believe, put some 36th annis in it and it's still #1.
Loving it so far

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I had a Yamaha FG411 acoustic I bought new in 1991, but I just donated it to the local school this year.
Tube amp and guitar tones straight from 1958… amazing how believable the sounds were back then, even without the modellers...

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I’m waiting for Grants contribution
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