The History Of Your Guitars Thread

[stevemcqueen]

I googled this and searched in ss.org and didn't see a thread on this yet. I know your current guitars are on your profile but not your past ones! Just tell us all your history of guitars from that Squire that we all owned to your current, and maybe some details about them.

Squire Bullet hardtail (first one, it was made of plywood and is currently my "learn to carve/replace hardware/pickup swap guitar)

LTD EC-400 (traded for a Schecter S-1 Elite, that poor guitar took a beating)

Guild DC-15 (iinherited from grandfather)

Schecter Damien 7 (first 7! Sold to purchase 8)

Agile Septor 828 (first 8!)

Schecter S-1 Elite

RG7321 (my beater that I take when I leave home for more than a few days)

My friends own my old guitars so they are gone but not lost!

[rainbowbrite]

early 90's jackson budget beater
73 guild s-100
ltd kh503
jackson KE1
Jackson Y2KV
Carvin CT6
Carvin Dc727
Warwick fretless Corvette
74 Yairi Classical

[The Reverend]

I just talked about this in another thread of mine, but anyways...

Squier Strat - First guitar. Bought on my 22nd birthday. I'm a late bloomer, I know.

Schecter Damien-7 - First seven! First pickup swap, too. I did it myself and ....ed it up.

Schecter Blackjack ATX C-7 - Bought this year as a 23rd birthday present to myself. Also did a pickup swap that I didn't .... up, and then another swap that went perfectly as well.

[K4RM4]

Fender Squire "Strat pack" - Only guitar i no longer own, lost it during a move - Thank god
B.C. Rich Mockingbird Body art collection
Ibanez Gio starter pack something
Ibanez RG5EX1
B.C. Rich Warlock Body art collection
Schecter Omen Extreme -7
Schecter Hellraiser C1-FR
Ibanez S5470F

Upcoming: Schecter Hellraiser 7 string

So yes, i have a wierd taste in guitars and went for "cool" looking bodies at first that recently graduated to more standard looking bodies and an appriciation for simplicity. The last four i have only gotten within the last year, O_O

[jordanky]

I got an Epiphone Mini-V when I was a kid, then a Hamer Les Paul style, then a Squier Strat... Then I stopped really playing guitar by the time I was 13 or so... Picked back up when I was 20 and I'm 22 now.

1. Frankenstein Ibanez S520EX/SA
2. Jackson Performer PS-2
3. Jackson Professional Fusion Standard
4. Parts Telecaster
5. Fender USA Standard Strat
6. Charvel Model 4
7. Ibanez RG570/RG520 Frankenstein
8. Caparison Dellinger II
9. Paul Reed Smith Custom 22
10. Kramer 1985 Baretta Reissue
11. Ibanez S520EX
12. LTD EC-401
13. Ibanez RGA121
14. Paul Reed Smith Swamp Ash Special
15. Caparison TAT II
16. Ibanez RG1527
17. Ibanez RG8570NT
18. LTD MH-327
19. LTD H-1000
20. Mayones Setius GTM 6
21. EBMM JP6 BP
22. Ibanez RG1527
23. EBMM JP6
24. Ibanez RG1527 (another one)

I'm sure I've missed one or two. Damn, this has been pretty much all in the past year, I have a problem lol

[Riffer]

Yamaha starter kit guitar Black
BC Rich Bronze Series Warlock Black
Esteban American Legacy Acoustic
ESP LTD EX-50 Silver
ESP LTD EC-1000 Vintage Black
ESP LTD EC-1000 Black Cherry
Kramer Focus 3000 Greenburst
Gibson SG Firebrand Deluxe Natural
Ibanez RG3120 Red
Ibanez S470 British Racing Green
Parker PM20 tobacco burst
PRS SE Semi Hollow w P-90s Blue Matteo
PRS SE Semi Hollow Natural
PRS SE Tremonti Black
Douglas SPAD Black
Jackson COW 7 Silverburst
Agile Ghost Pro 7 White
Schecter Jeff Loomis 7 Satin Red
Agile Intrepid Dual Darkburst

I think that's all the ones I used to own, in no particular order.

[GhostsofAcid]

started off playing as a bass player, but i eventually decided to switch to guitar. ill include basses too.

synsonics bass - cost me $30 at a pawn shop. first instrument. gave it to a friend to learn on.

Rogue 5 string something or other bass - terrible. one of the strap pegs actually fell out while i was playing live with a band i used to be in. tuning stability was nonexistent. ditched this piece of junk quickly

Silvertone strat clone - crap but got the job done. learned the basics on it. no longer own

Ibanez Gio Gax70 - kept as a beater for a while, no longer own, terrible tuning stability is what i remember most about this thing

Ibanez PR1660 - Ibby flying V, made in '86. these are pretty rare, but not valuable. I eventually sold it because of my hate for its trem, which at the time i was too dumb to set up properly. kind of regret it.

RG7321 - my current main axe. love it to pieces. I'll probably never sell it just because it has sentimental value as my first new guitar.

Jay Turser P bass clone - bought this in broken condition from a friend for $20. Just needed a new output jack, and now it works fine.

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I'll probably be picking up an Ibby S570B soon.

[leftyguitarjoe]

Johnson strat copy my dad bought me for christmas

Epiphone Les Paul 100. The first guitar I bought myself. I eventually "modified" it beyond use.

Fender Standard Strat. Got it on my 16th birthday, the same day I saw my first freshly dead body.

Ibanez AE10 acoustic. Another gift from my dad

Ibanez RG370 bought in early 2007. Best impulse buy ever. I still play it all the time.

Schecter Omen 7. My first 7 and a life-changing purchase.

The Ridiculitar. 12 strings of tapping madness.

Schecter Damien Elite 8. 8 string. Nuff said.

[Ulvhedin]

Old western acoustic with no visible logo on it, when i was about 13.

Washburn Dime333, got this as my first electric, beginner mistake with the trem, but I loved it ever since.

Epiphone SG Goth, wanted something cool without a trem. was a beater for quite some years, recently sold it.

Ibanez RG-350, got this when I got into faster playing and thinner necks.

ESP Eclipse, me and my dad splittet 50-50 on it for my 18th birthday.

Ibanez RG-7621, first sevenstring. for now its under a makeover since it looked balls and got it dirt cheap.

Ibanez jem555,sort of beat up. traded this for a randall stack.

Ibanez Uv777, traded this for my Ibanez jem555 above. best deal so far in my life

Waiting for my Schecter Loomis to get here, but might as well mention it.

[mikemueller2112]

Yamaha Pacifica (Strat-copy)
Then went through metal phase:
Jackson Warrior MG-Series
Jackson RR5
La Petrie Classical Guitar
Traded a Dual Rectifier for 2 Schecter Blackjacks and cash, sold one, kept another for a while.
Got Ibanez SG Bass
Went through phase where I pretty much quit guitar.
Sold Jackson Warrior
Got a PRS SE Custom 24 Sold Jackson RR5
Sold remaining Schecter Blackjack
Bought Seagull S6 Acoustic (had always used my brother acoustic) Started playing again on a more regular manner
Jackson DKMG PRS 513
Sold PRS SE Custom 24
Gretsch Electromatic 5122
Ibanez RG7420 Guild CO-2C Acoustic
Just placed an order for a ViK Duality FF7

whew

[romper_stomper]

From Day 1 till now...

1. Aira Strat
2. Lotus white super strat
3. Custom 22 GTX (Wtf?) made by applause lol!
4. Ibanez RG470
5. Ibanez S470
6. Ltd SC-500
7. Ltd SC-607b
8. Gibson flying v standard
9. Epiphone Les Paul Stanard
10. Ibanez RG 7321
11. Ibanez RG 7420
12. Ltd KH-202
13. Ltd MH-250nt
14. Epiphone Goth V
15. Ltd EC-500
16. Ltd M-53
17. Ibanez S7320
18. Squire Telecaster
19. Ltd KH-602
20. Ltd EC-1000
21. Ibanez RG 2228
22. Ibanez RG 1527
23. Schecter C-7 (see through cherry)
24. Ibanez RG 7420 (painted like Heads silverburst "follow the leader" era)
25. Ibanez MMM1
26. Ibanez RG 7621
27. Ibanez uv777bk
28. Ltd SC-607 (Natural Burst)
29. Ibanez RGA121
30. Ibanez RG1570
31. Ltd EC-401vf
32. Ibanez 1570 (yes a second one)
33. Ltd M-15 (white w/ SD JB)
34. Ltd M-100fm
35. PRS Custom 22 (emerald green)
36. Schecter C-7 Black
37. Fender Telecaster standard (mexican)
38. Ltd EC-256 (Aged vintage black)
39. Another Schecter C-7 Hellraiser (black)
40. Ibanez RG7321
41. Ibanez S7320
42. Ltd M-103fm

[Necris]

I included the basses as well:
Squier Acoustic
Stagg F300 flying V
Jackson JS30WR Warrior
Jackson WRMG
Jackson DKMG
Ibanez Srx595
Galveston UB-8000 8-string Bass
Ibanez S2170SE Prestige
Brice HXB-406 Fretless
LTD FM-418
Modulus Quantum 5 lined Fretless With Bubinga Top
Modulus Quantum 5 with AAAAA Quilted Maple top
Alvarez Villain with Modulus Graphite Neck
Zion Radicaster
USA Kramer Pacer Deluxe

[glassmoon0fo]

lessee here...

Rogue (anyone remember them?) POS strat
Kramer Nighthawk hollowbody
Fender mexi strat (fully pimped)
schecter c1 classic
Ibanez rgt42dxfm in blue flamed maple
Stagg james nelligan acoustic (still have it)
PRS CE 24 (for 3 days, sold it back cuz im a dumbass)
Ibanez rg7321FM
Ibanez rg7420 black pearl
Ibanez rg7620 vampire kiss with camo painkillers
Ibanez rg7620 Custom desert yellow with painkillers
Agile 828 pro dual
Chris Woods SEXXXIVERSE
Ibanez rga121
Ibanez/Elysian rg1077 with custom wenge/mahogany body and nailbomb set
Ibanez rg2228 with cold sweat/miracle man (still have it)
EBMM JP6 pearl redburst (still have it)
EBMM JP6 electric blue
Strictly 7+1 Cobra Exotic with warpig set (just got it!)

*on the way*
Bernie Rico BF 827 stock
Bernie Rico BF 828 w/28" scale and indigo quilt finish
Strandberg 8 string (...eventually...)
Carvin 8 string (putting the order in Friday!!!)

[ittoa666]

Jackson rr5fr - Sold to my local music store by some guy with financial problems. Half price for a near mint instrument.

[CapinCripes]

Personally owned:
1985 bc rich nj ST3 (when i got it it had been gigged extensively by its original owner but plays like a dream)
2010 Bc rich Pro X Mockingbird (first guitar i played that just felt "right" out of the box without modification, subsequently 18v modded it. probably the only guitar that i am ever going to keep emgs in because while i don't hate the tone i find it very sterile even with the 18v mod.)
Bc Rich Trace Warbeast (POS, no longer owned, solidified my hate for low end bcrs and tuneomatics)
Not personally owned but are in my house:
telecaster (baseball neck does not even begin to describe it.)
2 Strats 1 MIM (me no likey v-trems, also bridge humbucker is ....ing bright.
2003 faded flying v with ebony fret board and moon inlays (plays nice, sounds nice, hate the TOM and input jack location)
2003 JEM7WH with the ebony fret board and edge pro (really nice guitar but i am not a fan of the edge pro.)

[stevo1]

1st: First act P.o.s. Don't even know the model name
2nd: Fender starcaster. This one was an older model before the starcaster model was moved to squire.
3rd: Epiphone SG
4th: Epiphone Les Paul
5th: Jackson dxmg Dinky
6th: Washburn wg-578
7th: Ibanez Rg3ex1 I think.
8th: Ibanez Rg7420
9th: Jackson COW-7^
10th: Jackson Kevin Bond RR^

^ these are the only ones I have left

[decypher]

Carmac(?) strat copy
Aria Pro II the cat
Marina Chibanez RG550 copy in DY(!) - with an original wizard/something neck and some Ibanez PU's, and a Kahler Spyder bridge, I wasn't much into playing in the late 90s, so all in all I had that guitar for 10 years or so...
RG350
JEM77vbk
RG2550
Damien Elite FR-6

[Watty]

Squire Strato-thingy
Jackson DXMG
PRS CU22 RB
Ibanez RGA121 w/PK+CS
EBMM JP6
PRS CE22 TS
Caparison Horus
PRS CU22 w/Lollars
Ibanez RG2228
Ibanez RGA121 w/PK's
PRS CE22 BM
Ibanez RG3120TW
Possible Ibanez RGA121 w/JP set

Obviously love PRSi, but haven't found one that I really love tonally. The RGA121 still represents the best bang for the buck guitar I've found, I shouldn't have moved the first two...but...GAS!

[FireInside]

Guitars and Basses:

Takamine Classical Acoustic
Teisco Del Ray EP-8t
Fender Music Master Bass
Peavey Razer
Squier 5-string bass (unknown model)
ESP LTD M-107
Jackson PS-2
BC Rich Acrylic Warlock
Hamer Slammer
ESP LTD Viper 304 Bass
ESP LTD Viper 304 Bass (back up)
ESP LTD Viper 305 Bass
Fender Jazz Bass
Schecter Elite-4 Bass
ESP LTD K-500
Squier HH Bullet Strat (all tricked out)
Ovation Acoustic
ESP LTD EC-1000 Deluxe

I still have most of the guitars in this list.

[lemeker]

I still have all of mine:

1- Ibanez rs440 (first guitar got for my 14th birthday.....modded)

2- Ovation Celebrity (gifted to me from my uncle during my junior year of high school back in 94)

3- Jackson ps4 ( first guitar I bought.....modded)

4- Lucero nylon string (a cheapie to learn some Floyd on)

5- Prs Paul Allender (slightly modded with locking tuners...still looking to do pups)

6- Jackson jsrr (modded, but probably going to return it to stock and jump up a model number or two....I like the rr's but not the js series)

7- Schecter Omen 7 (modded)

8- Fender cd 160 e 12 string

9- Ltd M-207 (modded.... I bought this because the emgs were more than what they wanted for the guitar......local G.C. mix up...that worked in my favor)

most mods are pickup only, a couple of volume pots, and a couple have locking tuners.

[brutalwizard]

dean mlx
dean razorback
ibanez rg2ex1
epiphone sg400 custom
ibanez 7421
ibanez 7620

also this doesnt seem to be general music news.......

[mikemueller2112]

Should add that I now have an EBMM BFR JP7 in the mail. Neat

[Vostre Roy]

Originally Posted by brutalwizard

also this doesnt seem to be general music news.......

IMO it does, as it is not about standard/sevenstring/ERG/bass specifically.

List is quite short for me:

1- Cheap classical guitar
2- '04 GFX by Groove Factory (starter kit)
3- '03 Schecter 006 Elite
4- Viola (can't remember the make/model)
5- '11 Schecter Hellraiser C-7

I still own them all. Also I have my Bari-Tele semi-custom that will soon be added to the list

[GSingleton]

Jackson RR Ps-3 with emg hz,
Ltd Hf101.

I miss the ltd, but oh well.

[envenomedcky]

Okay, this is going to be a long list, let me try to rack my brain so I don't forget anything. In chronological order of course.

1) Excel Acoustic
2) Harmony electric, missing the high e tuning key, covered in metallica and slayer stickers
3) Samick strat copy, when I got this the electronics didn't work, I eventually fixed that and gave it a poorly done van halen finish.
4) Epiphone goth SG special, bought this at media play, first real guitar with no problems, until it got dropped and broke...
5)Peavey Tracer (identical to the one Vai played in Crossroads) I ended up getting rid of it because I didn't know how to change strings on the locking trem, and I thought it was broken
6)Squier p-bass, traded an xbox to my cousin for it, then eventually removed the frets
7)Ibanez Gio Soundgear, traded the p-bass for it
8)Jay Turser 5 string, traded the Ibanez for it, my first extended range instrument
9)Parker P-40, my first NICE guitar. Sadly this guitar took a fall at a show and the headstock got smashed. This was before I knew how to repair stuff.
10)Fender MIM Jazz Bass, Bought this new and it gave me nothing but problems the whole time I owned it.
11) Ibanez SR400? Honey amber finish, traded the jazz bass for it.
12)LTD M-100FM, spent all of my money on this, and thus couldn't afford tickets to go see Damageplan, which happened to be Dime's last show ever. Glad I couldn't make it.
13)BC Rich bronze warlock, spend 10 bucks on this. enough said.
14)Carvin LP copy, got this at a garage sale years ago for FIVE DOLLARS.
15)Hondo LP copy, a friend of mine gave it to me to practice modifications on, eventually scalloped the entire fretboard.
16)Ibanez RG1570, first extremely nice guitar, I wish I still had it.
17)Applause acoustic, got this from a friend who didn't play guitar, piece of junk.
18)Toyata acoustic, surprisingly nice, even though it was a cheap guitar.
19)Ibanez RG7421XL, first seven string, got this from a friend who grew out of the "phase" for 200 bucks.
20)Ibanez LACS modded 7620, previously owned by Justin of Through The Eyes of The Dead, still one of my main guitars, recorded with it numerous times.
21)Ibanez RG550, this was a cosmic black model from the 90's with a replacement neck (rosewood board), if it had been original, I'd still have it.
22) Ibanez RG7620, got this while working at sam ash for like $150
23) Ibanez Xiphos 6, got this from sam ash after it had broken, repaired and refinished it
24) Ibanez xiphos 7, traded my XL for this, stupidly, and hated it
25) LTD H-207?, traded a cab for this, was never a huge fan of it
26) Ibanez RG7321, bought this as a cheap backup, I don't think I ever actually used it.
27) Ibanez RG270, got this for $70 while working at sam ash
28) Warmoth Jazz bass copy, a "friend" of mine "lost" my entire dvd collection, took this and called it even
29) SX Jazz bass 5 string, got this to get back into bass, still have it, great investment.
30) Washburn WM, bought this to try out the phenolic fretboard.
31) Ibanez S7420FMTT, got this on craiglist for a sick price, had blackouts installed.
32) Ibanez LACS RGD, had this built for me by Ibanez, then it was stolen by some dipshit.
33) Ibanez RGD2127z, customized by Ibanez with a Loch Ness Green finish, blackouts, and auto trim tuners.
34) Carvin DC727, awesome guitar, I just never played it
35) Ibanez RG1527, got this for the Carvin, never even set it up before I traded it again
36) Agile Septor 828, traded the 1527 for this, eventually had to get rid of it to pay bills

there are at least 15 more guitars that I am just drawing a blank on... I'll just edit my post if I remember any of them.