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redstateblues

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16. I wish I'd kept every guitar I've owned. I've got too many now but my faves are

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Mon Apr 10, 2017, 08:57 AM

Apr 2017

a 1964 Gibson ES-335 and a 1971 Martin D-18. A young musician friend was marveling at my vintage guitars so I told him the way way to get vintage guitars is buy them when you're young and hang on to them until you're old-voila!

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] TEB Apr 2017 OP

There is a formula for how many bicycles one should own, n+1 TexasProgresive Apr 2017 #1

My boss buys them by the dozen, gets them autographed by someone and Dustlawyer Apr 2017 #9

"More than I need, less than I want." Paladin Apr 2017 #10

A good bad habit to have. Throck Apr 2017 #2

all six strings? druidity33 Apr 2017 #3

I have several guitars, too DFW Apr 2017 #4

I probably couldn't afford all the guitars .. so Le Gaucher Apr 2017 #5

Music is not an addiction. It is part of the fabric of life. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #6

I can remember when one could find an original les paul from 1958-60 for between Ligyron Apr 2017 #7

250k, easy. Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2017 #11

One of the best players I know plays a $300 Squire on stage. Scruffy1 Apr 2017 #12

I agree. Ligyron Apr 2017 #19

So I asked a friend of mine how many guitars he owned. Scruffy1 Apr 2017 #8

There's usually something interesting for the collector here: Tanuki Apr 2017 #13

I only have 4 SHRED Apr 2017 #14

Have an '87 MIJ Westone Spectrum DX Comatose Sphagetti Apr 2017 #15

I wish I'd kept every guitar I've owned. I've got too many now but my faves are redstateblues Apr 2017 #16

It's called GAS (Guitar Acquisition Syndrome). Iggo Apr 2017 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author TEB Apr 2017 #18