What's your oldest guitar?

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RaceU4her said:
Are you still looking for the pickup?
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I actually forgot it was in another guitar :ROFLMAO:
But always looking to be proactive, ya really would want to give it up though? What are you rocking in there now?
 
A ‘97 JEM7V

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I’ve got a ‘95 MIM Strat but whodafuckcares.

Oh wait! I also have an ‘87 BC Rich NJ Series Warlock, it was my first guitar ever. Not the exact one, I traded that for a piece of shit pedal when I was 12. It had a standard Strat trem on it and I spent about 20 years looking for one, just for nostalgia’s sake. I happened to mention it on another forum at one point and a buddy had just taken one in trade, a Line 6 M5 later and it was mine. It’s in pieces right now waiting to be painted Cadillac Pink like my original one.
 
1975 Gibson L6-S

It actually plays and sounds very good after a trip to Jerry from Luxxtone for fret level, dress, and set up. I replaced the original electronics with a set of Suhr Aldrich pups. I got it to replace my first electric I ever played. Sadly the guy i sold my original one to destroyed it by trying to put a trem on it. We ended up burning it in a beach bonfire to give it a proper farewell:

Me circa 1978:

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Recent:

We had Norlin day at my church gig recently...

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'64 Fender Duo-Sonic II & a '64 EKO Ranger 12 string acoustic (both are/were my dad's, he doesnt really play anymore)

Of my own purchases '74 Takamine F-390S jumbo.
 
GOHOINC said:
'64 Fender Duo-Sonic II & a '64 EKO Ranger 12 string acoustic (both are/were my dad's, he doesnt really play anymore)

Of my own purchases '74 Takamine F-390S jumbo.
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Any pic of the Duo-Sonic?
 
Funk'n Metal said:
I actually forgot it was in another guitar :ROFLMAO:
But always looking to be proactive, ya really would want to give it up though? What are you rocking in there now?
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its been sitting in my closet for 20 years now, I just put a Lawrence 500 in it that sounds great so it’s just gonna sit in the closet another 20 if you don’t take it, you can have it
 
rsm said:
Any pic of the Duo-Sonic?
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My dad still has the ranger so I can't snap pics of it, but here's the duo Sonic... Switches went bad at some point so I replaced them for him and did a setup and clean up for his bday a few yrs ago. Then he gave it to me a year later for mine.

 
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Funk'n Metal said:
1959 Melody Maker D. Feel like the LP case is circa 70, though. I can't seem to get a good picture of all the checking, but it's covered. Thank you for posting this thread @rsm It motivated me to take it out and play it (though for a shortwhile, it's late in my world). Holy, though. The whole guitar just sustains with the lightest touches and acoustically louder than a lot of acoustics. I get caught up sometimes in my latest gear to forget to appreciate the others as often as I should. ?
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I have a 1960 one which looks similar. I got some locking tuners and strat pickups in it and it screams. Not a fan of the stock pickups.
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My 2nd oldest guitar is a 1961 SG Jr but the '60 MM actually sounds better.
 
RaceU4her said:
its been sitting in my closet for 20 years now, I just put a Lawrence 500 in it that sounds great so it’s just gonna sit in the closet another 20 if you don’t take it, you can have it
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That's an awesome offer, but let me go through my pickup and pedal collection and maybe we can work out a trade of some sort if something interests you. Or if there's something specific you've been looking for I might have it. The bean counters tell me I need to keep my Karma balanced. I'll send you a list in the next day or two. ❤️
 
godgrinder said:
I have a 1960 one which looks similar. I got some locking tuners and strat pickups in it and it screams. Not a fan of the stock pickups.
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My 2nd oldest guitar is a 1961 SG Jr but the '60 MM actually sounds better.
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Very lovely! Is your MM an early 60 with the 59 specs like chunky neck and slightly bigger pickups(I see they've been swapped)? I really love the SG jr. but just have a modern LP jr in my library at the moment. It's still a cool one though TV yellow with ebony fretboard. Wish I had got into p90s a little sooner.
 
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Funk'n Metal said:
Very lovely! Is your MM an early 60 with the 59 specs like chunky neck and slightly bigger pickups(I see they've been swapped)? I really love the SG jr. but just have a modern LP jr in my library at the moment. It's still a cool one though TV yellow with ebony fretboard. Wish I had got into p90s a little sooner.
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Yeah it has a 59 neck. It's a great LP Jr/Strat hybrid now with the strat pickups haha.
 
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