Guitar
Okay, I guess I am bored so I decided to add up the known ages of my current guitar collection. Right now I have 24 guitars (sick I know) and the total ages adds up to 570 years - so if you divide that by 24 comes out to 23.75 years on avg.
If I pull out the 10 guitars that are from 2000 or later The average age jumps to 36!
Note: I also did my amps and they add up to 270 years for an average age of 33.75!
What about yours?
Here is my current crop:
- Jim C.
GUITARS
1942 REGAL (or SUPERTONE) Parlor slide guitar - from CL in Albany NY - sweet old time slide!
1955 SUPRO COMET 1950’s LAP STEEL w/ case – just like you'd imagine - a classic
1959 AIRLINE (by National Valco) Town & Country - Weet Mahogany guitar w/ killer pups -
1959 HARMONY H-53 ROCKET – classic ca. 1959 thinline hollowbody in RED with one DeArmond pickup - aftermarket tuners - sweet and very cool guitar
1963 SILVERTONE 1487 (by Danelectro) - two lipstick picjups - I replaced switch - sounds great!
1963 HARMONY H-75 (1963) Semi Hollow ES-335 type 3 pickup guitar – super nice neck, classic blues, rock or Jazz tones, - like Dan Auerbach's Silvertone 1484 stage guitar -
1968 REGAL R-250 Archtop (for Fender) - my songwriting guitar - plays like no other.
1979 FENDER Natural Ash hardtail Strat – Grey Bottoms pickups – all orig 70's Strat - low action - sounds insanely good
1980 FENDER (1979-82) Sunburst Maple Neck Hardtail Strat – Sweet 70’s vintage Strat - you won't find another at this price
1985 FENDER LA BREA ACOUSTIC (Korea) – classic 80's Acoustic in glossy black w/ 6-on side tuners and hardcase - I am original owner -
1983 FENDER Telecaster - Oly White Cream body w/ rosewood board - I am original owner.
1992 FENDER SQUIRE MIJ Wayne’s World Strat – nice Japanese reissue 60's neck w upgraded pickups -
1998 GIBSON LES PAUL SPECIAL SL – USA Gibson Gloss RED finish perfect - Humbuckers w Gibson USA gigbag - this one has Gold Tuners
1998 GIBSON LES PAUL SPECIAL SL (2nd one) – USA Gibson Gloss RED finish
1993 EPIPHONE LES PAUL STANDARD – beautiful rare Birdseye maple - great neck and nice vintage TONE but like most LP's it's too heavy for me.
2003 FENDER MUSTANG '69 RI - CIJ - Sweeet Oly white w/ Tortoise guard
2003 CARLO ROBELLI BASS – copy of a MusicMan – solid rock bass guitar in Maple (or is it Ash?)
2003 EPI 59 KORINA EXPLORER – nice set neck guitar - I added Gibson Zebra Velvet Brick pickups and locking tuners - awesome rock axe -
2005 MARTIN D12X1 – Nice USA 12 string w minor cosmetic damage (scratch and a 1 inch patch)
2005 MARTIN DX-1 - My best sounding acoustic - nice bassy tone. Sounds like a Martin should.
2008 OSCAR SCHMIDT RESONATOR – nice vintage looking biscuit cone Dobro-style Resonator w vintage case
2008 ROGUE Hofner Beatle bass Copy – nice set neck violin elec bass - perfect shape - sounds and plays amazing
2009 PRS SE 25th Anniv Custom 24 - Curly maple w/ birds on board - awesome pups and great player
2010 PRS SE ONE - my only Soapbar P90 guitar and one of my best gigging guitars.
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VINTAGE TUBE AMPS
1948 MASCO MAP120 - 18 watt "tone of the gods" 10" Tweed combo
1965 AIRLINE 92-6013 15 watt al tube 1x12 combo - vintage crunch monster.
1974 FENDER VIBRO CHAMP – Nice clean 70's Silverface w Line out and Weber speaker
1976 FENDER CHAMP – I added a Weber Speaker and new grill cloth
1977 UNIVOX ULM-6 – Very cool 6V6 small amp; I replaced the 10 inch speaker with a new Jensen - now it sounds BETTER than a Champ!!
1982 MARSHALL STUDIO 15 - Rare and great sounding lil 6V6 1x12 tube combo.
1983 FENDER Concert Reverb (Rivera w/ Lee Jackson Mods) - 60 watt monster combo.
2005 FENDER '65 Deluxe Reverb RI - love this amp - most useful overall amp.
? HANDBUILT 6550 Tube amp – Studio amp (no exterior case) vintage NOS RCA tubes - you won't believe the incredible tones – sags like an old woman - LOUD AS HELL!
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Guitar
How Old is your Guitar Collection? My current stash...
Okay, I guess I am bored so I decided to add up the known ages of my current guitar collection. Right now I have 24 guitars (sick I know) and the total ages adds up to 570 years - so if you divide that by 24 comes out to 23.75 years on avg.
If I pull out the 10 guitars that are from 2000 or later The average age jumps to 36!
Note: I also did my amps and they add up to 270 years for an average age of 33.75!
What about yours?
Here is my current crop:
- Jim C.
GUITARS
1942 REGAL (or SUPERTONE) Parlor slide guitar - from CL in Albany NY - sweet old time slide!
1955 SUPRO COMET 1950’s LAP STEEL w/ case – just like you'd imagine - a classic
1959 AIRLINE (by National Valco) Town & Country - Weet Mahogany guitar w/ killer pups -
1959 HARMONY H-53 ROCKET – classic ca. 1959 thinline hollowbody in RED with one DeArmond pickup - aftermarket tuners - sweet and very cool guitar
1963 SILVERTONE 1487 (by Danelectro) - two lipstick picjups - I replaced switch - sounds great!
1963 HARMONY H-75 (1963) Semi Hollow ES-335 type 3 pickup guitar – super nice neck, classic blues, rock or Jazz tones, - like Dan Auerbach's Silvertone 1484 stage guitar -
1968 REGAL R-250 Archtop (for Fender) - my songwriting guitar - plays like no other.
1979 FENDER Natural Ash hardtail Strat – Grey Bottoms pickups – all orig 70's Strat - low action - sounds insanely good
1980 FENDER (1979-82) Sunburst Maple Neck Hardtail Strat – Sweet 70’s vintage Strat - you won't find another at this price
1985 FENDER LA BREA ACOUSTIC (Korea) – classic 80's Acoustic in glossy black w/ 6-on side tuners and hardcase - I am original owner -
1983 FENDER Telecaster - Oly White Cream body w/ rosewood board - I am original owner.
1992 FENDER SQUIRE MIJ Wayne’s World Strat – nice Japanese reissue 60's neck w upgraded pickups -
1998 GIBSON LES PAUL SPECIAL SL – USA Gibson Gloss RED finish perfect - Humbuckers w Gibson USA gigbag - this one has Gold Tuners
1998 GIBSON LES PAUL SPECIAL SL (2nd one) – USA Gibson Gloss RED finish
1993 EPIPHONE LES PAUL STANDARD – beautiful rare Birdseye maple - great neck and nice vintage TONE but like most LP's it's too heavy for me.
2003 FENDER MUSTANG '69 RI - CIJ - Sweeet Oly white w/ Tortoise guard
2003 CARLO ROBELLI BASS – copy of a MusicMan – solid rock bass guitar in Maple (or is it Ash?)
2003 EPI 59 KORINA EXPLORER – nice set neck guitar - I added Gibson Zebra Velvet Brick pickups and locking tuners - awesome rock axe -
2005 MARTIN D12X1 – Nice USA 12 string w minor cosmetic damage (scratch and a 1 inch patch)
2005 MARTIN DX-1 - My best sounding acoustic - nice bassy tone. Sounds like a Martin should.
2008 OSCAR SCHMIDT RESONATOR – nice vintage looking biscuit cone Dobro-style Resonator w vintage case
2008 ROGUE Hofner Beatle bass Copy – nice set neck violin elec bass - perfect shape - sounds and plays amazing
2009 PRS SE 25th Anniv Custom 24 - Curly maple w/ birds on board - awesome pups and great player
2010 PRS SE ONE - my only Soapbar P90 guitar and one of my best gigging guitars.
***********************************************************
VINTAGE TUBE AMPS
1948 MASCO MAP120 - 18 watt "tone of the gods" 10" Tweed combo
1965 AIRLINE 92-6013 15 watt al tube 1x12 combo - vintage crunch monster.
1974 FENDER VIBRO CHAMP – Nice clean 70's Silverface w Line out and Weber speaker
1976 FENDER CHAMP – I added a Weber Speaker and new grill cloth
1977 UNIVOX ULM-6 – Very cool 6V6 small amp; I replaced the 10 inch speaker with a new Jensen - now it sounds BETTER than a Champ!!
1982 MARSHALL STUDIO 15 - Rare and great sounding lil 6V6 1x12 tube combo.
1983 FENDER Concert Reverb (Rivera w/ Lee Jackson Mods) - 60 watt monster combo.
2005 FENDER '65 Deluxe Reverb RI - love this amp - most useful overall amp.
? HANDBUILT 6550 Tube amp – Studio amp (no exterior case) vintage NOS RCA tubes - you won't believe the incredible tones – sags like an old woman - LOUD AS HELL!
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This is my own personal listing - putting up about half my collection. I don't expect to sell all of these but I am renovating my house and need to make some room. Regular readers of this blog may recognize a few of these. ...
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Here is a very nice serious gigging amp for not a lot of money. These Fender Twin Reverb II amps were part of the last of the hand wired (non-PCB) tube amps to come out of the old Fullerton Plant. Designed by Fender's then Chief of Engineering Paul...
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