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My Guitars

Here are some pics and descriptions of some of my guitars. I will also show some of my friend's guitars that I borrow from time to time.

1977 Ibanez Destroyer
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This will always be my favorite guitar. I bought this new in 1977 and I would never sell it.

My Epiphone acoustic
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Playing a little slide while recording HeepHeads tunes in Cleveland at Dave's house.

Ryan Scarlett's 2003 PRS Custom 22 Ten Top
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Tim Scarlett was gracious enough to let me play Ryan's XMas present before Santa gave it to him!

Hofner 500/1 without pickguard
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Late 70's/Early 80's Hofner 500/1 Beatle Bass
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This is the guitar I've wanted since the day the Beatles first appeared on Ed Sullivan.

1975 Ibanez Les Paul copy
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This guitar is sentimental to me and my wife. This is the first quality guitar I ever purchased...at Kamp Music in Danville Illinois in 1976. I was a huge Kiss fan at this time and I wanted a guitar that looked like Ace Frehley's. This was as close as I could get to a Gibson Les Paul and still afford it. It is a great guitar, thin fast neck, Dimarzio Super Distortion in the bridge. This also was the guitar I was playing when my wife and I first met, at Lincoln Park in Danville on August 17th, 1977. So this guitar will be passed down, I will never sell it.

1966 Vox Mark XII 12 string teardrop
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This is my friend Don "Fred" Williams' guitar, very nice collector's piece. We've used it a lot.

The Fender Twins
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Here is my MIM Stratocaster and Telecaster. Great guitars for a great price!

This is my son Mike's Carvin Bolt.
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He finished and built this guitar himself. He used Tung OIl for the finish with a Cherry stain on the alder body. I am proud of the job he did and I assisted him very little. The guitar plays great and has a pretty sweet tone.

This is my son Ryan's Squire Precision bass.
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We got it in a rummage sale...$15!  We took off a bunch of Sponge Bob Squarepants stickers, sanded it down, primered and painted it and it is now a very nice playing and looking bass. I adjusted the neck and action, put new strings on it and he has a rock machine to jam with his friends now.

My newest toy!
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My new Gibson SG Classic. It has P-90 pickups just like the one Pete Townshend used to play in the WHO's glory years. Incredible guitar for the price, well below $1000. The quality is excellent.  I was lucky enough to get one with a solid one piece body, most are usually two piece or more. It's got a great bite to it and plays like only a Gibson can. I still love my Strat and the rest of my guitars, but this one will be on top of the play list for awhile.

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