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Location: Avondale AZ | I am selling my limited on Ebay and it dawned on me that I never would sell my Viper (though it has been in a pawn shop) because I am emotionally attached to it. I bought it new in 1979. I was 19 at the time. We have lasted through alot together including a roll-over accident that nearly killed me at 21. The hardshell case saved the guitar and held up well to flying across the pavement at 60 mph. This is the longest relationship I ever had. Does anyone else feel this way about any of their guitars?
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Viper 1979 (original owner)
Limited 1981 (second owner)
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Location: Converse, Texas | My Collectors 2000. Such a beautiful sounding guitar and it has a GREAT look and feel. |
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Location: NJ | my first really good guitar is a 72 les paul deluxe in cherry sunburst. that guitar was played and traveled with me for about 15 years. I had it chained to my bed when I went to a seminar at ithaca college way back in the late 70's and in the 80's I came back from a gig wasted and left it on my front doorstep in the ghetto and much to my surprise when I woke up the next morning it was still there. It also survived my childhood home being burglarized.
I wanted a chrry sunburst guitar like duane allman and saved up my paper route money. My dad would occasionally take me to the music store for me to lust over guitars. This one particular time I guess I just wanted the guitar too bad but I only had half the money. $150 I handed the guitar back to the sales guy and walked out of the store. My dad stayed in the store and after 5 minutes I went in to see what was up. he was not a musician and could care less about guitars. Well dad struck a deal on the guitar 329 with case picks strings strap cord and a kiss from the owner's daughter. I was shocked I knew he did not have the money to spend on it and wondered what was up. he told the sales guy he would pick it up in 3 days. To this day I don't know where pop got the money. I think he borrowed it from his best friend or sold some of his old coins or collectible stuff from ww II. but 3 days later we went to get the guitar and he refused my half of the money. He knew that me having that guitar was very important and did what he could to make it happen.
I played that guitar until the frets from 1 to 8 were so worn I could not play it anymore. It layed under my bed until a year ago when I had a good friend/luthier refret it for me. Now I can enjoy it again, although I have to admit my hamers have become my electric gig guitars.
I often said they can bury me with that guitar. but it would probably be a waste, just find someone to pass it on it and keep the mojo going. I can tell you were every nick and scratch come from on that axe. |
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Location: Waurika OK | Well, my longest relationship is with my wife, 41 years. Never owned a guitar that long. But, I do have some sentimental feelings about my 1613 Classical. Not because I have had it that long, but because I rescued it from a pawn shop. I even hesitate to have some work done on it, seems like it might take away some of its "character".
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Location: south east Michigan | That is a great story Al.
My father was also was with me when I purchased my Balladeer in 1970.
It's a good thing I don't buy many guitars because I do become attached. In fact, I have never sold one. I have been told that they are just a tool. True, but they have been one of the most consistant material things in my life.
I broke down and bought a DiMeola Custom Legend last May. Already I can't see ever selling it. Mostly because the memory of how my wife insisted that I not "settle" on something less.
My only non-Ovation guitar is an retro-looking Danelectro electric. It's a great little guitar. But I don't play it anymore and I know I should put it up on e-bay. Well, maybe this weekend.....maybe. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Hi,
Some interesting and touching stories. I thought I would add mine.
In April of 1989 my Mother died and I started spending more time with my Father, taking him with me if I went to buy new guitar strings, singing at some of the christian coffee houses in tha area,etc. In August we went to my favorite music store to get strings and we were looking at the latest Ovation catalog. I saw a picture of an Elite 12 string and commented that if the store ever got one in that I would like to try one out.
Several weeks later the store owner called to say that they had one come in on a special order and I could try it before the purchaser picked it up. So my Dad & I went to the store
that night. I immediatly fell in love with the sound,and beauty of the instrument.
The store owner then introduced me the person who had ordered the guitar. You guessed it!! My Father had called the store and ordered the guitar after our previous trip. He gave me this instrument which I will leave to my son when I die. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY HE'S GOING TO GET IT !!!!!
I told my father that I didn't deserve a gift like that and He told me that he wasn't giving it to me because I deserved it, but that I was his son and that he was giving it to me because He Loved Me.
By the way it is an Elite model 1758 in sunburst. There may by more expensive guitars, but there isn't any one more special to me than this one.
Thanks for the opportunity to share my story |
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Location: south east Michigan | Great story Mike.
A gift like that goes way beyond being just a "tool". |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Great story Al! |
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Location: chicago | I say always think twice or three times before you sell any of your ax's. any gtr ive ever sold or traded in i miss.you will always remember the gtr and miss that. but were did the cash go.Now making the mortgage payment thats another story.talk amogst yourselves.im forclempt |
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| I have been emotionally attched to my '78 1624 since I bought it new, but I am going to set it free in the near future...
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| 1> Does anyone else feel this way?
Yes.
2> Does Old Liver Jones sound like an alcoholic guitarist?
No. New Liver Jones would sound like an alcoholic guitarist. |
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Location: NJ | "That's NOT Funny!!"
- David Crosby |
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Location: Upper Left USA | For Cliff - Wasn't David Crosby an organ donor for someone famous as well? :rolleyes:
Steve - what is the serial number? I'm curious how close our 1624's are. Its a very nice grab it and play guitar! |
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| David Crosby
As I recall he donated his fists to his wife on several occasions. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Crosby received a liver transplant a few years back. The "donation" he made was to Mellissa Etheridge in the form of helping sire her children with the use of a test tube. |
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| I think he went to jail in the 70s/80s sometime for his very unhippy approach to marital discord. |
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Location: NJ | no it was for free basing aka smoking crack |
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| My apologies to Mr. Crosby. |
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Location: Avondale AZ | This thread has changed subject from emotional attachment to guitars to smoking crack. What a leap.
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| Somebody from a 60s hippy band went to jail for spousal abuse - I was convinced it was DC. So who was it?
Believe me obsessing about guitars is not very far removed from other addictions - it just costs a lot more to score a hit. |
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Location: NJ | Can't think of who might've been, but if I'd had MY way, the entire membership of the GratefulDead woulda' been locked up for Auditory Abuse . . . |
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| :( cliff you are walking all over my youth - surely you love Workingman's and American Beauty? Some of the great country/rock stuff ever.
I drove 250 miles in the most beat up 20 year old van you ever saw just to queue for 2 hours to get tickets for the Dead at Wembley Arena - and I'm sure you remember that vans that were 20 years old in 70/71 wre seriously old. And then I had to drive back again to see them. And I still didn't have licence. |
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Location: NJ | Sorry Shroed, but I never "got" it.
My partner and I'll play a couple o'tune off those first two albums (under duress) to appease the occasional request, but that's about it.
When I was a kid, the only decent NY FM-Rock station INSISTED on broadcasting numerous Dead concerts. Insighted me to drink heavily (predominantly so that "clinking" of the rapidily-accumlating empty Heineken bottles in the back of my VWbug would drown out the 45-minute marathons of (what amounted to me as) "tuning up"). Sorry.
(Word of Caution: don't ever ask me how I feel about Springsteen either . . . ) ;) |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | well Cliff Just how do you feel about Springsteen?
It's going to be my luck you'll tel me to reach into the bottle of the New medication i sent you an email about.
I know...I'm just asking for it. :D |
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Location: NJ | Let's just not "go there" . . . .
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R U emotionally attached to any guitar?
