crowhue wrote:What was your first guitar, did it nearly put you off playing (presumably not totally ) and do you still have it?
Mine was a black Westone (I think - it was a long, long time ago ) with 2 cream humbuckers for about £65. I sold it to fund a Jap Squier Strat in red with maple neck. This was late 1980's.
Mine too! Got it in 1986, with some of my scholarship money. It was a cream Pantera x250, Matsumoto.
As I understand now those were awesome for the time and are highly sought collectables now. If I ever find one, out there I'd seriously consider picking it up.
My second guitar was an ESP I got later that year (first income tax return) from Valley Arts, it was a Prototype for the George Lynch/Steve Stevens model (they were both interested in similar directions) and its a one of a kind. I still have it all these years later. Its changed a lot because I didnt treat it as a one of a kind. I played the hell out of it.
The neck broke in 91 and I changed the M1's with Duncan Invader and a Pearly gates. I dont play it anymore, and its changed so much from the original...new neck, (when grunge hit I got rid of the original Floyd) new Hamer bridge, Sperzels, etc.
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