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  • 1. What was your first guitar?
    Franconia 000 copy, with horrible action.

    2. The building's burning down, what guitar do you save

    My D-18

    3. What's the oldest guitar you own?

    Above Franconia - maybe that will change soon.

    4. And the next piece of gear you'd like to acquire?

    An old acoustic guitar - Small bodied Martin, Gibson or Kalamazoo 

    5. What strings do you use?

    Newtone Strings (Handwound in the UK with great service!)

    6. If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be?

    My first recording when I was a teen - should have learnt some scales...

    7. What are you doing five minutes before you go on stage.

    Nervous BM

    8. ... and five minutes after?

    Beer

    9. What's the worst thing that's happened to you on stage?

    My GF at the time pushing someone for 'looking at me too long'    ... she was not the one. 

    10. What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar?

    Learn some scales....      should probably actually learn some scales now.
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  • DLMDLM Frets: 2513
    @Choivert Learn some arpeggios instead ;) (As well would be better, but, hey, baby steps!)
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  • GoFishGoFish Frets: 1345
    1. What was your first guitar?
    No name nylon string from Argos (branded Hohner, but...)
    First electric was a Vantage something. It was not good.

    2. The building's burning down, what guitar do you save

      G&L Frankencaster for sentimental value, or my Melody Maker with the fat neck.

    3. What's the oldest guitar you own?

    Some 70s Japanese acoustics- probably a Terada 12 String.

    4. And the next piece of gear you'd like to acquire?

    A proper small handwired amp with bias trem. Like a Reverbrocket or 5f11 Vibrolux or even just a vibrochamp.

    5. What strings do you use?

    Not found my brand yet. Its only been 30 years.

    6. If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be?

    Making it better, probably. Better performance, more like I wanted it to be,

    7. What are you doing five minutes before you go on stage.

    Been a very long time and unlikely ever to again. Smoking probably.

    8. ... and five minutes after?

    Probably drinking, defintely smoking.

    9. What's the worst thing that's happened to you on stage?

    A shit gig when I started to insult the bored audience on the dead mic. Of course, mic was not dead. Gig was, though. That was a learning moment.

    10. What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar?
    Keep at it, its worth getting better.
    Ten years too late and still getting it wrong
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  • 1. What was your first guitar?
    Some non-branded classical guitar that I found in the loft.

    2. The building's burning down, what guitar do you save
    My 1980s Yamaha Acoustic

    3. What's the oldest guitar you own?
    Technically I own a 1930s parlour guitar, but it lives at my Dad's house

    4. And the next piece of gear you'd like to acquire?
    Something neon and shreddy

    5. What strings do you use?
    All sorts, but typically Ernie Balls on my electrics

    6. If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be?
    I wish I could find the first band demo that I recorded.

    7. What are you doing five minutes before you go on stage.
    Checking that I'm in tune & waiting for the massive adrenaline rush.

    8. ... and five minutes after?
    Riding on the adrenaline rush and gibbering like I've done a couple of lines.

    9. What's the worst thing that's happened to you on stage?
    Bumped on the head by a falling stage light.

    10. What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar?
    Just get out there and play.

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  • 1: What was your first guitar and when did you get it?
    A Chinese Gibson SG copy that was purchased for 70€. My dad got it for me when I was twelve.

    2: The building’s burning down – what one guitar do you save?

    My Tex Mex Strat!

    3: What’s the oldest guitar that you own?

    My '95 Tex Mex Stratocaster.

    4: And the next piece of gear you’d like to acquire?

    I really would like to buy a PRS Custom 24 one day.

    5: What strings do you use?

    Ernie Ball 10 to 46. Sometimes 9 to 42 if I haven't played for a while.

    6: If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be?

    Probably everything!

    7: What are you doing five minutes before you go onstage?

    I wash my hands. I hate playing with dirty or sticky hands and this also became kind of a ritual over the years.

    8: ...And five minutes after?

    Gather all my gear before it gets stolen.

    9: What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you onstage?

    Forgetting a guitar part I had been playing forever.

    10: What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar?

    Spend less time learning how to solo and more time practising comping.


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  • stuarthrstuarthr Frets: 1
    1: What was your first guitar and when did you get it?
    An unbranded child's guitar I was given when I was 6. I still have it. It's unplayable but that didn't stop me learning on it.

    2: The building’s burning down – what one guitar do you save? 
    My Collings OM - best guitar I've ever played and the most versatile. Also the most expensive! 

    3: What’s the oldest guitar that you own? 
    I have a Harmony parlour guitar from the 1930s.

    4: And the next piece of gear you’d like to acquire? 
    I'd like a decent US Strat, ideally the pink 1988 Strat Plus I stupidly sold in the 90s. 

    5: What strings do you use? 
    Varies, depends on the guitar - Savarez Argentines and Thimastik Flatwounds on my jazz guitars, Martin on my Collings, whatever's to hand on my electrics.

    6: If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be? 
    I would transfer them from tape to digital.

    7: What are you doing five minutes before you go onstage? 
    I usually go for a short walk after set up.

    8: ...And five minutes after? 
    Heading to the toilet.

    9: What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you onstage? 
    Still probably my first gig, finding out that without decent monitors, you can't hear anything up on stage.

    10: What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar? 
    Don't sell that Strat! 
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  • TobyBTobyB Frets: 12
    1: What was your first guitar and when did you get it?
    A black acoustic, can’t remember what make or model,

    2: The building’s burning down – what one guitar do you save? 
    My Rock n Roll Relics lightning 335
    3: What’s the oldest guitar that you own? 
    1975 Gretsch Country Club

    4: And the next piece of gear you’d like to acquire? 
    Gretsch White Falcon ( i like hollow / semi hollow bodies )

    5: What strings do you use? 
    Ernie Ball 10’s

    6: If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be? 
    The Singer ( me)

    7: What are you doing five minutes before you go onstage? 
    Pint of San Miguel 

    8: ...And five minutes after? 
    Pint of San  Miguel 
    9: What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you onstage? 
    Playing in front of literally no one
    10: What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar? 
    Stop buggering about with that acoustic and buy an electric guitar
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    edited May 2022
    1: what was your first guitar and when did you get it?
    An inexpensive Kay, bought at Woolworths. £30 I believe, and it was 1960. I was 15.

    2: 
    the building's on fire - what one guitar would you save?
    My 2021 Gibson  Dove. 

    3: what's the oldest guitar you have? 
    See 2.

    4: And the next piece of gear you're likely to acquire? 
    Not sure. 

    5: what strings do you use? 
    Martin MA-140, D'Addario EJ16, Elixir Nano. All 12 gauge. 

    6: if you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be? 
    Probably everything 

    7: what are you doing five minutes before you go onstage? 
    Wishing I was anywhere else. 

    8:... And five minutes after?
    Relieved that I got away with it. 

    9: what's the worst thing that ever happened to you onstage? 
    Amazingly only a dropped pick midway through a song. 

    10: what advice would you give your young self about playing the guitar? 
    Dont be so impatient. 



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  • MatybigfroMatybigfro Frets: 0

    1: What was your first guitar and when did you get it?

    Mnn I had a 3/4's acoustic in the 80's when I was about 4-6 years old I had a few lessons but nothing ever stuck

    I had another Acoustic around 96/7 not sure where it came from i think it was either a charity shop buy or gift, 

    I bought a Squire Strat off an classified in a local paper it came with a practice amp that had rock in the name and a Zoom 505 must have been around 98.

    First real guitar though was a Epiphone Les Paul Jnr, loved that guitar got in around 97/98 I think can't remember where made the mistake of smashing it up on stage and broke the neck, didn't realise it was a bolt on that I could have replaced and gave it away :(

    2: The building’s burning down – what one guitar do you save? 

    Luckily my basses are in the practice studio so it would be my Fender Mex Tele in blue

    3: What’s the oldest guitar that you own? 

    probably my Autoria fretless bass, not sure how old it was, it was another gif

    4: And the next piece of gear you’d like to acquire? 

    Midi switcher

    5: What strings do you use? 

    Any roundwounds on the bass

    Any 10's or 11's on the guitars

    6: If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be? 

    Making back some money

    7: What are you doing five minutes before you go onstage? 

    Being antisocial and avoiding people

    8: ...And five minutes after? 

    Being antisocial and avoiding people

    9: What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you onstage? 

    My Guitar got knocked out of tune just before starting the gutiar intro to a track, I could only tell it was out of tune when the band kicked in and it all sounded horrendous

    10: What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar? 

    Practice more you'll never have as much free time, listen to everything you can learn from it all. Don't skip the hard bits you can't play thats where you'll learn most


    Don't give that god Damn broken guitar away

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  • RkphilpotRkphilpot Frets: 163
    1: What was your first guitar and when did you get it?
    Cruiser by Crafter - A strat copy.

    2: The building’s burning down – what one guitar do you save?
    1988 - American Strat

    3: What’s the oldest guitar that you own?
    1988 - American Strat

    4: And the next piece of gear you’d like to acquire?
    Thinline Telecaster with Ride Range Pickups

    5: What strings do you use?
    Hybrid Slinkys

    6: If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be?
    My flloyd rose being slightly out of tune and my experience being too little to notice.

    7: What are you doing five minutes before you go onstage?
    Stretching and Psyching

    8: ...And five minutes after?
    Hugging and smiling

    9: What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you onstage?
    Split my own lip on a microphone, bled everywhere.

    10: What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar?
    Dont worry about being the best, just play what you enjoy. Keep it fun.
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  • AndyGT75AndyGT75 Frets: 84
    edited July 2022
    What was your first guitar and when did you get it?
    A Hohner TE professional telecaster copy. It was my first electric for my 13th Birthday in 1988. I still have it. It’s battered and has been rebuilt a few times, but I’ll be burned or buried with that guitar. 

    2: The building’s burning down – what one guitar do you save?
    The Hohner for sentimental reasons. 

    3: What’s the oldest guitar that you own?
    The Hohner 

    4: And the next piece of gear you’d like to acquire?
    I have most of the stuff I’ve ever wanted but Quite fancy a Firebird or an Explorer next

    5: What strings do you use?
    Ernie Ball 10s or sometimes the 9.5s 

    6: If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be?
    Funny thing is the more I’ve listened to recording with cock ups that only I notice the more I just get used to them lol. 

    7: What are you doing five minutes before you go onstage?
    Stressing that the band were following are better than us

    8: ...And five minutes after?
    Drinking beer that I turned down pre gig

    9: What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you onstage?
    Leaving a black capo on the first fret and wondering why my intro into the final song sounded so bad.

    10: What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar?

    Don’t think that theory is boring and unimportant. Don’t think that you’ve just invented the minor pentatonic just because you couldn’t be arsed with theory but played a run of notes that sounded good!!
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  • What was your first guitar and when did you get it?
    A cheap Encore strat when I was in my teens circa 1991. I played violin at school, heard Smells Like Teen Spirit and electric guitar was on my Xmas list.

    2: The building’s burning down – what one guitar do you save?
    Fender Jag classic player 

    3: What’s the oldest guitar that you own?
    Epiphone Les Paul 2002

    4: And the next piece of gear you’d like to acquire?
    Quite fancy one of the Epiphone Les Paul's with Gibson pick ups. Banned by the wife from buying anything else.

    5: What strings do you use?
    Ernie Ball 10s 

    6: If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be?
    Add some vocals

    7: What are you doing five minutes before you go onstage?
    Worrying I don't really know some of the songs we were covering

    8: ...And five minutes after?
    Realising, yes I didn't really know some of the songs we were covering

    9: What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you onstage?
    Did a cover of I am the resurrection, put my distortion pedal on by accident when it came to the chiming guitar part at the end. All the band members gave me the stare.

    10: What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar?

    Play stuff you like and not what you think people would like. 
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  • 1: What was your first guitar and when did you get it?
    Kay SG copy, about 1980

    2: The building’s burning down – what one guitar do you save?
    easy, my '62 335

    3: What’s the oldest guitar that you own?
    '62 335

    4: And the next piece of gear you’d like to acquire?
    Fender Vibrolux reverb

    5: What strings do you use?
    Ernie ball 10-46

    6: If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be?
    The lyrics from our first single

    7: What are you doing five minutes before you go onstage?
    Dinking beer 

    8: ...And five minutes after?
    Drinking beer
    9: What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you onstage?
    Either the Marshall stack falling on me or when I was young, on stage at a holiday camp and told three jokes...nobody laughed apart from my mum...out of pity no doubt.

    10: What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar?
    Leave the wife now, 'cos you're going to eventually split anyway. Then you can focus more on the music.
    ‘It is no measure of good health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society’
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  • MellishMellish Frets: 945
    @Petepassion ;
    Hi and welcome to the FB :).

    If you've not spent time lurking, you may not know where to find Admins & Mods if you need 'em. They are listed in New Members, just send a PM.

    Enjoy! :+1:
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  • 1. What was your first guitar?

    An Indian made Fender copy (the name illudes me now, but they were all the rage in the early 90s)

    2. The building's burning down, what guitar do you save

    Kinkade handmade acoustic

    3. What's the oldest guitar you own?

    1966 candy apple red jazz bass

    4. And the next piece of gear you'd like to acquire?

    Pre-CBS Fender jaguar

    5. What strings do you use?

    D'addario medium gauage 

    6. If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be?

    I recorded an album for German record label and overplayed on everything

    7. What are you doing five minutes before you go on stage.

    Ensuring I have some water, checking my rig out on stage and seeing what's happening with the crowd

    8. ... and five minutes after?

    Packing my guitar/bass away safely before heading off for a drink

    9. What's the worst thing that's happened to you on stage?

    I was playing a gig at the Albert Hall, and the jack socket on my Warwick bass was playing up on the first number.

    10. What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar?

    Take more opportunities to play with other people, learn to read music earlier, and enjoy jazz. 
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  • Hi Guitar-type dudes and dudettes,

    My name's Dave, and I'm new here, so be kind if I make a total ass of myself!

    1: What was your first guitar and when did you get it?  

    An Eko Texan nylon-strung acoustic with a hideous orange pearloid scratchplate.  I got it from a jumble sale for 75p and the bridge had pulled away (someone had abviously experimented with steel strings) so it had to be bolted back on!

    2: The building’s burning down – what one guitar do you save? 

    My '65 SG Junior, "Dolly" (named after the aunt whose legacy funded it!)

    3: What’s the oldest guitar that you own?  

    The '65 SG

    4: And the next piece of gear you’d like to acquire? 

    What 'ave you got?

    5: What strings do you use? 

    D'addario, on the electrics, Ernie Ball Earthwoods for the acoustic

    6: If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be? 

    A workmate's son was studying music production at uni and needed a band who were inexperienced in the studio to record for part of his final project.  My band at the time, "Clever Jake", volunteered, and they used every digital device in the studio to make us sound all polished and shiny, like Michael Buble's worst nightmare.  I love to have a decent recording of that band in our raw rock 'n' roll majesty.

    7: What are you doing five minutes before you go onstage?

    refilling a dark beer bottle with water to swig on stage.  Gotta give the illusion of still being rock 'n' roll! =)

    8: ...And five minutes after?

    Usually chatting to the crowd members who come and say kind things to us, which they probably even mean at the time.  One woman once came and threw her bra at me after a gig!  (apparently she did it "ironically".  Not sure how you throw a brassiere at someone "ironically", but she did it.  It was probably post-modernist as well)

    9: What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you onstage? 

    Getting such a total mental block about how to play a song that I had to stop the rest of the band and move on to the next song in the set.  I styled it out!  We did it as an encore

    10: What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar?

    Be a practice geek rather than a gear geek (actually, I should tell my older self that, as well!)
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  • 1: What was your first guitar and when did you get it?

    A cheap Strat copy bought in about 1978
    2: The building’s burning down – what one guitar do you save? 
    My 1971 Cherry sunburst  Les Paul Deluxe

    3: What’s the oldest guitar that you own? 
    A 1964 Gibson LG1 acoustic

    4: And the next piece of gear you’d like to acquire? 
    A Custom shop cherry Gibson ES355 with Bigsby

    5: What strings do you use? 
    Elixir 

    6: If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be? 
    With an originals band I played in in the mid 80s, that we released a professionally recorded single/EP instead of just a 4 track demo..

    7: What are you doing five minutes before you go onstage? 
    Just relaxing...will have done all other prep necessary before that point!

    8: ...And five minutes after? 
    Having a drink and bathing in the post gig glory ;)

    9: What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you onstage? 
    Nothing too bad...played an extra verse to the end of a song that didn't exist . singer stopped singing...had to keep going and hope nobody noticed... if in doubt keep playing and give an accusing glare to the bass player/singer / drummer :)

    10: What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar? 
    Play stuff you can't play....until you can play it. 


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  • 1: What was your first guitar and when did you get it?
    Metallic purple ("Titanium Ice") Ibanez RG470. Male menopause gift to myself: couldn't afford a sports car. Nineteen-ninety-something.

    2: The building’s burning down – what one guitar do you save? 
    My saxophone. Sorry.

    3: What’s the oldest guitar that you own?
    2008 Epiphone Sheraton

    4: And the next piece of gear you’d like to acquire? 
    A hammer dulcimer/santur

    5: What strings do you use?
    D'Addario ever-so-light half round wound

    6: If you could change one thing about a recording of yours, what would it be?
    I'd finish it.

    7: What are you doing five minutes before you go onstage?
    I don't go onstage.

    8: ...And five minutes after?
    See above.

    9: What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you onstage?
    Playing Brigadier General Ezra Mannon in a student production of Mourning Becomes Electra.

    10: What advice would you give your younger self about playing the guitar?
    Stick to the saxophone, as you did.

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  • Welch me aboard @bocarp!
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  • Jonathanthomas83Jonathanthomas83 Frets: 3466
    edited December 2022
    Dupe, sorry. Bloody phone/sausage fingers
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    View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
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