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I was loaned it for three years back in the 80s.
I used to go to a local pub that had a comedy night, and there was an older Liverpudlian comic who I got talking to. He soon twigged I was a musician, and told me that in his youth he'd played in lots of 'beat' bands and still had some of his old gear.
It turned out that he and his wife owned a local small hotel, and to cut a long story short I used to get invited to have an after hours drink in the fellah's hotel bar fairly regularly. One day he brought out this battered Tele and asked me to try it.
It was superb, the neck fitted my hand like a glove and played through the guys AC30 it sounded amazing. I spent ages playing it - then told the guy he was a lucky chap and handed the guitar back,
He then said 'I haven't played it in years - how'd you like to have it on permanent loan? Seems a shame that it just lives its days in a case'.
Of course I bit his arm off and it became my main gigging guitar.
Sadly the chap liked a drink, well to be honest he was an alcoholic ... and within that three years he'd drunk himself to death.
He died with massive debts, and the hotel was soon up for sale. I put the Tele in it's battered case and took it round to the poor chap's widow. She said he'd have wanted me to keep it, but I pointed out to her that it was 'worth a few bob' and that she should sell it She reluctantly took it ... and I walked away ... I couldn't afford to pay her a proper price for it.
And so that was the best guitar I've ever played :-)
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Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
One time, the store manager Flea told me "take a seat Merlin, I want to show you something. He went into the back of the shop and brought out a 54 goldtop in original case. I sat on the leather chair and played it for a while. It was beautiful and gorgeously patinated and sounded the bollocks.
He told me it was £8500.
Out of my league at the time but I wish I had bought it. It was spectacular. The neck.....
As someone who hasn't as yet got on with Gibson (I do want to try an SG Junior), PRS, Ricky etc I am going to have to say it was a Rory Gallagher Custom Shop. The neck was just sublime, in fact the whole thing felt beautiful and resonated for ever. But...I found the pickups too dark.
So, I guess it wasn't the best guitar I have ever played.
That honour goes to my 2017 Offset Mustang. For the first time, I can safely say it is a 100% keep forever. Been through the mill, and come out the other side thanks to some recent body, neck and bridge magic; it now plays and sounds perfect (the Mojo pickups do help) and inspires me. I just love it (not as much as Mrs001, but getting there).
I have been playing my JM (also refitted) a lot recently, and I got a gorgeous 1966 Mustang last year - but in a fire, the 2017 Mustang is the one I would save. Could be heresy - but it's true.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Ian
Lowering my expectations has succeeded beyond my wildest dreams.
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Ian
Lowering my expectations has succeeded beyond my wildest dreams.
sounds even better................................. I hate to say (Jem knows the story )
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
It's financial terms, it's probably worth more as firewood than a musical instrument but as far as I'm concerned, it's going nowhere!
The guitar was passed around and the neck was just sublime, with glorious frets and a lovely played in feel which surprised me as evo has had a few necks over the years think.