The Guitars

I love guitars. No doubt. They are the tools of my trade and the voice of my soul; they are works of art and art meant for hard work. I have owned many guitars in my life and let more than a few get away that never should have.

Like most players, I started out getting the first guitar I could. Then I saved a little money and traded up. Then I did it again. And again. And… Now, I am at a stage where I am building a workable arsenal of instruments – a collection, if you will. Not a collection like Rick Nielsen (200+), Joe Perry (600+), or Eric Clapton in his heyday (3,000)… but more like 25-30 instruments that can handle any situation, live or studio, that I may run into.

The collection I envision encompasses three areas: (1-10) a variety of Telecasters (I love Telecasters!), (11-20) guitars of my heroes, and (21-25) acoustic guitars. The list leaves 26-30 open for anything unknown or unforeseen at this point. So, listed below are the guitars I have (in bold)… and the ones I want (in italics)… along with photos at the bottom. Enjoy!

1. Fender American Special Telecaster
2. Squier J5 Telecaster
3. Fender Blacktop Telecaster
4. tele
5. tele
6. tele
7. tele
8. tele
9. tele
10. tele
11. Gibson Faded SG (for Pete Townsend)
    
12. Fender Standard Stratocaster (for SRV)
    
13. Gretsch G5120 Electromatic (for the Beatles and Brian Setzer)
    
14. Rickenbacker (Beatles and Tom Petty)
    
15. Hofner bass (Beatles)
    
16. Epiphone Alleykat
17. Epiphone Wildkat
18. Epiphone Flamekat
19. Ovation Deacon or Breadwinner (the Partridge Family)
    
20. sitar guitar
21. Ovation Elite
22. Epiphone Classical
23. Epiphone Masterbilt DR-500MCE
    
24. Tacoma PKE-30
    
25. resonator guitar
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