How long Did You stay with your first guitar?

dougp23 · #1 September 11th, 2006

Just curious to all the players out there--

How long did you play that first guitar you bought, before you upgraded??

(I was gonna make this a poll, but I haven't had enough coffee yet, so I'd probably bungle it!)

Matty22 · #2 September 11th, 2006

Ive still got my original accoustic....
And upgraded my dodgy "legend" strat ripoff, to a ESP EX50, after about 6 months..... best move i ever made

lorispencer · #3 September 11th, 2006

depends on the quality of your first guitar and how it suites your needs. I still have my first guitar which i received in 1965. It was a good classical guitar and it was my only guitar for 6 years. i literally wore a grove in the back of the neck and divits in the fretboard.

Chaotic Kittie · #4 September 11th, 2006

I still play my first acoustic guitar, simply 'cause I don't have neither the money nor interest to invest in a new one, though I start to get bored with the low QL sound of it, so I guess sooner or later I'll buy a new one...

My first electric only stayed with me for a few months, then I made a huge upgrade to a Jackson SLSMG Soloist.
At least I'm satisfied.

cshude · #5 September 11th, 2006

Acoustic- started with a Samick, which is currently down in Mississippi with my brother-in-law, who is learning. I stayed with that one for about 8 years before getting my Larrivee.

Electric- still with my Squier strat copy with some recent upgrades.

WernHalen · #6 September 11th, 2006

I upgraded after about two years and upgraded every two years since. I had a problem getting to just the tone I love... THen I bought my A&L and I am not looking back at all...

Random Robot · #7 September 11th, 2006

My 1st was a Martin something? Can't remember, anyways I kept it for about a year, sold it went back to playing drums. Then I bought my baby, an Oscar Schmit, not sure that it has a model. Paid (I just typed payed before correcting, this must be the end) $160 for guitar and case then got a Fishman pup out of my uncle's garbage after he was done with a Washburn. I love it, will never sell it, not even for $1,000,000. So I actually sold my 1st after about a year then downgraded in quality but I'm much happier.

fly135 · #8 September 11th, 2006

I bought a Les Paul copy in the late 70's, never learned to play it well. Sold it to a guy I worked with. Then again in the mid 80's I bought a G&L S-500 strat in a pawn shop cheap. Never really learned to play it either until I finally got over the startup hump this year. It's one of my favorite guitars now. Beats out the MIM strat that I recently picked up off Craigslist.

krissovo · #9 September 11th, 2006

I only bought a very cheap €150 Stagg and after 6 weeks when I knew that I had the bug I bought a semi decent Fender. I still have her and she is now tuned to open E or I take her on camping trips.

Teddy Madison · #10 September 11th, 2006

Still have my first. I bought it to make sure I would keep playing and if a year later I was, I would upgrade, which I did. I still play the original (Rogue) when it's a quicky or I've had a few drinks. Don't like to risk any damage to the Breedlove AD20/SM.

Wayne

allthumbs · #11 September 11th, 2006

One year. I sold it to help my sister through college. Had my next one for 3 years. Handed it off to someone who did a Pete Townsend smash the guitar move with it a week later. Bummer. I haven't given a guitar away since.

snowmoon · #12 September 11th, 2006

Still have mine... bought in 1991? Ovation Ultra ( Similar to the Celebrety today ). Great guitar and maybe in a few years of getting back into it I will upgrade or get a nice Fender.

Andy S · #13 September 11th, 2006

My first electric, way back in '68 or '69 was a Greco, semi hollow body. Yellow to black berst finish. Played pretty smooth as I remember. Fed back really easy, too. So I could ROCK!!

Drove the neighbors nuts!!

Had that for probably a year. Then I traded it in for my first Strat.
When I went in to buy the strat, I put a deposit on it and the sales guy put a 3x5 index card with SOLD in great big letters written on it in between the strings. My name was also written on it , but real small. Before I walked out, I stopped and asked him if he could rewrite the card. He did....

Sold to
Andy SORENTINO

After that weekend, all my buddies at school came up to me talking about MY new Strat. Pretty cool for a high schooler at the time!

Kept that for a while then traded that in for my Les Paul Deluxe. The sold that & quit playing for 10 years. The rest, as they say, is history!

bluesguy · #14 September 11th, 2006

My first guitar was a classical guitar that played for about a year. Then I got my Fender Tex-Mex Stratocaster + Fender Pro Jr amp. About another year or so later I traded in the classical and got a Yamaha 4a acoustic/electric.

6string · #15 September 11th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by dougp23

How long did you play that first guitar you bought, before you upgraded??

Answer: Longer than my 1st Wife.