Here are mine ...

Kirk Lorange · #1 November 21st, 2005

What a fine collection, Dan!

Here are mine, from left to right:

Michael Palm resonator; Gibson J-50 (1951); Goya classical (1966); Gibson nylon (1963); Kim Hancock archtop; Fender Stratocaster (early 60's).

The resonator and archtop are made by local Brisbane luthiers. The Strat I bought in London in 1973 ... it was setup by Seymour Duncan, who was the guitar tech for Fender Soundhouse at the time . The Gibson J-50 I bought for $150 in a Montreal pawn shop in 1969, the Gibson nylon I bought in Sydney Australia after not being able to put it down in the shop and the Goya was my first 'good' guitar ... it's seen a bit of wear and tear after spending some years with my kids.

silverbullet5774 · #2 November 21st, 2005

WOW Kirk, you have some amazing instruments! That hollowbody their is beautifull.

Fireproof · #3 November 21st, 2005

Wow - awesome looking collection there! Very nice. Of course, we would expect nothing less than impressive.

Kirk Lorange · #4 November 22nd, 2005

I've owned quite a few others ... An SG, years ago; a 335 decades ago; a Telecaster ... a Kay, an F-hole Gibson acoustic (L-4 as I recall) ... but if I find I'm not playing them, I sell them to (hopefully) people who will. There's nothing worse to me that thinking of a beautiful well set-up guitar in a case, under a bed or in the attic, not being played. Very sad.

silverbullet5774 · #5 November 22nd, 2005

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There's nothing worse to me that thinking of a beautiful well set up guitar in a case, under a bed or in the attic, not being played. Very sad.

I completely agree Kirk. This is one reason I can't understand guitars as "art pieces." To me a guitar has a soul, and when you hang it up on the wall or put it in its case, you are caging it up like some animal. If you just leave it in thier, you are negleting it, terrible and shamefull imo.

PLAY YOUR GUITARS!

toxicity · #6 November 22nd, 2005

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I completely agree Kirk. This is one reason I can't understand guitars as "art pieces." To me a guitar has a soul, and when you hang it up on the wall or put it in its case, you are caging it up like some animal. If you just leave it in thier, you are negleting it, terrible and shamefull imo.

PLAY YOUR GUITARS!

Hehe, mine has been sitting in the closet for more than 3years right after I bought it. I finally decided to breath some life into it!

Maurice · #7 November 22nd, 2005

Dayum Kirk, that is a lot

I would not be leaving the house if I had those guitars

Dan Carey · #8 November 22nd, 2005

Those Gibsons look sweet. I wish that their new ones had the character of those older ones. I had a Gibson SG back in the mid '60s. Wish I still had it!

gtech · #9 November 22nd, 2005

Kirk, nice guitars that you have there. I didn't see your amps or effects yet. Did you post them somewhere?

I love your slide sound, and would like to have more info about it.

I will post a picture or two of my equipment as soon as I find the best shots I have of it. But until them, I'm all eyes...

After all these years, I still didn't find a sound that I like with my stuff

Gilles

silverbullet5774 · #10 November 22nd, 2005

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Hehe, mine has been sitting in the closet for more than 3years right after I bought it. I finally decided to breath some life into it!

3 years! ACK!

Take that poor instrument for a walk, and then play it till your fingers swell up like sausages. That might make up for a small bit of the neglect.

coldethyl · #11 February 1st, 2006

There's some beautiful guitars you have there Kirk!

I won't ask you which one is your favourite, since it's like someone asking you which one of your children is your favourite. Impossible!!

chuckswood2001 · #12 February 1st, 2006

great collection Kirk

someday ill have some good guitars, rite now im happy with what i have, i read an article the other day about people buying guitars for investment, they dont play them just trying to make money off them, i have a dime store acoustic and an ibanez hollow body elct. i play the acoustic 99% of the time but take the ibanez off the wall and play it a couple times a week

chuck

cj · #13 February 1st, 2006

Nice collection!

Is the room humidified.
Guess I assume you're in a dry climate.

cj

allthumbs · #14 February 1st, 2006

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great collection Kirk

someday ill have some good guitars, rite now im happy with what i have, i read an article the other day about people buying guitars for investment, they dont play them just trying to make money off them, i have a dime store acoustic and an ibanez hollow body elct. i play the acoustic 99% of the time but take the ibanez off the wall and play it a couple times a week

chuck

It makes me ill thinking of all the fine guitars sitting unplayed in a collectors stash.

riffraff57 · #15 February 13th, 2006

Fireproof I know that song is Fleetwood Mac but what is the title??