Any Musicians in the House??

[Flyjet601]

I have another passion besides my family and my watches. It is music. I have be playing guitar since i was about 13 yrs old. I LOVE the blues and R&R. Played in a variety of bands along the way.

Since many of you are collectors of fine items, including Rollies I figured I would put out a few pix of my pride and musical joy.

A vintage 1952 Fender Telecaster. The history behind the Telecaster is much like the history behind the Sub and GMT. Long, winding, and very interesting. Probably Fenders most popular guitar(maybe the Stratocaster also). If you have listened to the likes of Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones(Keith Richard's signature guitar), Muddy Waters, Albert Collins, Danny Gatton to name just a few......you have heard the 'Tele' in action.

It is a piece of musical history.

[Goodwatch]

I play a mean 'air guitar', does this count? BTW, a nice axe you've got there

[padi56]

Nice guitar more of a keyboard player myself,love a bit of jazz use to have a hamond B3 with Leslie speaker what a sound.Then the keyboard portables came along,then had a Yamaha DX7,now have a Yamaha Tyros,but nothing can replicate the sound of the Hamond.My Grandson is very good on electic and classical guitar,and he is getting to grips with my keyboard, and we quite often have a blast together, they say old rockers never die.

[Flyjet601]

Originally Posted by padi56

Nice guitar more of a keyboard player myself,love a bit of jazz use to have a hamond B3 with Leslie speaker what a sound.Then the keyboard portables came along,then had a Yamaha DX7,now have a Yamaha Tyros,but nothing can replicate the sound of the Hamond.My Grandson is very good on electic and classical guitar,and he is getting to grips with my keyboard, and we quite often have a blast together, they say old rockers never die.

I think the Hamond is an awesome keyboard, a few friends of mine had them years ago. My wife wants to get an electric keyboard. She is a classical pianist.
It is great that you play with your grandson, music is very important for kids, and old geezers like us

Keep on rockin'

[madformac]

I'm a semi pro guitarist I suppose you would say.

My current line up includes:

1962 Fender Stratocaster (in Fiesta red. Its a slab board Strat made in April '62). This one has been gigged by Keith Richards with the Stones back in late '62. (he borrowed in off my father)

2003 John Suhr Carve Top Standard (in Trans Honey with Les Paul brown back. Built by John himself for me with similar spec to the guitar he made for Mark Knopfler back in 1988)

2003 Rick Turner Model 1 CP (built for me by Rick, similar to the guitar used by Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac)

2001 Gibson 335 dot (in red)

2004 Fender Stratocaster (in a '54 sunburst. The "standard" US 50th Anniversary ltd edition)

I'm also taking delivery of a new Turner Model 1 next week hopefully.

I use a Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue amp, cables by Monster, Planet Waves and Zaola.

My pedal setup includes : Budda Bud Wah, Electro Harmonix Big Muff (Russian), Boss SD-1 Overdrive, MXR Dynacomp Compressor, Boss TU-2 Tuner, Boss CE-5 Chorus, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, MXR Phase 90 Phaser and an Ernie Ball Volume Pedal.

[mailman]

JJ plays the skin flute

[padi56]

Originally Posted by mailman

JJ plays the skin flute

I was told sheep play a good tune on JJs flute Paulie.
Please excuse the.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Flyjet601

I think the Hamond is an awesome keyboard, a few friends of mine had them years ago. My wife wants to get an electric keyboard. She is a classical pianist.
It is great that you play with your grandson, music is very important for kids, and old geezers like us

Keep on rockin'

Agree don't thing anything modern can quite replicate the old Hammond sound.Now regarding keyboards the Yamaha Tyros has a superb piano sound,and feel to the keyboard.They have brought out now the Yamaha Tyros 2 this one is quite unbelievable.Mine is the first model superb all instrument sounds,but the new one does quite a bit more.

[Flyjet601]

Originally Posted by madformac

I'm a semi pro guitarist I suppose you would say.

My current line up includes:

1962 Fender Stratocaster (in Fiesta red. Its a slab board Strat made in April '62). This one has been gigged by Keith Richards with the Stones back in late '62. (he borrowed in off my father)

2003 John Suhr Carve Top Standard (in Trans Honey with Les Paul brown back. Built by John himself for me with similar spec to the guitar he made for Mark Knopfler back in 1988)

2003 Rick Turner Model 1 CP (built for me by Rick, similar to the guitar used by Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac)

2001 Gibson 335 dot (in red)

2004 Fender Stratocaster (in a '54 sunburst. The "standard" US 50th Anniversary ltd edition)

I'm also taking delivery of a new Turner Model 1 next week hopefully.

I use a Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue amp, cables by Monster, Planet Waves and Zaola.

My pedal setup includes : Budda Bud Wah, Electro Harmonix Big Muff (Russian), Boss SD-1 Overdrive, MXR Dynacomp Compressor, Boss TU-2 Tuner, Boss CE-5 Chorus, Boss DD-3 Digital Delay, MXR Phase 90 Phaser and an Ernie Ball Volume Pedal.

That is quite the hardware you have.....
1962 Strat sounds like an interesting piece of history.
My pedal arrangement has thinned out of the years, but I am looking to get a Jimi Hendrix Wah Wah, by Dunlop. I had one before and I loved it.
Got any pix of the axes, love to see them.

[Flyjet601]

Originally Posted by padi56

I was told sheep play a good tune on JJs flute Paulie.
Please excuse the.

...but you are probably right

[Subfiend]

Here is my '52 RI Tele with my '61 Fender Bassman amp. This is a killer combination.

[Subfiend]

'57 RI Les Paul with my Marshall JCM 800. I actually prefer the sound of this guitar through the Fender Bassman. It's very bluesy.

I'm an ex-rock drummer in the mold of Neil Peart (man, I wish).

Currently learning to play the bag pipes.

Originally Posted by Atomic

Currently learning to play the bag pipes.

The question was about music, not just noise......

My father was a music instructor at one time. He could play any keyboard (piano, and electric keyboard), and a wide variety of stringed instruments such as the guitar, banjo, mandolin, steel guitar......

At one time I took lessons on the electric keyboard (a Hammond - two levels of keys plus pedals) and had a few competitions and performances. I also played in the high school band (tuba - long story) but gave it all up around grade 10.

I now prefer to just listen to music rather than make it.

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by mailman

JJ plays the skin flute

Originally Posted by padi56

I was told sheep play a good tune on JJs flute Paulie.
Please excuse the.

I knew it, I knew it, I knew it....

[steve-o]

My line up:

[madformac]

Originally Posted by Flyjet601

That is quite the hardware you have.....
1962 Strat sounds like an interesting piece of history.
My pedal arrangement has thinned out of the years, but I am looking to get a Jimi Hendrix Wah Wah, by Dunlop. I had one before and I loved it.
Got any pix of the axes, love to see them.

Rick Turner Model 1



Suhr Carve Top Standard



Fender 50th Anniversary Stratocaster



1962 Fender Stratocaster, Turner Model 1, Suhr Carve Top Standard

[Flyjet601]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

I knew it, I knew it, I knew it....

I had no idea JJ was such a talented musician

[Flyjet601]

Originally Posted by Subfiend

Here is my '52 RI Tele with my '61 Fender Bassman amp. This is a killer combination.

Awesome, love the amps too

[Flyjet601]

Originally Posted by Subfiend

'57 RI Les Paul with my Marshall JCM 800. I actually prefer the sound of this guitar through the Fender Bassman. It's very bluesy.

I used to have a Fender Bassman, great amp and sound.

Is that a Bigsby Tremolo unit on it?

[Flyjet601]

Originally Posted by madformac

Rick Turner Model 1



Suhr Carve Top Standard



Fender 50th Anniversary Stratocaster



1962 Fender Stratocaster, Turner Model 1, Suhr Carve Top Standard

Great collection. Love the Strat, I have a '84 White with Rosewood neck.

That finish on the Suhr is to die for, what kind of wood is that. The sustain must go on forever

[Subfiend]

Originally Posted by Flyjet601

I used to have a Fender Bassman, great amp and sound.

Is that a Bigsby Tremolo unit on it?

Yes, that's a Bigsby. one of the few you will see on a Les Paul Goldtop.

Here are a few more. My pair of '54 Les Paul Juniors and my '57 Les Paul Special. (Unfortunately, I had to sell one of the Les Paul Juniors. Only 823 were made in the first year of production and I owned two. )



Here is the one I sold, with matching Les Paul and Les Paul Jr. amps from 1954 and 1955 (I still have the amps).



Here are some of my other Les Pauls.

[Subfiend]

Not pictured: '54 RI Les Paul Goldtop, formerly owned by Hubert Sumlin; '02 PRS McCarty; '00 Les Paul Special Custom Shop RI; and a couple of acoustics.

[madformac]

Originally Posted by Flyjet601

Great collection. Love the Strat, I have a '84 White with Rosewood neck.

That finish on the Suhr is to die for, what kind of wood is that. The sustain must go on forever

The Suhr is made of Honduran mahogany body with a thick quilted maple cap. The finish you see is actually the wood itself, its just the finish brings the grain out better. Neck is maple with Madagascan rosewood fingerboard. List price now is somewhere in the region of $6200.

Yes it does sustain like crazy!

[madformac]

Originally Posted by Subfiend

Not pictured: '54 RI Les Paul Goldtop, formerly owned by Hubert Sumlin; '02 PRS McCarty; '00 Les Paul Special Custom Shop RI; and a couple of acoustics.

Nice collection! Nothing sounds quite like a vintage Les Paul.

[rolexfan21]

My Beloved Es-345. and the Day-Date of course... love them both.... and the fender amp :) reverbbbbbbbb

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by steve-o

My line up:

Finally, a true acustic player. The best sound of all. Electric is noise compared to an acoustic.

[diablojota]

Y'all have very nice collections. I have an epiphone acoustic/electric, an epiphone 12-string (played better than the Martin I tried). An Aria Pro II electric. I also have an Epiphone MB-250 Banjo, a Gibson RB-250 circa 1951, a Gibson Mandolin.

[Flyjet601]

Originally Posted by vic_the_pro

My Beloved Es-345. and the Day-Date of course... love them both.... and the fender amp :) reverbbbbbbbb

I friend of mine has a vintage ES-355, what an awesome guitar. Never played a ES345, but it sure looks fantastic....

I notice a slight bias towards Gibson guitars here

[Flyjet601]

Originally Posted by Subfiend

Yes, that's a Bigsby. one of the few you will see on a Les Paul Goldtop.

Here are a few more. My pair of '54 Les Paul Juniors and my '57 Les Paul Special. (Unfortunately, I had to sell one of the Les Paul Juniors. Only 823 were made in the first year of production and I owned two. )



Here is the one I sold, with matching Les Paul and Les Paul Jr. amps from 1954 and 1955 (I still have the amps).



Here are some of my other Les Pauls.

What a nice looking collection.....22 frets has it advantages