Greetings from Leominster, MA

[stumpypete]

Hey everyone, just discovered this site through a friend. Just what I need, another website to be addicted to!!
To introduce myself: I've been playing for.... wait, that'll show how old a fart I am... let's just say a long time.

Been through a host of rigs... Pretty much a Marshall guy, though I've had others, namely Boogies and a Kitty Hawk. Favorite amp was a '71 Superlead that I stupidly traded in for my first Boogie over 20 years ago.

Main axe is a Gibson Les Paul, but I also have a Fender American standard Strat, Hamer Vector, Dean Baby Z (an early Zelinski guitar, not the assembly line crap they later made) Ovation Standard Elite and a host of others, acoustic and electric, that don't get played as much.

I've been full circle with effects... started off with stomp boxes, went to rack mounts in the 80's, to multi-effect/emulator floor boxes, and lately back to stomp boxes. Actually, I've quite simplified it the last couple of years... tuner, delay, wah-wah, amp.

Well, that's about it. Look forward to delving into the site!

Ralph

[BerkleeBill]

Hey everyone, just discovered this site through a friend. Just what I need, another website to be addicted to!!
To introduce myself: I've been playing for.... wait, that'll show how old a fart I am... let's just say a long time.

Been through a host of rigs... Pretty much a Marshall guy, though I've had others, namely Boogies and a Kitty Hawk. Favorite amp was a '71 Superlead that I stupidly traded in for my first Boogie over 20 years ago.
Stupidly traded is right!!

I met Ralph in the early 1980s when we both took a recording class at a local studio. For our final project, we recorded Ralph's band. I'll never forget the tone Ralph got by plugging his Les Paul straight into that 71 Superlead -- ****ing amazing!! :eek: I seriously coveted that amp for a very long time...and was shocked and saddened to learn years later it had been sold (and not to me!).

Welcome to the board, Ralph. Great group of guys here on TGP, with everyone sharing a common goal of obtaining great guitar tones.

-Bill

[JJK]

Hey, I work at Gordon Lasalle Music in Southbridge. There's one in Leominster, I'm sure you've been in there before. And enjoy this site, it's awesome!

[TheRockDoc]

formerly Back Bay>Dorcester>Braintree from 85-91

welcome!!!!

[Pa'ani]

Hey Ralph,

Welcome to The Gear Page!

[KRosser]

Leominster, MA is where my Mom was born and raised. We lived for a while near Lowell when I was a teenager and we went to Leominster often for holidays and family get-togethers.

I remember it as a lovely town...

It's close to Fitchburg, yes? There was a big music store here, this would have been about '75, where I got my first nice guitar - a late 60's 335 - when I was in junior high school - Fitchburg Music, was it?

[mailman]

Greetings from Rockport, Ralph!;)

[Cenulab]

Welcome, Ralph!

I live down in Webster, just above the CT/RI borders. I played a gig up in your town last June at that "Stroll Back in Time" outdoor fun-for-all sponsored by your local businesses. It was supposed to be an "oldies" gig, but we stretched things far into the 70's with no complaints. Maybe you caught us in front of the jewelry store...

www.touchedband.com (http://www.touchedband.com)

-Cen

[HipKitty]

Greetings from Nashville!

[Ken Ireland]

Welcome aboard Ralph!

[Scott Peterson]

Ralph, Welcome to The Gear Page!

[LIGHTNIN1]

Welcome to TGP!!
:AOK

[stump]

Welcome. I'm 20 minutes down the road in Holden.

[Garygtr]

Shout out from the North Shore :cool:

[TheRockDoc]

Former Dochester/Braintree here- how ah yoo?:BEER

[archtopjazz]

Hi,

Welcome to TGP.

Jim

[aram]

whoooooaaaa!

I grew up in Lunenburg!!!!!!

Twin Cities Rule!!!

[Ben C.]

Leominster has come a long way.. and Fitchburg is still like the "evil twin" of the Twin Cities ;) .

KRosser - was it the Music Box on Main Street in Fitchburg? That was open for a long time and just closed up shop about 10 years ago. I usually make the drive to Daddy's in Shrewsbury, or the Minor Chord in Acton if I need any servicing or miscellaney...

Welcome aboard Ralph!

[Zelmo]

Howdy from Millbury!

[KRosser]

KRosser - was it the Music Box on Main Street in Fitchburg? That was open for a long time and just closed up shop about 10 years ago.

I don't remember. I just remember it was a small place with two or three floors and it was crammed to the gills with cases, etc. That, and in 1975 they wound up with one ES-335 less and that thing rocked my world.

[Ben C.]

I don't remember. I just remember it was a small place with two or three floors and it was crammed to the gills with cases, etc. That, and in 1975 they wound up with one ES-335 less and that thing rocked my world.
Yep - that sounds like the Fitchburg Music Box to me!

-Ben

[EataPeach]

I grew up in Westminster...Went to Oakmont High
Welcome aboard

[aram]

Yep - that sounds like the Fitchburg Music Box to me!

-Ben

wow. I had my first guitar lessons at the Music Box, and went on to teach there in high school.

They had a ton of vintage guitars on the walls that they wouldn't sell.

I remember they once had an early 70s goldtop for $500. But at the time I was really into Dave Navarro and wanted to get something with a locking trem. Doh!!!!

[Ben C.]

wow. I had my first guitar lessons at the Music Box, and went on to teach there in high school.

They had a ton of vintage guitars on the walls that they wouldn't sell.

I remember they once had an early 70s goldtop for $500. But at the time I was really into Dave Navarro and wanted to get something with a locking trem. Doh!!!!
Small world, huh?
I thought they were a bit stuck up in there, esp. with the guitars not for sale, yet right up there on display. I distinctly remember a black (or extremely dirty) Broadcaster up there...

-Ben