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Old 06-19-2011, 05:12 PM
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Any of your guitars older than you are?
I have a few amps older than I am but no guitars.

How about you?
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Old 06-19-2011, 05:17 PM
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1930 Martin.
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Old 06-19-2011, 05:22 PM
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How old are you?!
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Old 06-19-2011, 05:29 PM
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They didn't make guitars before me.
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Old 06-19-2011, 05:32 PM
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50's vega archtop. (it's had a neck repair, just as i have).
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Old 06-19-2011, 05:46 PM
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Yeah.

But I'm only a quarter of a century old, so that's not an impressive feat.
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Old 06-19-2011, 06:36 PM
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Plainsman cowboy guitar - late 30s
Cheap Harmony archtop - early 60s
J50 ADJ - about 4 years older than I am
SG Melody Maker - about 2 years older
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Old 06-19-2011, 06:42 PM
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They didn't make guitars before me.


Just a Rick 4001 Bass that has me by a couple of months.
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Old 06-19-2011, 06:44 PM
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I have a '61 Gretsch that's older than me and seems to be aging better too.
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Old 06-19-2011, 06:49 PM
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I was born in 1984. In my collection are:

1973 Guild M-75G
1958 National Town and Country
1930s Slingerland New Marvel archtop
1953 Oahu Iolana lap steel
1975 Guild JS-II bass
1954 Gibson EM-200 mandolin
1940s Regal Ultra Grand mandolin
1930s Slingerland Songster mandolin
1920 Gibson A-3 mandolin

Plus a few amps from before my time:

1960 National 1210
1965 Standel S54TA
1965 Ampeg Reverberocket
1961 Guild 99-J
Ca. 1980 Music Man RD50
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Old 06-19-2011, 06:52 PM
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In my mid 40's and have several older than I am, mostly acoustic.
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Old 06-19-2011, 07:17 PM
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'39 Gibson EH-185 steel
'43 Martin 0-18
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Old 06-19-2011, 07:26 PM
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Um...yes.
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Old 06-19-2011, 07:33 PM
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32 National Duolian and 34/35 Gibson L-00
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Old 06-19-2011, 08:24 PM
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