well its a few months old( on top of 20+ years)
pictured with my old one (year old made in 03 an i added (lol) aftermarket pickups and stickers)
black-2003 epiphone explorer with floyd rose- for my metal, and rock.
Champaigne sparkle- 1980's fender copy - Encore(when they were in compititon with fender, with ibanez pickups with large pole pieces.- for blues, rock and metal

Nice guitars. I prefer the strat copy but that's just me. (more traditional tastes)
Thanks for posting.
Cheers,
Charles

explorers are traditonal! 1958!!!!

Yeah, I know but they are still a bit too 'futuristic' looking for my tastes. Same reason I'm not an Iceman fan.
C.

Found this thread browsing late at night. Great to see a few string bashers among the kitbashers. I will get some shots of my guitars and add to the discussion. I am a die hard blues/southern rock/bluegrass fan and played in a band for a few years before wife and kids and work took over.

Stay tuned (sorry for the pun) for photos coming soon.

tuned in Damian!!

Ha, story of my life too! I was in a bluegrass band in the late 70's and a 'country/rock' band in the early 80's
I'll try to get some shots of my guitars posted here in the near future.

C.

HERE'S MINE

Here are my 2 electrics, the SG has been identified as a mid-60's standard Gibson from the serial numbers, but all Gibson decals have been stripped off before I bought it (for $300). The Strat is a Lone Star, the 2 single coils and humbucker combo is perfect for me.




I will line up my acoustics soon for more . . .

Nice... Get the Gibson decal fixed then mate ...

I had forgotten about this thread and the fact that I was going to post photos of my guitars!
Here's the electric stuff:






Acoustic stuff later.......
Cheers,
Charles

Hi Charles,

Nice collection there, especially like the figuring on the hollow-body.
I went to see Stray Cats recently, first time they have been to Australia in 17 years. They absolutely blew me away. For a traditional 3-piece rockabilly unit to be going still and going strong is great to see, and Brian Setzer was in great form.

Can't wait to see your acoustic collection.

Cheers, D

Hi Damian,
Thanks for the comments. Brian Setzer is a great guitarist, sounds like a good concert to have seen!

Cheers,
Charles

Ok, acoustic time . . . . . .

First up is my Maton CW80 Custom Wideneck Dreadnaught. Real big neck and body and great mellow tone.


Then is my Sakura Dobro, Japanese manufacture with a real bright tone for slide.


Marvin oversees all activities here. There are also a Yamaha 12-string and the ubiquitous cheap nylon banger under the bed for later shots.

Cheers all, D

Nice looking guitars! I owned a Dobro many, many years ago.....wish I'd have kept it.
Lets see if I can get some shots of my acoustic stuff up today........
Cheers,
Charles

makes me wish I still had my 12 string Espana. Bit the dust when the deck warped real bad.

Nice collections
I have one, too -and I'm only starting to learn to play it.
Quite frustrating en devour on your own, I can tell you that...

Better late than never... here is my acoustic stuff
Guitar: 1978 by Roy Noble
Mandolin: Late 70's F-5 by R.L.Givens
Fiddle: 1930's German copy of Amati







Cheers,
Charles

Very nice indeed Charles, you certainly are a Bluegrass fiend.

Who do you listen to while destroying plastic?

Nice axes! I'm a bassist meself, been playing on and off since the late '70s. Mostly into bands like Rush, Yes and Pink Floyd. Also into classic Motown and blues.

Ha! mostly Grateful Dead!
but I do have a bunch of Bluegrass on the iPod also. Mostly traditional stuff, Bill Monroe, Stanley Bros., Jimmy Martin, Flatt & Scruggs

C.

Good choices there. My listening is a bit more "edgy" on the bluegrass side. I am into the Dixie Dregs at the moment, Steve Morse blows me away. Also some Jerry Douglas, Bryan Sutton, Mike Auldridge etc.

One of my fave albums is called Skip, Hop and Wobble. It never fails to inspire me.

If you haven't got it or heard it, its essential.

Cheers all, D

There's some nice guitars in this post, guys. Might have to take some photos of my guitars.

Fire it up Adam, the more the better !!