Show us your oldest instrument.

[ricksdisconnected]

ok

all original 1952 Fender Esquire. plus original strap that came with the guitar
when it was ordered. i do have the original capo, set of strings and guitar picks from the era. imo, its the Holy Grail of tele tone. the wood has aged fantastic.

 

[mcblink]

but whats his boots look like?

You know, by the time I was old enough to remember, my grandpa was already old as fuck and had been retired for quite some time already, I don't recall what his boots looked like lol

 

[ricksdisconnected]

You know, by the time I was old enough to remember, my grandpa was already old as fuck and had been retired for quite some time already, I don't recall what his boots looked like lol

just wanted to see if them boots of yours was a family thing.

 

[Ken Ops]

Damn, there’s some serious gear in here. My oldest two guitars are from the 80s, lol.

 

[Wildeman]

ok

all original 1952 Fender Esquire. plus original strap that came with the guitar
when it was ordered. i do have the original capo, set of strings and guitar picks from the era. imo, its the Holy Grail of tele tone. the wood has aged fantastic.

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There you go, layin THAT thing on us

 

[ricksdisconnected]

There you go, layin THAT thing on us

i dont post up gear normally but i was called out lol.

 

[Derek S]

Damn, there’s some serious gear in here. My oldest two guitars are from the 80s, lol.

Damn skippy lol! Same here, have a couple early 80's guitars I was gonna post but Christ, folks posting up their 100 year old gear make me

 

[Ramo]

This is my first proper guitar and I have had it for about 20 years or so. Still play it and still love it.

 

[MantraSky]

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[ricksdisconnected]

Damn skippy lol! Same here, have a couple early 80's guitars I was gonna post but Christ, folks posting up their 100 year old gear make me

dont worry about them. just posy up.

 

[KraftyBob]

This is my very first guitar - I bought it around 1980 when I was in a garage band. Even though it was just an OK guitar I could never sell it for sentimental reasons, so it sat in its case in the basement for years. Then a few years ago I decided instead of it just sitting there doing nothing, why not try to make it a little better? The notes in the pic are the changes I made to it. I bought the Gibson pups for $80 from a guy that pulled them from his Les Paul in place of Seymour Duncan's. All in this was about a $200 project.

I'm happy to say it's out of the basement in back in my music room. I keep it tuned to Drop D and it gets its share of use now.

 

[donwagar]

My oldest, '53.

 

[Martymig1]

ok

all original 1952 Fender Esquire. plus original strap that came with the guitar
when it was ordered. i do have the original capo, set of strings and guitar picks from the era. imo, its the Holy Grail of tele tone. the wood has aged fantastic.

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Can ask you, what are the numbers on that CRL toggle switch ? Not all the pat numbers but the main one.. thank you...

 

[PaulHikeS2]

This is my very first guitar. I bought around 1980 when I was in a garage band. Even though it was just an OK guitar I could never sell it for sentimental reasons, so it sat in its case in the basement for years. Then a few years ago I decided instead of it just sitting there doing nothing, why not try to make it a little better. The notes in the pic are the changes I made to it. I bought the Gibson pups for $80 from a guy that pulled them from his Les Paul in place of Seymour Duncan's. All in this was about a $200 project.

I'm happy to say it's out of the basement in back in my music room. I keep it tuned to Drop D and it gets its share of use now.

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Perfect way to continue to enjoy your first guitar, especially if it started out as a cheaper one. Kudos!

 

[Dogs of Doom]

ok

all original 1952 Fender Esquire. plus original strap that came with the guitar
when it was ordered. i do have the original capo, set of strings and guitar picks from the era. imo, its the Holy Grail of tele tone. the wood has aged fantastic.

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ok, since you won't send me the Hamer, that'll do... ...

 

[Angry Possum]

@ricksdisconnected you posted some funny shyte..
The Ibanez for $150 etc..

 

[anitoli]

Oldest in physical age:

Oldest in terms of how long i have owned it:

 

[lespaul339]

My oldest, '53.

Beautiful Goldtop! I bet those two sound great together!

 

[scozz]

My Teisco ET-220, circa 1969 or so. Plays great, and I have the Vibrato bar but it's a little bent and I have it set aside to figure out how to straighten it.View attachment 91311

This reminds me of some of the Hagstrom guitars from the 60s.

 

[PelliX]

This is not my ad, but I don't have a pic right now:

https://reverb.com/item/3526223-vin...-guitar-single-gold-foil-pickup-made-in-japan

It's the same guitar, just in a slightly worse state, body is a bit chipped, the whammy bar is broken off, it was missing a screw in the neckplate. I restored the pots, cap and the rest and did a reasonable job on the metal pickguard. Tone knob is missing a little part of the top. It was also my first electric.