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No pics of my actual guitars, but here's a run down:
2004ish Gibson SG Special Faded
This was the first guitar I bought. I had an old black Yamaha R-something or another my dad got me in high school but it was falling apart by this time. This SG is still probably my goto, favorite feeling guitar. The neck is just perfect to me.
Late 90s semi-hollow DeArmond Starfire Special (red)
Great story on these DeArmonds and how they were discontinued. Be sure to google them if you're curious. I first learned of them around 2003 and have wanted one since. I was lucky to pick this up off eBay maybe around 2010 before the prices started getting silly.
2018 Fender Limited American Tele (Sherwood Green Metallic)
2018 Gretsch 135th Anniversary G5420t (Cherry/Casino Gold)
Funny enough, I found this used at Guitar Center and they didn't know it was the anniversary model. Because of that, they had it priced way low as a regular, used, G5420. This one still had the cardboard marketing spacers under the bridge, so I'm sure it had never been used. Win/win on this one. When I play this one, I just
feel like I know what I'm doing. Even though I really don't.
2016 Epiphone EJ-200CE (Natural)
1981 Takamine F-375SW
Found this on Craigslist last month, of all places. Sounds great. Plays great. Looks great. I could never afford a real Martin, but this clone is a great imposter. I'd buy another if I could find it at the low price I did this one. Hell, I could probably get 4 for the cost of the one Martin it emulates. Those things are crazy =\ The "W" in the call-letters stands for wood. I didn't realize this at first, but after examining the guitar I noticed that all the fretboard dot inlays, bindings, string pegs, and strap peg are all natural wood rather than plastic or mother of pearl. That's kind of neat, I thought.