The July edition of Greg's Guitars" Vintage guitar news and views."
Starting your collection
This is an extremely personnel and diversified subject to say
the least. As an example, my collection of "keeper" guitars
consist of my vintage 1962 Ibanez solid body,2 single coil
pickup guitar,not only for her extreme rarity but also because
it boasts a unique 1 master tone knob and 1 volume knob for
each of her 2 pickups,she is super light (5.8 lbs.) and has the
sweetest mahogany neck boasting a 3/8 inch thick solid slab
of beautiful Brazilian rosewood for a fretboard. She is also
one of the most harmonically dynamic playing guitars I have
ever owned.
Next is my 1972 Vintage Olympic white Stratocaster for
the Fender in me. The 3 bolt neck and remarkable mellow
tone and large headstock with bullet trussrod has keeper
written all over her. As for my acoustic guitars,well I am off
the beaten path for sure, with my Vintage 1969/70 era
Grammer guitars,the one I personally favor as my keeper is a
worn, well played Mahogany bodied,Alpine spruce topped
model G-10 that is just wonderful in tone and playability.
As for a spanky sparkle tone I go for my solid flamed maple
Grammer guitar ,for a touch of class this girl has an original
blue label from R.G. and G. guitars inside her body cavity
and a gorgeous Brazilian rosewood fretboard. To round out
my collection is my 1959 reissue Bassman with rectifier
tube and Jenson alnico speakers,Boss ch-1,delay and of
course the Boss compression pedal. Now my collection is
far from complete as I still search for my 335ish styled
guitar and of course my Tele keeper and to finish rounding
my collection out a vintage Baritone guitar would fit the bill
nicely. Now, as you can tell my collection is all mine ,rather
than as some do,find a multitude of one particular guitar(
Stratocasters) or a certain color within several styles ( all
Dakota Red) or even all same period guitars (1960 or
preCBS), or just various guitars based on price and
originality.
What I am alluding to is this,There is every reason under the
sun for collections as their are guitars made(duh Greg ).
That's the tricky,quirky,fun and personnel part of collecting
guitars. Each collection is a direct reflection of the
likes,tastes,and favorites of you as a collector. That is
where the fun is, figuring out where and what you want to
pursue,style,playability,color,year,make,or just bargains
made in the U.S.A. or made elsewhere?Original?,Reissue?,
Custom shop?,or run of the mill? All the above great guitars
in their own rights and each having more desirable
guitars within each sub category. So sometimes you need to
have a plan to make things cohesive and sometimes
you can just price shop at a set dollar amount to spend and
get the most bang for your hard earned buck. Always
remember do your homework,take your time,and take pride
in your collection,above all have fun and enjoy your
girls and never ever forget to play them,after all they were
made to be played! So until next month,may all your
days be memorable,all your friends stay true and all your
riffs be killer , Thanks for stopping by Greg's guitars. Great vintage guitars"cool made easy "Gregs guitars The ConGREGation