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PantericA
2002-10-25, 22:48
just wondering what everyone's first guitar was? mine was a fender squire strat. not too shabby for a first. it was a lot better when i got my friend to set the internation and lower the strings (i didn't know how to at the time). i still use it, but it is not my main guitar anymore.
also, what does everyone play now? i'm using a yamaha rx1220. it's not bad for a yamaha. it has 24 frets, floating bridge, locking nut and locking bridge, dual hum(putting in new emg's), with shark fin inlays. i like the locking nut and bridge, once you stetch out the strings and lock everything, it'll stay in tune until you decide to change the strings.............even with extreme wailing on the whammy bar!
Abnormal
2002-10-26, 02:27
My First Guitar was also a Fender Squire Strat, red... I also still use it, it was a gift from my dad :-p... Now i have an Ibanez GAX 75, also known as the Ibanez Gio, it has a drop d built on, 22 frets... its good, i like it :-p:D
OpethRules
2002-10-26, 07:41
My first guitar was an Ibanez Stagestar. It was the biggest piece of crap ever, but for some reason I've never gotten rid of it, I guess I'll hang on to it for the memories.
CradleOfFilth
2002-10-26, 08:08
My first and only guitar is an Ephiphone SG:D
I'm lucky, it's a good guitar, not like some squire (no offence;))
I like it alot, but I want a Jackson RR1
:vampire:
Getzhemane
2002-10-26, 10:29
My first guitar was Harley Benton strat clone.pretty good for beginner but when I started to play more technical stuff I noticed that my guitar sucks.
Now I have BC rich warlock.I keep it on D tune and harley benton on E tune.So when I want to play something like Children of Bodom i use warlock but when I want to play something else I play my Harley.
guitar_demon
2002-10-26, 10:40
my first guitar was a hammer double cut away it was not to bad for a begginer guitar but once i strted playing solos and shit i got really pissed off :angry: cause i could not get passed the 17 fret comfortably and it needs new humbuckers but i still have it even though it is crappy for the memory of my first guitar now i have a jackosn kvx10 i love the hell out of it the only downfall is its black (which i did want ) but every finger print dust ect shows up like a bitch i want to get some emg's for my jackson and put the extsting humbuckers on my first guitar (there already semor duncans ) so that would save some money not buying four new humbuckers
My first guitar... a Samick stratocaster
it rules!
mrweijia
2002-10-26, 12:13
i had a samick too!! and i still do. but its a jackson rip
Filthgrinder
2002-10-27, 06:48
I still got my first guitar and its my main one still, a Samick strat copy
ThroneofbahoS
2002-10-28, 05:38
My first guitar was... hmm... lemme think... it was a black strat clone by legend. Quite crappy but I still like to play it sometimes... then I got white strat clone by firefox, which I sold couple of months ago... then I borrowed a Ibanez exseries from my bro and now I got my Dean Cadillac... Not very metal guitar but it rockz enivei... um... actually my first guitar was some acoustic but... whaeva...
:flame: :kaioken:
do basses count? :D
my first bass was a cort ab-4, ibanez rip off, the bass I use now is a sr 5 ltd prestige I'm holding on this photo..
Darkenelf
2002-10-28, 06:13
Ibanez RX-series
death_rattle89
2002-10-28, 20:24
my first guitar was a synsonics. i dont really use that anymore though. i now have and use a jackson soloist. it has a locking nut, 24 frets, sharkfin inlays, a bridge with a whammy bar except not a floyd rose system.
xDarkestHourx
2002-10-29, 17:34
my first guitar was a bronze series BC Rich Warlock...that guitar's so shitty he got it for free after he bought a case for his 7 string and just gave it to me.
Cheers,
x:sickface:x
HYPOCRISY 666
2002-10-29, 23:40
my first guitar was a fender strat my gramps gave it to me no i own a samick my wife gave its killer my mom bought me a bc rich warlock for x-mas then i bought myself a ibanez 7 string then i my mom bought me a used bc rich cumtome made v it is very killer has a 85 emg then i bought a bass a week ago.
:flame: :o
metal=life
2002-10-30, 07:45
Originally posted by death_rattle89
my first guitar was a synsonics. i dont really use that anymore though. i now have and use a jackson soloist. it has a locking nut, 24 frets, sharkfin inlays, a bridge with a whammy bar except not a floyd rose system.
which soloist model? I'm getting the Jackson Soloist 1 with the original floyd rose for my birthday which is in 7 days!! :D :scatter: :scatter:
PantericA
2002-10-30, 13:26
hey def-ex, what's the inlay on the 24th fret?
the 24th fret, it sez 'Custom Made' the rest has abalone inlays.
that's right :) I got a custom made ibanez SR prestige :P
its a limited edition, one out of a 1000 made I've got number 733....
there's a thread about my bass in the bass zone.
PantericA
2002-10-30, 13:43
wicked stuff:cool:
terminus
2002-11-07, 13:10
Peavy Predator--worst guitar I've ever owned, so I gave it to my cousin.
Mine was a Cort telly rip-off.
I just put down a deposit on a Jackson KV-2 in Blood Drip finish. Should have it paid off by Christmas.
Originally posted by terminus
Peavy Predator--worst guitar I've ever owned, so I gave it to my cousin.
A sunburst Harmony strat copy. Got a homemade kelly thru-neck & Jackson PS-4 with EMG-85. I played a predator, worst guitar I played to.:sickface:
MY FIRST GUITAR(AND STILL THE ONLY ONE) IS MY PEAVEY RAPTOR PLUS. IT IS HORRIBLE BUT I CAN JAM ON IT ANYWAY. SINCE I PLAY LEFT-HANDED I JUST RESTRUNG IT, WHICH MAKES IT A BITCH TO PLAY, BUT, HEY, GOTTA PRACTICE ON SOMETHING. ANYWAY FOR CHRISTMAS, I'LL BE GETTING AN ESP LTD EXPLORER, LEFT-HANDED!!!-FINALLY A GUITAR FOR ME. THEN I'LL PUT EMG'S ON IT. METAL RULZ!!!
PantericA
2002-11-11, 01:49
Originally posted by danzig
MY FIRST GUITAR(AND STILL THE ONLY ONE) IS MY PEAVEY RAPTOR PLUS.
i have one of those. fuck do they blow. how much did you pay? i payed $114.00 canadian funds, brand new. pretty fucking cheap.:cool:
Lord Malphas
2002-11-11, 03:13
My first guitar was and still is a ESP MG-550 is a fucking piece of crap but I'm saving for a Jackson RR1
Dr. Landau
2002-11-18, 00:44
A cheap ass Vantage H/S/H, 24 frets.... I had put a Bc Rich Snakeskin Warlock NJ model on lay away but i was soooooo anxious to play that after a month I went to the store and asked the guy to put my original deposit plus a couple of bucks i had on me on the Vantage axe... at least it looked good. hehe
crazydiamond868
2005-02-10, 13:45
my first pice of shit was a peavy raptor plus stage pack. god it sucked now that i look back at it. fuck it, i got my les paul now and thats all i need.
HermanRi!
2005-02-10, 14:33
vintage metal axxe razor guitar
(esp viper copy)
slow neck, bellow average build quality, but i still love it, looks awesome
putting in a set of emgs soon
my first guitar was a Starforce usa strat type guitar, its really shit hot and cost me only £40. At the moment i m pissing around with it and putting in new pickups and i m on the lookout for a cheap kahler
SmotPoker
2005-02-10, 18:30
My first was a Squire Bullet, only $100. I re-painted it myself once and did a really crapy job. maybe sometime ill re-re-paint it and do a better job. I cant stand playing on that thing nowdays though, im so used to jumbo frets and that thing feels like its got small frets.
mine was a yamaha sumthin or other i goit from my unkle. it sux but acctually not that bad.it has the best neck ive ever played. wierd huh. alot of people rag on yamaha but ive played many of thier instruments and i was very impressed. same with godin. the yamaha ty tabor sig of kings x friggin rox. another one of my favorite guitars for comfort. anyone else like godin i never head of em on here.
MoonRaven
2005-02-10, 18:51
a squier affinity telecaster, my grandma got it at a garage sale for 70 bucks.
actually, my first guitar period was an epiphone acoustic, but the tele was my first electric guitar.
JoeYngVai
2005-02-10, 21:12
Fender Stratocaster, my first and only electric guitar right now. In a few years I'm hoping to get an Ibanez of some sort.
(Random): Can anybody believe the price on Yngwie's signature strat? It's more than a JEM!
my first guitar is my yamaha pacifica, owned it for 2 years now, i'll be getting a Ran guitar if I get into the university my parents want me to go to though.
Anarchos Mortis
2005-02-10, 21:46
my first was a Harmony strat ripoff i got at a garage sale for 20 dollars. I play on a Shecter XXX now :D
kind of off topic but anyone know what kind of guitar jason becker is holding on the cover of perpetual burn? starts with an s. silvertone i hope not. shurwood? silvermoose?
JacksonMan007
2005-02-11, 00:12
could be a squier II but i doubt it. decent guitar though
northerndragon
2005-02-11, 00:28
My First Guitar was also a Fender Squire Strat, red... I also still use it, it was a gift from my dad :-p... Now i have an Ibanez GAX 75, also known as the Ibanez Gio, it has a drop d built on, 22 frets... its good, i like it :-p:D
haha i have the ibanez GAX75 as well, that thing is a feedback machine. that drop d thing is pointless too. it knocks it out of tune and drop d is just dumb.
my first guitar was a Lotus. i dont know what model it was red, a lot of the pickup wires were cut (some how it still worked?) action was too high the little metal things that seperate the frets were too high it actually hurt when you slide, and was literally impossible to tune. as soon as you tune it it goes RIGHT out again as soon as you touch the string.
my next guitar was an Ibanez GRX10 or something.
TrbledSol
2005-02-11, 00:29
My first guitar and only guitar is my Alvarez Dana scoop. It's my first guitar, and it's my favorite.
my first guitar was a valencia acoustic. it's not very good but i still have it for memories. my first electric i no longer have, it was an SX stratocaster copy. piece of garbage, $500 and a free 10w samick amp, i heard better noises coming from my stomach.
Silent Night 6 6
2005-02-13, 05:44
My first was a Squire strat worth about 150 bucks. Used it on a brutal Marshall MG15HFX or whatever it's called, they don't even make it anymore. It had three knobs, and only three knobs: Gain, Contour, and Vol. Had the guitar for about 3 years and never changed the strings on it. I eventually got so pissed w/ the thing that I slammed it on the ground and ripped off the strings with my bare hand.
Slabbefusk
2005-02-13, 06:45
First guitar was a warlock bronze series, which sucked, badly. Now I have an Ibanez 2620QMSP with Edge Pro trem, IT FUCKING ROCKS!
Infinity
2005-02-13, 06:59
My first guitar was the same as Andrew's first Elecrtic. Although mine was only 300 with a 10 watt mega amp, it totally ruled. I still have it and play it.
TheDreadfulHoroscope
2005-02-13, 08:52
My first guitar was a Fender Starter, no not a Strat rip off, a STARTER. It was utter shit, but luckily I traded it in for a very good, but cheap, classical guitar. It cost about 117$ but it sounds just as nice as a moderately priced classical. Now I have 4 guitars: a PRS SG15 (it's a second, meaning that they screwed up in the grain when making it and they gave it to me for free), that classical guitar I was just talking about, a Segull acoustic guitar, and a B.C. Body Art Series Skull Pile guitar, the most hilarious looking thing ever.
My First Guitar was the Ibanez SA160QM and it is still the guitar I play most on and has the best sound/quality. Now I have a IC400, which is also very very nice, but I connect much more thoughts with my SA, so its more fun to play the SA.
younguitarist
2005-02-13, 10:00
hmm mine was an ibanez GAX70. It's ok I guess..I still use it.
OpethFan
2005-02-14, 18:00
My first and current guitar is an Onyx custom craft i picked up second hand with a peavy 40w amp for $300 (nz$)
Its alright, its away being re-wired and shit at the mo, so i only have an acoustic.
Dissection
2005-02-14, 18:25
Jesus Christ, can we stop digging up ancient threads?
Squier starter pack. You know, the piece of trash? Fucking thing sucks.
DaveMurray44
2005-02-14, 20:28
My first guitar was an Ibanez Talman, still have it, even though 2 of the pickups don't work. I have an SZ 520 now.
MorbidGuitar
2005-02-14, 20:41
samick strat copy
Some POS ~$100 department store thing with the logo "Global" on the headstock, a really gay sunburst pattern on the body, and the lamest pickups and bridge hardware you've ever seen. After many custom modifications and a black and silver paint job it eventually became pretty badass. I still use it for alternate tuning experiments. I acquired it from a friend in exchange for eight used vinyls. Unfortunately, one of them was an original pressing of "Blizzard of Ozz".
I'm Broken
2005-02-14, 23:30
B.C Rich Warlock NJ Signature series
my first guitar was a custom guitar
it was designed by my dad, named the zwierstra axe, zwier stands for the guy that builded it (also builds guitars for blof wich is a famous dutch band (non metal though))and stra comes from yestra (my last name)(means belly in icelandic lolz)anyway it was like neck through, ebony fingerboard, 3 singecoils (wich suck ass) rilli wide neck (imagine a 7string neck with 6string on it) ITSUCKS
then i bought my own first guitar, a washburn for 200 usa dollars (pretty good duitar for the money)
then a jackson warrior xt (beter than the washburn but stil not rilli good)
then a ibanez rg 7 string prestige (was pretty nice but 7 strings suck in my oppinon)
and now a jackson warrior usa 1 (best ever):D:D
oke sry for naming al my guitars but just blame it on beer :p :rolleyes:
greetz :beer:
A Epiphone SG. Sounded ok but horror to play.
blizzard_beast
2005-02-21, 00:59
A Squier SD-1 Acoustic. It's served me well over the years.
After a year or so I bought a Mexican Fender Strat. It's OK.
My first electric guitar was a squier strat affinity . is still rocks as i've dropped a seymour duncan hotrails in the bridge and it now sounds quite decent :) next stop jb jr :) i'm going to hotrod the bitch . btw her name is anne :) . the pic was taken 2 days after i bought it and it still had that sticker. now it's gone
lamb_of_god
2005-02-21, 02:57
A Silvertone Acoustic.
LordofStorms
2005-02-21, 09:43
Mine was a Yamaha,it had a amp built in but it sounded like shit.
smackthedemons
2005-02-21, 10:59
My first guitar was a yamaha pacifica 112 or something n i still use it today and i prefer playing it to my 2 jacksons, kinda wierd!
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