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Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 23, 2007 18:20:47 GMT -5
Squire Double Fat Telecaster, red w/rosewood neck  |
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Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 24, 2007 9:57:23 GMT -5
Squire Double Fat Stratocaster, black/black w/maple neck" This guitar was very cool. Unfortunately it only served to remind me how much I wanted the Tele. version. While I had it the DF Strat rocked. I recorded a few songs with it and I was very pleased.  Actual instrument. |
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Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 24, 2007 10:00:43 GMT -5
 This Squire P-Bass played and sounded pretty good, not good enough to save it from the pawn shop but only a few levels of quality below that. |
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Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 24, 2007 10:05:04 GMT -5
Fender American Standard Telecaster (Black/black, maple neck)" This was my first genuine American Fender Telecaster. I was thrilled to get it but was underwhelmed by its sound and feel. The dream is greater than reality here.  Actual instrument. |
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Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 24, 2007 10:09:12 GMT -5
Yamaha SE 620 Electric lead (Red, rosewood neck, locking tremolo) I have used this guitar for everything. It is the easiest instrument I have ever played. You can hear it's sound on the Clear Frontier cd "Follow Me" that we recorded in 1996-97.  Actual Instrument. |
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Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 24, 2007 10:12:22 GMT -5
Westone Spectrum SX (metallic blue, blue maple neck, locking tremolo) This guitar is a mystery to me. I loved the way it looked. I loved the way it played. I thought it could use a replacement humbucker and It was a pain to change strings but it sounded pretty darn good. Why did it part with it? I'm still wondering about that.  actual instrument |
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Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 24, 2007 10:23:15 GMT -5
1986 Fender Japanese Contemporary Telecaster ( rose/Black, rosewood neck, locking tremolo) I truly loved this guitar. It rocked and it had a soul. A very complete instrument. What possessed me to trade it away still baffles me. I want another one badly. Fortunately my friend and long time drummer Aaron has a guitar similar to the one pictured below. I have borrowed his on numerous occasions.  |
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Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 24, 2007 10:29:37 GMT -5
Squire Contemporary Strat (Red/black, Rosewood neck, single pot, tremolo) Boy did I have fun with this guitar. It didn't have a tone pot so it was all noise and made no apologies. I really wish I could find another one of these.  |
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Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 24, 2007 10:37:35 GMT -5
My first electric guitar. Sears Silvertone (Black & White, rosewood neck)" My stepfather found this at a flea market. Only four of the tuning keys worked but it made sounds when I plugged it into my stereo's aux. jack. Not too shabby for someone who couldn't play a chord.  |
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Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 24, 2007 10:41:52 GMT -5
Fender American Standard P-Bass (Gun Metal Grey/white, maple neck) I truly thought that this was going to be the last bass I would ever need to buy. This instrument was originally a Fender Elite P and I shared the expense of buying it with Dan so that he could grab the electronics and other parts for a project bass he was working on. He replaced the missing parts with ones found in standard Fender basses. This was a very high quality bass that sounded as good as a P Bass can sound and played equally well. I cherished it to say the least. During some rough financial times I had to sell this guy to pay the bills. That's life.  |
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Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 24, 2007 10:47:59 GMT -5
Squire Strat (creme/white, maple neck, tremolo) Squire II P Bass (creme/white, maple neck) When Dan rounded these up for me I was in heaven. I was very pleased with this tandem and I thought I had finally found instruments I could enjoy for years. That's what I get for thinking. (In the background of this picture you can see part of my drum kit, of which the silver toms had been borrowed from Aaron, and my Crumar Performer synth.)  |
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Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 24, 2007 10:54:01 GMT -5
Westone Bass (White/black rosewood neck) Here I had a chance to mate my Spectrum with its bass cousin. I remember this instrument sounded pretty good but played pretty awfully. I'm sure it was my relative skill that suffered not the quality of the bass. I casually traded this away without any regrets. Sure wish I had it now though. :-(  |
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Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 24, 2007 11:15:01 GMT -5
Hondo Fame P-bass, trans. red w/maple neck & gold hardware The Fame P was a higher quality instrument than the Cort bass I had so I grabbed it. As I recall I didn't play this bass much and it ended up as part of a trade for an amp or something similar. I'm sure it was a decent sounding instrument.  |
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Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 24, 2007 12:38:10 GMT -5
Hondo All Star (Black w/ maple neck, Fender Bullet Copy) example Natural Hondo All Star I bought a guitar like this after borrowing a similar one from a friend of a friend. It played pretty well and I felt like I was a step closer to a genuine Fender instrument.  |
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Post by thomasallencummins on Apr 24, 2007 12:54:16 GMT -5
Harmony Les Paul copy (black, rosewood neck)" My mom dazzled me on my birthday with this guitar. Store bought and brand new from Montgomery Wards. I was blown away. This guitar jammed like I had never known was possible by my own fingers. The only limit was in my playing ability which I was still working on at the time. Not terrible best as I can recall.  |
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