Lets See All Them Axes

[Big & Pink]

This is all I have...

 

[MJ Clemmer]

This is all I have...

SWEET !!!!!!!!!,Is that "Joe's Sig?:thmbsp::guitar:

 

[zombie1210]

 

[zombie1210]

 

[zombie1210]

 

[Big & Pink]

SWEET !!!!!!!!!,Is that "Joe's Sig?:thmbsp::guitar:

Gary Kramer, no serial number on the neck plate. So I dont know what the deal is on that but I had to have it, and it was nicely priced.

 

[gonner]

My baby, a 1965 (august) Epiphone Sorento. From what Ive learned, the Gibson factory suffered a fire in the early 60's, and most of the employees started Epiphone, basically using the plans from gibson, and later it was sold to a japanese owner. Correct me if im wrong.
this was given to me by the owner of a gibson es340 who was tired of me playing his guitar all the time, lol

 

[gonner]

thats damn pretty! that white solid body,

 

[highfigh]

My baby, a 1965 (august) Epiphone Sorento. From what Ive learned, the Gibson factory suffered a fire in the early 60's, and most of the employees started Epiphone, basically using the plans from gibson, and later it was sold to a japanese owner. Correct me if im wrong.
this was given to me by the owner of a gibson es340 who was tired of me playing his guitar all the time, lol

Epiphone existed long before the early '60s and was bought by Gibson.

 

[VintInfinity]

Would you post a picture of another angle/lighting, please? Great color on that.

Here is mine from a different angle as well. ('92 Mexican Stratocaster with EMG single coil ceramic actives and an EMG SPC Tone module for adjustable fatness.)

I just discovered it sounds great with my Aric Tube preamp as a buffer before my headphone amp for playing at night. The body of this particular guitar is very resonant. I usually just play it un-amped because it sounds good.

 

[Fred Sanford]

Just had a little family reunion here this week - I had bought a bunch of Vantage Avengers in 1985-86, but only ended up keeping two of the 1981 single pickup models. I've recently located two of the ones I'd sold, both within 2.5 hours of me here in VA. Tuesday I went & retrieved a 1982 model, and after a bunch of cleaning & fixing, here's a pic of the emotional gathering - the '82 is in the middle, flanked by my well-loved and well-worn '81s:

je

 

[gonner]

ah, then the guy at gretsch in memphis misinformed me,

 

[highfigh]

ah, then the guy at gretsch in memphis misinformed me,

I knew Epiphone was an old company but had forgotten how old.

From Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphone

 

[gearhound]

One of these days....I'm gonna treat myself.....to one of those sweet-looking, neck through.....MIJ Vantage guitars?


Steve

 

[Fred Sanford]

One of these days....I'm gonna treat myself.....to one of those sweet-looking, neck through.....MIJ Vantage guitars?


Steve

Do it. Or Aria of the same vintage. There's a forum for all of them, come visit and ask around for guidance...

je

 

[resound]

Did I already do this?
So many pages......

Ive owned hundreds since 1971 when I learned and I sold 13 to get a down payment on my house a few years back. Since then Ive pared it down quite a bit to just a few but they are all my keepers.

1936 Regal Premier Slide Guitar and Its brother, 1936 CMI 15w amp.


Home made by me Thinline electric. Mahogany no finish custom contour body, birdseye neck with custom contour headstock, rosewood board, SS frets, custom inlay and p/guard, Fralin Blues Special p/ups, recessed bridgeplate and Fender Deluxe cutaway style recessed neck plate...etc...etc Recently off the Pleck.
With a AC30CC1 modded with Celestion Gold, Mercury Magnetics, Accutronics reverb tank..etc..etc


1983 Fender Japan (MIJ) thinline with VanZandt p/ups. Best neck fender ever put on a guitar.


1964 Martin F-55 w/original, optional trem. Re-finished candy red.


2006 CA performer X. THE best sounding active acoustic Ive ever played. Not so much unplugged.


2006 Martin 00C16DBRE. Excellent sounding little modern Martin.


Wish I had taken pics of all the others Ive owned but never did that until a year or so ago. The favorite Ive ever owned was a 68' Martin D-35S. Best sounding and playing acoustic I ever heard. It was one that went to get the downpayment. Out of the scores of vintage Martins Ive had, It was the best. I'll get another one day.


...

 

[Johnny B.]

Just had a little family reunion here this week - I had bought a bunch of Vantage Avengers in 1985-86, but only ended up keeping two of the 1981 single pickup models. I've recently located two of the ones I'd sold, both within 2.5 hours of me here in VA. Tuesday I went & retrieved a 1982 model, and after a bunch of cleaning & fixing, here's a pic of the emotional gathering - the '82 is in the middle, flanked by my well-loved and well-worn '81s:

je

Vantage- now theres something you dont see much of...looks like quality though...

 

[Fred Sanford]

Vantage- now theres something you dont see much of...looks like quality though...

Same factory (for a while) as Westone, Electra, Aria, and...Washburn? Under-rated, in my opinion, which kept them cheap for quite a while.

You see lots of them at my house...I lived near the US distributor's offices, and have seen & owned lots of them. There's at least 6 here now.

je

 

[Johnny B.]

bought this when i was 20. Only recently realized the value.

Whew! Double damn scary! Im shakin thinkin about this one.

 

[Urizen]

Some better pics of my favorite two electrics, for posterity's sake.

1993 Les Paul Standard and 1991 Paul Reed Smith EG-3: