The July issue 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 a;so 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 the 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 bargins 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 , Greg at Greg's guitars.
Posted by Greg's Vintage Guitar News at 7/1/2008 3:22 PM 
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