
The Family
A musician's instruments are his best friends. I tend to go more for nice blends and textures over hot licks, but with these axes, all options are open! Allow me to introduce my family.
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T - Taylor 714 CE (Babe) My birthday present to myself in 2016. Coughing up that kind of cash told me I was serious about returning to music.
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E - Epiphone J200 Nashville tuning (Emmy) Nashville tuning is like the high octave strings on a 12-string. The sound is like chimes, but the jumbo body gives it warm resonance as well.
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R - Takamine 1988 Limited Edition (Little Red) Bought this in 1992 or so. Smaller body and arched top & back give it a softer, jazzy tone. The sweetest-playing acoustic guitar on the planet. There is a line of people making offers - not for sale. Ever.
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P - Takamine 1993 Standard 12 string (Poncho) Not the fanciest, but excellent woods and fine craftsmanship make this a great playing and sounding guitar. It was a real workhorse before my retirement in 1996. It has an easier time of it now, but it always delivers.
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F - Fender 2014 60th Anniversary Stratocaster (Buddy) Bought it as a collector's piece, with all the tags still attached. Almost no modifications - didn't need them. My first Fender guitar since 1974.
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C - Cordoba Gypsy King Studio Flamenco (Eliza) I was shopping for an inexpensive Classical (nylon string), and had all but settled on a used Yamaha. This guitar was hanging right next to it. Love at first strum.
My only amplifier is a 1981 Fender Princeton Reverb (1965 reissue). It's totally restored and only slightly enhanced, for reliability and tone quality, not volume. I'll play Buddy through it, and sometimes Little Red.