The birth year instruments thread

[Don1]

So some of us are getting to the age/income level where there is a big birthday, and it's a fine excuse for a vintage instrument.

Does anyone have an instrument that comes from their birth year? *snerk*

Tom C76 - Gibson LP? I know you are looking for one...

Personally I'm after a 1976 Flying V....

[Billsnemesis]

Wanted one but they didn't make Les Pauls at that time (which seems hard to believe now)

So I got 2013 Standard because it is gorgeous

[GetCarter]

Many of the (classical) players I use have instruments over 250 years old. The interesting thing is that they never say they 'own' the instrument. The are just custodians, knowing the instrument will outlive them by many generations. Bit spooky really.

I have a 1960's VOX bass, it's crap - cost me £5 a long, long, long time ago. I still have a Status bass I bought 31 years ago new (cost me best part of £1800 even then).... but I did over 500 gigs with - couldn't part with it, It doesn't owe me anything.

As for the birth year... The Lotus Seven was born in the same month as me. It'll do me fine.

Edited by GetCarter on Saturday 21st November 17:36

[Ace-T]

1960s Aria concert size solid mahogany ukulele. As a 40th birthday pressie from the OH I was slightly irked when it was described as 'vintage'.

[vournikas]

As a child of the 1970's, the earliest bit of kit I've got is a 1978 mains powered MXR flanger pedal. It's very lovely with a metal body and bakelite knobs, and produces some great effects.

For a year of birth piece? If Marshall were still producing 100W "Plexi" amps at the time, then one of those would do for me.

[OldSkoolRS]

I was all set to buy a '65 Reissue Fender Deluxe reverb for my birthday this year, but tried one and turned out I didn't like it. A real one would be far too much money and probably need a fair bit of work as well. I've got an original 'Jem'wah wah pedal, but I'm not sure of the age, probably newer than 1965 though.

[Blayney]

No idea, did anything come out in '89?

[Don1]

Blayney said:

No idea, did anything come out in '89?

Depends on what you want. Loads of stuff comes out every year, but if you are after first editions or specials...

[Tom_C76]

Don1 said:

So some of us are getting to the age/income level where there is a big birthday, and it's a fine excuse for a vintage instrument.

Does anyone have an instrument that comes from their birth year? *snerk*

Tom C76 - Gibson LP? I know you are looking for one...

Personally I'm after a 1976 Flying V....

You posting that could be dangerous to my bank balance

[6th Gear]

A 1959 Les Paul.

I was born in 1973 ;-)

[Don1]

Tom_C76 said:

You posting that could be dangerous to my bank balance

Then you'll hate this...

[EskimoArapaho]

Bought a few years ago (luckily):



First year (I think) of the blocks.

[Don1]

That's lovely.

[chevy-stu]

I have a 74', 77', 92, 02'..... alas no 68' tho...

[davidd]

This could get dangerous..!