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02-15-2018, 03:41 PM
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Longest:
Uh...that depends. I bought my Martin 12 String in 1980 right around this time of year. That's right at 38 years. However, I inherited my dad's Guild F-20 which he purchased before my birth. Calculating from my birth, it's been a part of my family for 59 years. Shortest: I had an Alvarez 12 String that I traded in on the Martin 12 String. I bought it in 1978 and kept it about a year and a half (give or take a few months). I've only ever gotten rid of two guitars. The Alvarez and a Hagstrom Electric that I owned about 7 or 8 years. EDIT: I'm not counting the new Martin GPCRSG in shortest, even though I've only had it a few months because I still own it and will likely own it for several years.
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1956 Guild F-20 1979 Martin D-18 12-string 1983 Ovation Custom Legend 1986 Squire Fat Strat (Korean) 2004 Gibson Les Paul Classic 2007 Fender Standard Stratocaster (Mexican Strat) 2010 Guild F-47rc (Purchased in 2012) 2013 Home-made Stratocasters (x2) 2017 Martin GPCRSG 
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02-15-2018, 04:38 PM
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Longest - My Adirondack/Koa Kinscheff High Noon. I got this in sometime in 1999 and still have it.
Shortest - Some might find this blasphemous, but believe it or not it was a Cedar/EI Rosewood Olson guitar. This was before they got REALLY expensive, and I bought it thinking it was going to be my HOLY GRAIL. I knew from the onset that this guitar didn't do it for me. I think I had it maybe a month...... And then I traded the Olson for the Kinscherff mentioned above, and the guy gave me $3,000 in addition to the Kinscherff.......and I got the High Noon and it was nirvana from the first strum!! Plus I had $3K back in the bank...........
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02-15-2018, 05:10 PM
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Longest would be the one I have now. I think I bought it in 2006. The shortest was a commission from a private builder. One year in gestation, 4 days in shipment and less than 2 days in my hands before I gave it away. You could say I commissioned it for someone else.
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02-15-2018, 05:22 PM
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At this point, 37 years. I have had my 1980 Guild D50 since new in 1981. It was a college graduation gift from my mom and I will never part with it. The shortest is my 2014 Taylor 814ce, which I have no intention of replacing.
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1980 Guild D50 (Westerly), Antique Sunburst 2010 Epiphone Masterbilt AJ500RE 2010 Taylor GS Mini 2011 Taylor 814ce 2015 Taylor 356ce (12 string) 1975 Carlo Robelli SG Custom (Sam Ash model) Fishman Loudbox Mini VOX AGA70
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02-15-2018, 05:33 PM
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Interesting thread. Thanks to the OP.
Longest for me is my 1975 D-35 12 string; going on 43 years. I did a ton of yard work for numerous neighbors over a couple of summers to buy that guitar new when I was 16 y.o. Shortest was a a custom I ordered a few years ago with great expectations but knew it wasn’t for me after the first few days. Took me about a month to get rid of it.
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02-15-2018, 06:33 PM
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Longest: Gretsch 6117 Double Anniversary, bought new in May 1964 and still own
Shortest: Gibson Mark 35, traded within three months of purchase
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02-15-2018, 06:33 PM
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I bought my first guitar as a sophomore in college-a brand new 1973 Yamaha FG 200. 45 years later, I’m still playing it today in average 25% humidity LOL. Tomorrow I buy my 2nd guitar, a very nice Martin.
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#54
02-15-2018, 07:54 PM
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02-15-2018, 08:15 PM
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Longest the Levin in my Signatures, parents bought it for me 48 years ago!
Shortest was a bum Greven L00 I got right here in the AGF classifieds. I knew in 24 hours it was going back to the seller. More important are the others! Three in my signature, plus the Levin, will stay in my family. Thx
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02-15-2018, 08:54 PM
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Longest: Gibson J50 1971 to 1991 - 20 years.
Shortest: 24 hours, Taylor 612 I took in px and sold to a friend the following day. He still has it ten years later. Current longest: Kinscherff High Noon 12 string that Jamie built for me in 2007.
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02-15-2018, 09:22 PM
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Longest: Westerly Guild D55 I got in ‘91 and still have.
Shortest: used Voyage Air I thought I’d travel with. I’d always look at on the way out the door to the airport and say ‘nah...next trip’. Sold it to a guy that really wanted it about a year and a half after I got it. It was a cool experiment.
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02-15-2018, 09:42 PM
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Longest: the 1968 Sears Silvertone folk model that Dad gave me at age 9. Still have it after 49 years.....
Shortest: Ovation Celebrity in the early 80's that had some QC issues, and went right back after three days.
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