An ESP 400 Series Strat copy. Traded it in to buy a Les Paul that I also no longer own (though that one I don't particularly miss).

Also miss a Hamer Special FM that was my first really nice electric.

'58 Les Paul burst, sold in 1995 for a house in California.

Wow! That's the holy grail. How did you originally acquire it? Guessing you had it for years.

One, or both, of the two '78 RD Artists I had.

I'm not familiar with those Gibsons. Did it look like this '78 RD Artist? (Source: vintageguitar.com)

http://www.vintageguitar.com/wp-cont...s/GIBSONRD.jpg

Yes, but both of mine were in Ebony (black). Wonderful guitars.

I was offered a 1956 Les Paul Special in the late 90's by a close friend for $2000 (it was mint). I could have bought it, but I was low on money, and I chickened out, because I thought I was being responsible. What a mistake, it was a great guitar. I knew it well because he let me use it for a few recordings. I still kick myself over that! And every time I hear one of those recordings I kick myself again :)

... and you had two!

Sounds like a sweet guitar. That would have been more expensive than a new Les Paul Standard back then.

Yeah, I had two of them, but not at the same time. I had the two in the 1981-1984 period. They make for some great recorded tones. and play like a dream, you know, like a hot knife through butter kind of dream. If it weren't for needing money at the time I'd still one of them. I really loved the singing long sustain those guitars offered with their MOOG electronics.

Years ago a “friend” wanted to borrow my early sixties Gretsch Tennessean Chet Atkins. He gave me a Gibson Heritage as collateral. When I went back a few months later to get the Gretsch he told me he had sold it and to keep the Gibby.

To add insult to injury, I lent the Gibby to my (now Ex) wife’s son to take to school. When he came home, he told me he had pawned it.

I know, twice burned, I’m an idiot.

Ugh, I hate to think about it.
1. Pre CBS Fender strat, gone a long time. :cry:
2. Late 60's Gibson SG jr. Single humbucker. Super neck.

1979 Les Paul Silverburst.

Late 70's (not certain of exact year) Les Paul Goldtop

1976 Gibson Explorer


After crying to my wife about silly trades I regret from when I was younger, she now refuses to let me sell off anything! The truth is, I have a bunch of stuff I never ever play since I switched to acoustic...

You're not an idiot but that's tough on those two guitars.

A 1979 Les Paul Standard in tobacco sunburst, beat to hell. I bought it used at Gil Southworth's shop outside of DC in the late 1990s. A friend was super into PRS at that time and I foolishly drank the Kool-Ade and sold the Les Paul to get a Custom 22. I remember nothing good about that PRS (or any other PRS before they came out with the McCarty 594, which I now have and love) but I sure remember that Les Paul - the best one I ever had.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. :lol: