What's the oldest Electric Guitar you own?

[Acousticado]

I owned a ‘58 Strat from ‘76 until ‘02 when I decided to sell it. Among the guitars and other things I bought with the proceeds was an ‘02 ‘57 RI Strat. So at 15 y/o, it’s now my oldest electric.

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by Acousticado

I owned a ‘58 Strat from ‘76 until ‘02 when I decided to sell it. Among the guitars and other things I bought with the proceeds was an ‘02 ‘57 RI Strat. So at 15 y/o, it’s now my oldest electric.

A '58 Strat, wow. Sounds like you replaced it with a great RI Strat. I wonder how much insurance costs for a '58 Strat these days?

[M Sarad]

I bought the ‘52 Les Paul in the late 70s from the original owner. I traded it for a ‘62 ES 335 with PAFs.

[LouieAtienza]

Originally Posted by Eric_M

My oldest is this 1980 Ibanez AR-50:

That's a beaut...

Originally Posted by Eric_M

That's awesome; the early days of the hot-rod kit guitar.

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I own a few Boogie Bodies necks, one birdseye/ebony, one birdseye/birdseye, and one birdseye Tele neck, that was supposedly once owned by Joe Perry during the Joe Perry Project days, though not confirmed. The body (which was a Charvel Star shape) is floating around somewhere, along with the neck plate (that actually has Joe Perry's name inscribed)...

It is interesting to note that Lynn Ellsworth was actually an engineer, who did woodworking as a hobby. He happened to have a high school friend and bandmate named Wayne Charvel, who asked him if he could make these parts, which Wayne sold in his shop in Azusa, CA. Another interesting note is that when Wayne geared up for semi-production, he had a machinist help him make all the tooling, and his name was Dave Schecter. Who happened to have an employee named Tom Anderson. I believe it was either David or his brother in law who worked for a machine shop, and told Tom Anderson about the incredible new machine the shop had purchased, a Fadal CNC. So Tom became the first "boutique" builder to use CNC for his guitars, and made bodies for another pair of well-known names - Rudy Pensa and John Suhr...

[pieterh]

Originally Posted by Dru Edwards

As the title says, what's the oldest Electric Guitar you own? My oldest would be my first electric, a Series A Strat type guitar I got back in 1987. I still have it but it's not worth playing compared to my other guitars.

My oldest "great" guitar is my 1999 Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus that I bought new.

My oldest electric is my 1992 US Standard Strat. Given that I bought it new in my final year at college it is quite scary to think it is now 25 years old - if it was a car it would be legally vintage here in Sweden!

My oldest guitar is my 1977 or 1978 Guild D35. It has a Pure Mini pickup so it is kinda electric...

My Dad has a mid 1960s Guild Starfire V which will be mine one day. That is a really scary thought - it is probably as old as I am!

[LouieAtienza]

Originally Posted by pieterh

My oldest electric is my 1992 US Standard Strat. Given that I bought it new in my final year at college it is quite scary to think it is now 25 years old - if it was a car it would be legally vintage here in Sweden!

My oldest guitar is my 1977 or 1978 Guild D35. It has a Pure Mini pickup so it is kinda electric...

My Dad has a mid 1960s Guild Starfire V which will be mine one day. That is a really scary thought - it is probably as old as I am!

I had a 60's Guild Starfire as well, but as a dumb kid in my 20s I sold it for the whopping sum of $80, because the guitar store said the neck pickup was not working! Not as dumb these days...

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by pieterh

My oldest electric is my 1992 US Standard Strat. Given that I bought it new in my final year at college it is quite scary to think it is now 25 years old - if it was a car it would be legally vintage here in Sweden!

My oldest guitar is my 1977 or 1978 Guild D35. It has a Pure Mini pickup so it is kinda electric...

My Dad has a mid 1960s Guild Starfire V which will be mine one day. That is a really scary thought - it is probably as old as I am!

How you doing Pieter? 1992 US Strat - cool. I have a couple of American Strats but they're from 2001 and 2005. Too bad I don't play them, lol.

[Eric_M]

Originally Posted by LouieAtienza

It is interesting to note that Lynn Ellsworth was actually an engineer, who did woodworking as a hobby. He happened to have a high school friend and bandmate named Wayne Charvel, who asked him if he could make these parts, which Wayne sold in his shop in Azusa, CA. Another interesting note is that when Wayne geared up for semi-production, he had a machinist help him make all the tooling, and his name was Dave Schecter. Who happened to have an employee named Tom Anderson. I believe it was either David or his brother in law who worked for a machine shop, and told Tom Anderson about the incredible new machine the shop had purchased, a Fadal CNC. So Tom became the first "boutique" builder to use CNC for his guitars, and made bodies for another pair of well-known names - Rudy Pensa and John Suhr...

Yeah, interesting how all these guys' paths crossed. Suhr and Anderson have really taken the bolt-on Strat-type template to another level. Would love to own either someday.

Your guitar's a real beaut, by the way. I think us EVH fans are accustomed to flashier paint jobs etc. Figuring on that neck is insane.

[LouieAtienza]

Originally Posted by Eric_M

Yeah, interesting how all these guys' paths crossed. Suhr and Anderson have really taken the bolt-on Strat-type template to another level. Would love to own either someday.

Your guitar's a real beaut, by the way. I think us EVH fans are accustomed to flashier paint jobs etc. Figuring on that neck is insane.

Thanks... I had owned a pre pro reverse bumble bee Charvel. Having owned a few Boogie necks, they were all amazing birdseye maple.

The other branch in the electric guitar parts tree was when Lynn connected with Ken and Jim Warmoth...

[pieterh]

Originally Posted by Dru Edwards

How you doing Pieter? 1992 US Strat - cool. I have a couple of American Strats but they're from 2001 and 2005. Too bad I don't play them, lol.

I’m good, haven’t been spending quite so much time here as I used to - but I’m back now!

I love my Strat, still my go-to electric for flexibility though my favourite for playability is my G&L ASAT classic hollow body.

Why don’t you play yours? Are you a Gibson guy...?

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by pieterh

I’m good, haven’t been spending quite so much time here as I used to - but I’m back now!

I love my Strat, still my go-to electric for flexibility though my favourite for playability is my G&L ASAT classic hollow body.

Why don’t you play yours? Are you a Gibson guy...?

Yep, I love my Les Pauls and SGs . I'll have to pull the Strat out over the holidays and give it a play to remind myself what I'm missing.

[Dove 37]

1966 Gretsch 6192 TSB bought new by my dad in 1967.

[stratokatsu]

I have a mid 80s Jap Strat hardtail.

After that, my PRS-SE Custom is about 10 years old. My Epi Dot is about 10 years old and after that, I guess everything is much less.

[Shayo]

1964 Hofner Senator and 1968 Guild Starfire V.

[Shayo]

Originally Posted by Nymuso

A 1980 Kramer DMZ 2000.

This is a beast!! Any pics?