The longest time a guitar has been with you?

[warfrat73]

My Bourgeois DR-A. Bought new 20 years ago this month. Used some money I made coaching high school football... it was expensive for a broke grad student.

[PAPADON]

Guild D40. Since new in 72.

[UncleJesse]

Originally Posted by Bob Womack

My first good guitar, a Kalamazoo-built '74 Gibson Small Script Les Paul Standard I bought used in 1977 and still have.
45 years old

Bob

Nice guitar. My dad has a black '75 standard that sounds awesome. It just feels so heavy around the neck

[jim1960]

My D-16 is coming up on 32 years.

[Brent Hahn]

I've had my Gibson A3 mandolin since 1970. Got my Tele in '73 and my Martin 016NY a year or so later.

[Hack Guitarist]

The guitar I have had the longest is actually an electric, not an acoustic. It's my 1997 Gibson Blueshawk that I bought new in 1998. Many guitars have come and gone since then but that one always stays with me.

[Brucebubs]

I bought this Takamine nylon string guitar new in 1972.

[GangstaPat]

Fender J-Bass from the early 90's

[Steel and wood]

My beautiful Samick Greg Bennett Royale RL2 semi which I've had for around 15 years. (My first real guitar and a present from my wife).

No longer in production (although I'm sure you can still find them), the Greg Bennett Royale series guitars are flawless and were fantastic value for money back in the day.

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by catdaddy

I've had my 1969 Gibson Hummingbird for more than 50 years. It was a High School graduation gift from my parents. It's no longer playable due to having a lot of hard miles on it, including having its top severely damaged in an airline baggage compartment in the early 70's which required extensive repair and reinforcement. The effective shelf life of those repairs effectively expired about 10 years ago, and I've decided not to spend the money to have the guitar restored with a new top. Today, it's retired just like it owner, who enjoys the memories it conjures every time I pass by, while it's lovingly on display on my living room wall.

Cat - it's great that you still have it on display. Worth more on a wall then selling for a few bucks.

I bought my first acoustic in Jan 1989, a Yamaha 12 string. I played the heck out of it for those first 10 years and still have it. I have an electric that I've had longer though, a Series A 'cheap' first electric.

[Ncbandit]

I had a 1994 Taylor 912C bought new and sold it in 2017. It spent most of it's time in the case and was mint. I was more into electrics for most of that time. The truss rod cover was never even taken off and the action was still perfect. The new owner was beyond pleased since he bought it off Ebay sight unseen. I took a gamble and started bidding at 1 dollar and it worked out well.

[guitar george]

I went to buy a Martin D-28 and the salesman convinced me to buy a 1971 Yamaki Western Deluxe instead. It still looks and sounds pretty good. I blame the salesman to this day.

[FLRon]

I bought my Larrivee C-10 new in 1997 and still have it. I have a 1964 Martin D-21 but I've only had it for five years. Neither will ever be sold.

[RichardP]

My 1950 Martin D-18 has been with me 69 years. My dad bought it new when I was 10 and it became mine about age 13. Still sounds great. C225545A-F683-4A57-A891-8D7D9D4BFE94.jpg. (Preview shows 2 pix. If True, sorry. )

[vintage40s]

Originally Posted by jjracer

I purchased my 1974 Martin D35 in 1975. Still have it. Sounds great but I have others that I gig with or take to open mic.
I'll probably keep it til I take the dirt nap.

Same here with my bought-new 1969 D35. For playing out, I like size and playability of my Eastwood E20-OM.