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I have a huge collection of wonderful guitars, being an amateur. That collection started by coincidence, with a Martin HD-28, paying 700€ = 1032$ 10 years ago, from a drug addict who needed money. Other masterpieces: a FENDER STRATOCASTER 1964 together with a GIBSON LES PAUL 1968 BLACK (= black beauty), from an alcoholic, who is/was a brilliant player. UNBELIEVABLE HOW PEOPLE CAN DEGENERATE. He lived in function and was dominated by king alcohol. I helped a lot of people, with these problems, also drug addicts. The problem is that alcohol is a social drug, and people addicted to alcohol!!! = horrible. More than once I saw RICH people ending under a bridge, being homeless, kicked out of their big luxe houses, by their spouses. This is a typical story, nobody helps or cares about these people, BECAUSE ALCOHOL IS CONSIDERED AS A SOCIAL DRUG. Looking back, alcohol is even the worst drug.
About that Fender and Gibson, he asked 4000€, I gave him 5000€, knowing what he would do with that money. And thanks to a high ranked customer at the airport, I did some "golden business" Other guitars are
ACOUSTIC:
Martin D-1, a Martin D1-12, Martin D-15 (dark brown, mahagony), Martin HD-28 and a Martin D-45V.
What is in fact the difference between a D-45 and a D-45V???
ELECTRIC:
Burns 2x6, 2 GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM, SG, Flying V, and a Gibson LP Supreme (sold my Standard, but I regret it.) Epiphone Sheraton, Variax 700, PRS Custom 24 '1993), PRS EG serie, USA made, only in production from 1990-1992, and I don't see them on eBay, where I bought them. 3 Combinations, S-S-S (to compete with Fender), this one plays even a lot better, having 3 single coils, Lindy Fralin, domino shape, a stupid idea, Fender existing about 40 years. A S-S-H and a H-S-H. I agree, I am blessed to have and to play, such a collection, starting with my HD-28. I gave a lot of money to very good friends, realising their dream, a music store. Getting back the money is another story, so they paid me back with instruments. They didn't loose a lot, and I received guitars. Now, in my medical condition, I am happy with these guitars, so 2/3 of my collection started like this. Martin D45V, comes from GRUHN, and comparing the $$ versus €€you can buy a guitar in the USA, for an unbelievable price, being European. The price of a Martin D-45V is here 8000€ = 12000$, if you can afford it, it is worth to go to the States having your dream guitar, and enough money left for a BIG holiday.
I can only add: it all started stupid, a lot of people had fun, but their fun has gone, seeing the prices now.

I AM PUTTING THIS IN CHORDIE'S CHATCORNER.
If you see a movie, about PRISONERS, is it really THAT bad, like raping, attack other inmates.
Looking to our prisons, they seems to have still a life.
I know, this is a delicate subject, once out of prison, you come from a "facility" where you could be a well respected man, by violence or by wisdom. Sudden you are back on the street, and then: ??? If you were convicted for dealing dope, some of those guys had earned a fortune, and once you have the MONEY SMELL, it must be real hard to find a job.
It is like being "hospitalised for a drinking problem. When I was in hospital, on the same floor, no doors, if I wanted to have a smoke (bad habit I know, but there it is a form of a social life), I had to go 100 meter, to go for a chat/smoke. Most of people on Neurology are there because they got a stroke, so most of them didn't leave their room. I joined the psychiatric side, they had activities organised by nurses, like a quiz, or a card game. I never tell what my occupation is/was, but if they ask me, I am not a liar. These people are also smart enough to see that I am stupid enough, to answer a question. THERE too, you will see an hierarchy. At first some were afraid to loose their position, nut that, easy to solve. I just noticed that those people feel better in the smoking room, more open not difficult if you see your shrink once in a week for 30 minutes.

My first name is LIEVEN, a flemish/dutch name, meaning Beloved Friend

SOOOOOOOOOOORRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

paulbigyummy: Thanks to become a "chordian". We love musicians, and young or old, this site is a give and get site.
Better is to tell: we can learn a lot from new members, and we try to answer everything. We have an "everything can" site: CHAT CORNER.
I noticed something about OVATION and an Electric.
Can I ask what kind of guitar this Ovation is, and your electric guitar (brand) + the music you play?
I have in fact too many guitars, but 75% are collectible.
I also agree with James, Jerome, Mixter. For me, writing songs, with only 3 chords is still real "craftsmanship ."One of the best examples is BOB DYLAN. I play now for 30 years, and my progression has increased at least 50% thanks to CHORDIE. Reading, asking and use the information. I love 3-4 chords to make a song, but in fact I use more chords, 5 or 6.
To find chords, there are some very good sites like www.chordbook.com

100% a B7.
I have just ordered and received some books, like the 2008 vintage guitarbook. Since I am no reader at all, and when I read the newspaper, it takes me 10 minutes to read AND know everything.
But, very interesting to, I am obsessed by languages, the origin of the modern languages.

DID ANYBODY TRY THE BABY MARTIN???

yes, amazing what you find sometimes using an anagram generator. Sometimes it is horrible, when you get 2000 results, and the words are not placed as in a phrase. It takes time here.
Eric Clapton = a cornet clip
David Gilmour = drug limo diva

Riddler you can't escape. I put your nick as Tennessee riddler = Red Needle Sister
A few more:
- Evangelist = Evil's Agent
- Desperation = A Rope Ends It
- Elvis = Lives
- Heavy Rain? = Hire a Navy!
- Tom Cruise = So I'm Cuter
A few fantastic and weird anagrams
- Mother-in-law = Woman Hitler
- Funeral = Real Fun

I believe the fact that using a certain brand of strings, SAME SIZE (the strings on my Martin D-1, are pretty heavy.
As 25Frankster, I have a bunch of Martin guitars too. Except for the D-1, they all are here without preamps. Having these guitars is no option to compare, because they are all different.
I have a Martin D-1, a D-15 (beautiful and simple 100% mahagony) a D-1 12 string, HD-28 and top of the bill a Martin D-45V, I don't know the difference between a D-45, and a D-45V.
I have some Gibsons too. A GIBSON SJ-200 MONTANA GOLD (I AM OBSESSED TO COMPARE THIS GUITAR WITH AN EPIPHONE AJ-200), A GIBSON DOVE, and 2 HUMMINGBIRDS (also obsessed to compare them with an EPIPHONE. I know, I am blessed to have such a diversity, and to be able to collect these guitars. It's a pretty long story how I started my collection, but what played an important facor was the $ versus € using eBay. So I have now 2 points.
- different sound ACOUSTIC, using different brands.
- difference in sound between my Gibson collection compared to Epiphone, same guitars.
What I discovered is that you can find a lot on myspace and/or youtube.

- What's the difference between a violist and a dog?
The dog knows when to stop scratching.
- What's the difference between a cello and a viola?
The cello burns longer.
- A nice one: what's the difference between a guitar and a tuna fish??
You can tune a guitar but you can't tuna fish.
THIS ONE IS FOR THE SCOTTISH MEMBERS: Why do bagpipers walk when they play?
To get away from the sound.