Learning Guitar

[pechalfant]

I always wanted to say these words in a public forum. Today I am so thankful for my father who bought me a cheap guitar and when I showed such an interest he bought me a Mosrite Celebrity when I was only 12 years old. It was a great guitar to learn on because of the great mosrite action. I learned so much on that guitar and I am forever grateful to my father for giving the opportunity to acquire a love that would never ever leave me. The Guitar and especially the Mosrite Celebrity I spent so much time with. I hope I am not being overly sentimal but as I said I am eternally grateful. I am sure there must be some Celebrity lovers out there.

[Dennisthe Menace]

I always wanted to say these words in a public forum. Today I am so thankful for my father who bought me a cheap guitar and when I showed such an interest he bought me a Mosrite Celebrity when I was only 12 years old. It was a great guitar to learn on because of the great mosrite action. I learned so much on that guitar and I am forever grateful to my father for giving the opportunity to acquire a love that would never ever leave me. The Guitar and especially the Mosrite Celebrity I spent so much time with. I hope I am not being overly sentimal but as I said I am eternally grateful............

Not at all, we ALL have those moments and memories....there isn't anything wrong with that at all .

[brutus]

I hear you pechalfant. My mother bought me a Hondo Lespaul and a Checkmate amp I was 10 years old she drove me 20 miles each way to lessons (thats after working 12 hours a day). After 2 years or so she walked by my room as I was playing along with Mayall/Claptons "Beano" album she bought me a 72 Tele Deluxe and a fender amp. Like you I am forever grateful. ( I sold the tele and the amp in the mid 80's for "cooler equipment" which I am embarrassed to mention here) P.s. I love Celebs also.. talk to Sarah

[Sarah93003]

I always wanted to say these words in a public forum. Today I am so thankful for my father who bought me a cheap guitar and when I showed such an interest he bought me a Mosrite Celebrity when I was only 12 years old. It was a great guitar to learn on because of the great mosrite action. I learned so much on that guitar and I am forever grateful to my father for giving the opportunity to acquire a love that would never ever leave me. The Guitar and especially the Mosrite Celebrity I spent so much time with. I hope I am not being overly sentimal but as I said I am eternally grateful. I am sure there must be some Celebrity lovers out there.

Yes, there are folks out there that appreciate and love Celebrity guitars. Do you still have your Celebrity? You can search the archives here and find some fun stuff on this model. My website will be live very soon. I've really ramped up lately to get it finished and published. I think I'm putting in about 30 hour a week on it. I promise it will be worth the wait!

[Veenture]

I always wanted to say these words in a public forum ...//... I hope I am not being overly sentimal...

Feel at ease friend, I had very similar thoughts too when I said my first words on this forum (the only forum I have ever been a member of). It felt really good afterwards having shared with the wonderfully understanding and fine folks populating this forum

[oipunkguy]

my first guitar was a gibson les paul studio lite and a little 12 watt marshall. i still play that guitar quite a lot, but my love for mosrites conquers all.

[woodchuck30]

My first guitar came out of a flooded basement, top and back became unglued from the water glued it up and the sore finger tips began. Taught my self, and learned from friends.

[Haole Jim]

First was a Harmony H-78 which looked sorta Jazzmaster-ish. Came with a 3-tube amp, chipboard case, record, plastic strap, pick, $69.95 way back when.

Money earned from caddying at local country club. Mom drove the then-youthful wanna-be picker to get it from the Aldens catalogue store.

Thanks again, Mom!

[TimR]

My parents wanted me to play music, & forced me to take piano lessons, & study trumpet in school band. I was never really interested & they sort of gave up on me. In early 60's I was just starting high school, & saw the Ventures on American Bandstand or some such tv show. I started buying their albums. I lived in Southern California, & was even able to go see bands like the Chantays & Dick Dale.
My dad didn't care for the music all that much, but he gathered that it was guitar oriented. One day he brought home a big ol' pale blue colored Kay archtop acoustic, with action about an inch off the board. I don't remember where he got it -but I think it was used.
I plunked around on it a while with very little success. I began to be somewhat intrigued with the thought of making guitar music, but this thing was not going to take me anywhere. I had got a Mel Bay instruction book, but all I got was sore fingers. I said, "Dad, I need an electric guitar!" A few days later, he came home with a Kay single pickup solid body electric (also with action about an inch high), & a tiny little Sears Silvertone amp. It wasn't much, but I was soon able to learn to palm mute the strings and play along with Pipeline.
Within the next 2 or 3 years, I had graduated to a Gibson SG, a Tele, a couple of Strats & Mustangs & in 1965, I actually bought a brand new Ventures model Mosrite for $398.00. If my dad hadn't bought those 1st two Kays, I really doubt if the rest would have ever happened. Oh, and thanks too to Mel Bay .................