Newbie from Kentucky

[guitarhack]

Hi all, just found the forum recently and have already learned a lot from the various threads here. I'm looking forward to downloading many of the BTs. My name is Andy, in my 50s and love all kinds of music, though I mostly play country and classic rock, with a little blues thrown in now and then. I have a Harmony Sovereign(factory second) which I bought from a pawn shop in '72. The last 6 or 7 years I got a little more serious about the music and I've been infected with GAS, so I picked up a Taylor 310, and now have some electrics as well: a Charvel/Jackson CSM-1G, a Tradition MTP-250, a modded Squier 51 and a Korean DeArmond M-75. Amps include a late 80s Fender Sidekick Chorus 20, a Peavey Classic 20, and a '67 (I think) Earth Sound Research G-2000 Super Guitar head into an Avatar G212H cab. Cheers!

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Welcome Andy! I am sure you will fit right in. Thanks for the intro! I love those Peavey Classic series amphs.

 

[bigG]

Welcome aboard, Andy! :beer:

At 59, I'm still barely holdin' on to my 50s, or, as Jerry Lee Lewis might say: "I'm 59 and holdin'...holdin' everything I can".

We have at least one other Kentuckian amongst us that I know of.

One of my best friends and member of the last gigging band I was in in the early 80s had a Harmony for many years. That was one sweet ol' guitar, and it broke his heart (and mine) when it was stolen...

 

[Tig]

Welcome to The Fret, Andy! It's good to have you here, and I like your variety of gear.
I'm considering an Avatar 2x12 cab down the road to help with my GAS pains.

 

[Kodiak3D]

Glad to have another Kentuckian! Welcome!

 

[Mike S.]

Welcome Guitarhack!
I'm a native Texan with some family roots in Kentucky, living currently in W. KY myself.

 

[FrankenFretter]

Welcome, Andy! A friend of mine once let me borrow his Taylor 310. I loved that guitar. Sounds like you have some good stuff in your current arsenal.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

From one hack to another, welcome Andy!

Another DeArmond owner I see. Those are great guitars, I've owned several over the years, including an M-75. Mmm, Goldtone-y...

 

[Robert]

Welcome Andy! :wave:

 

[guitarhack]

Thanks for the warm welcome. I hope to contribute some pics of my gear as soon as I get a chance. Merry Christmas!

 

[evenkeel]

Welcome to the group. :applause

Lots of us 50 somethings around these parts.

 

[street music]

Welcome to best forum in the nation!

 

[duhvoodooman]

Welcome to The Fret, Andy! Glad to have you with us. :AOK :dude

 

[guitarhack]

My gear

Here's my gear:

Guitars: l to r, DeArmond M-75, Tradition MTP-250, Charvel/Jackson CSM-1G, Harmony Sovereign, Squier 51, Taylor 310, and in front an Epiphone Collegiate UK (LP Jr style).

Amps: Fender Sidekick Chorus 20, Earth Sound Research G-2000 Super Guitar into Avatar 2 x 12, and Peavey Classic 20.

 

[marnold]

Tell me more about that Charvel. I don't think I've ever seen one like that.

 

[Geoffrey Charles]

Welcome!

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Nice! I love your little Peavey Classic, and also love the covering on that Earth Sound Research amph. Looks like a bar you would lean up on in a 50's era space theme bar. Way cool!

 

[guitarhack]

Tell me more about that Charvel. I don't think I've ever seen one like that.

Thanks, marnold. I got it along with the sidekick in a trade. It's HSH with a trem, although I don't have a bar for it. Late '80s model and Jackson pickups. Pretty nice little rocker. Fast neck and fretboard. I haven't found much info on it, although there are a couple of reviews at HC.

 

[guitarhack]

Nice! I love your little Peavey Classic, and also love the covering on that Earth Sound Research amph. Looks like a bar you would lean up on in a 50's era space theme bar. Way cool!

Thanks, it is cool in a kitschy kind of way. I've always been a sucker for tuck and roll, whether in a hot rod or on an amp. I'd like to find a matching cab for it.