Still in love with R9 14 yrs on!

[Big Al]

Got mine Sept 2000 # 9 0507 from Wildwood. Where's yours from Big Al?

Got mine at the HOG, it was supposed to go to Yamano in Japan, but somehow the HOG got it. I bought it the day it came in, and was curious about the "Lemonburst" which I had not heard of at that time. There also was a name on a piece of masking tape in the neck pickup cavity, MIKE.

I called Gibson about it, as I thought it might have been a return by some dude named Mike. Turns out it was made by Mike McGuire for Yamono, and the guitar was not supposed to have been sent to the HOG.

I got it in May, the day it came in, so yours is an early one too. I love that guitar to death!

I tend to get real attached to good guitars. Although I have accumulated quite a few by now, it is mostly because I tend to cherish and keep the good stuff. If it really doesn't scratch my itch I tend to get rid of it quick. After 40 years of this stuff, I got quite a pile of amps, effects and all kinds of guitars that have served me well and I cherish them all.

They are like my children, I've formed a bond with them and know exactly what I can expect and achieve with them. I am not a wealthy or even upper middle class earner, and now on disability my income is even less, but I learned that it is much more expensive to replace a great guitar you sell. Any gear that sounded good back in the day, STILL SOUNDS GOOD!

Being a skinflint has it's advantages. I only buy stuff I have to have, or that plays and suits my vision of tone/playability/vibe that I adopt another musical child.

I think there is a lot to be gained by thoroughly bonding and understanding a piece of gear. Realizing the potential and learning to extract it from a piece of gear is it's own reward. And I have been greatly rewarded.

 

[slammintone]

Got mine at the HOG, it was supposed to go to Yamano in Japan, but somehow the HOG got it. I bought it the day it came in, and was curious about the "Lemonburst" which I had not heard of at that time. There also was a name on a piece of masking tape in the neck pickup cavity, MIKE.

I called Gibson about it, as I thought it might have been a return by some dude named Mike. Turns out it was made by Mike McGuire for Yamono, and the guitar was not supposed to have been sent to the HOG.

I got it in May, the day it came in, so yours is an early one too. I love that guitar to death!

I tend to get real attached to good guitars. Although I have accumulated quite a few by now, it is mostly because I tend to cherish and keep the good stuff. If it really doesn't scratch my itch I tend to get rid of it quick. After 40 years of this stuff, I got quite a pile of amps, effects and all kinds of guitars that have served me well and I cherish them all.

They are like my children, I've formed a bond with them and know exactly what I can expect and achieve with them. I am not a wealthy or even upper middle class earner, and now on disability my income is even less, but I learned that it is much more expensive to replace a great guitar you sell. Any gear that sounded good back in the day, STILL SOUNDS GOOD!

Being a skinflint has it's advantages. I only buy stuff I have to have, or that plays and suits my vision of tone/playability/vibe that I adopt another musical child.

I think there is a lot to be gained by thoroughly bonding and understanding a piece of gear. Realizing the potential and learning to extract it from a piece of gear is it's own reward. And I have been greatly rewarded.

Perhaps the wisest advice I've ever read anywhere. Too many times I've flipped instruments before getting much out of them.