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28 October 2024
Below is a list of all the guitars that I can remember owning. It does not include some of the ones that I bought and sold very quickly when I used to go to the pawnbrokers' auctions in the '80s.
| Guitar | Bought | Sold |
|---|---|---|
| Plywood f-hole | By Dad 12 Dec 1971 - $15? | Given away to girlfriend when I got the Aria c.1973 |
| Aria flat top acoustic | $80? | About $50 |
| Cream Telecaster copy, rosewood board | New - c.1972 about $100? | Traded in for Tama? |
| Classical guitar - can't remember the brand | New I think - c.1974 $80? | c. $50 1978 |
| Tama acoustic dreadnought Martin D45 copy | c.1974 Around $280 | Gave to someone in 1976 as part trade for VW Beetle |
| Maton FG100 acoustic (see photo below) | New - Canberra Shop 1975 - $312 no case | $400 with case - 1979 Sydney |
| Maton Bindara acoustic bass (see photo below) | Canberra Shop 1975 2nd hand. $175. | $500 1979/80 Sydney |
| Maton FG150 12 string | New - Allan's Adelaide 1976 - $650? | c. 1978 Adelaide $450? |
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| White L-series Strat rosewood fingerboard, pretty poor non-original condition | Privately - Adelaide c.1976 - $600 | c. $500 Adelaide about a year later |
| 1975 Guild F50R | New - Allan's Adelaide 1977- $800 (RRP was $1295) | $2800, Brisbane, Feb 2010 |
| Gibson Les Paul standard, tobacco sunburst, DiMarzio bridge pickup (see photo above) | 2nd hand Derringer's Adelaide '77or '78 - $630 | c.1980/81 in Sydney - $750 |
| 1974 Ibanez Model 2455 ES-175 Copy | 2nd hand Venue music Sydney mid-late 1982 - $395 | c.1983 or so - $395 |
| Modified Les Paul with mini humbuckers - no serial # | Auction 1982 - $300 + $45 repairs | 1983 $350 |
| Early '70s Gibson SG Standard s/no 187294 | Auction 1983 - c.$300 + $175 for repairs | $420 a year or 2 later |
| 70s sunburst Telecaster Deluxe, 2 humbuckers | Auction 1983? $300 | $400 very soon after |
| Sunburst 1970s strat maple fingerboard s/no 560882 | Auction 1983? - $550 + $38 machines | Sold after a month or so for $580 |
| Sunburst 1968 Fender Strat rosewood fingerboard dated 22/9/68, s/no 182857 | Auction 1984? - $480 (with 2 mics) | $720 a few months later |
| 1975 Gibson SG burgundy s/no 99141486 | Auction 1984 $340 | $330 |
| Roland GR-500 guitar synth (Les Paul style) | Trading Post? $700 + $60 repairs | Sold within a year - $630 |
| L-series Fender Mustang Daphne blue, original case s/no L77103 dated 3/12/64 | Auction 1984 - $300 | $300 a year or so later |
| Gibson Les Paul Custom black s/no 750006 – prob 1970-72 | Auction 1984-85? - $625 | Sold quickly for $625 |
| Ibanez Roadstar RS205 s/no C830628 | Auction 1984-85? - $260 | Sold quickly for $340 |
| Sunburst 1968 Gibson ES335 s/no 524375 | Auction 1984-85? - 300 + $105 repairs | Sold for $1200 including Fender 30 amp in 1988 |
| 1974 or '75 Gibson SG tobacco sunburst s/no 404074 | Auction 1984-85? - $350 | Sold quickly for $400 |
| Maton small bodied acoustic F11 s/no 1069 (472) | $200 | Sold quickly for $180 |
| 1962 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 orange | Pawn shop Victoria St Kings Cross early 1990 | Sold a few months later - Trading Post |
| 1975 Guild D25C | $1000, Trading post 6 June 2002 | $640, Adelaide, Feb 2010 |
| Ibanez Acoustic / Electric | Ebay Sydney early 2004 | Mid 2004 |
| Mid 1990s Guild DV6-NT HG S/no AD061436 |
Ebay Newcastle 2004 | June 2005 Brisbane |
| Variax 700 acoustic natural | Ebay from Florida - Aug 2005 | Brisbane Feb 2021 |
| Orville ES 335 sunburst | Ebay from Blue Mtns - 14/7/06 | Brisbane Oct '07 |
| Galveston single cone resonator | Ebay from USA - Apr 2006 | March '07 Wollongong area |
| 1958 yellow Supro Supreme lap steel | Ebay from USA - July '06 | Given to my brother Phillip by the family for 50th birthday |
| Variax 500 electric black | Ebay from Abbotsford Sep 2006 | Dec 2008 - Sydney |
| 2005 Gibson Songwriter Deluxe cutaway | Ebay from Liverpool Feb 2007 | Sep 2007 Melbourne |
| Variax 700 bass sunburst | Ebay from USA - Apr '07 | Newcastle May 2009 |
| Gibson Starburst Elite | Colorado USA - Aug 2007 | Nov 2009 Derbyshire UK |
| Unbranded Republic Tricone resonator | Ebay from QLD Jan 2007 | Late 2008 QLD |
| 1956 red Supro Supreme lap steel | USA Oct '07 | October 2009 Melbourne |
| Variax 700 acoustic black | Ebay Sydney Feb 2008 | 9/9/08 Melbourne |
| 1964 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 | California - April 2008 | April 2012 through Jackson's Rare Guitars |
| 1998 Goodall RSC | Little Rock, Arkansas June 2008 | |
| Variax 600 sunburst | Brisbane Aug '08 | 20/9/08 Sydney |
| Cole Clark Violap VL2P | Melbourne 18/9/08 | Digny Centre, France March 2011 |
| National Style 1 Tricone | Jackson's Rare Guitars 25/9/08 | Sunshine Coast 5/11/18 |
| '54 yellow Supro Comet lap steel | Alexandria Minnesota 4/11/08 | Adelaide Australia February 2011 |
| Variax 700 cherry sunburst | Billy Hydes Camperdown Xmas 2008 | Perth March 2010 |
| Mid 80s Riverhead bass guitar | Gladesville, Sydney, 13 Feb 2009 | |
| James Trussart Shiny Holey Steel DeVille | Melbourne 4 May 2009 | Melbourne October 2013 |
| 2000 Gibson Les Paul | Melbourne mid May 2009 | Brisbane 1/1/10 |
| 2005 Goodall Royal Hawaiian | Billy Hydes, Camperdown 1 August 2009 | |
| Early '60s Fender Champ lap steel | Alabama USA 21 Sep 2009 | Enmore, Sydney March 2012 |
| 1955 Gretsch Lap Steel | Perth WA 28 Oct 2009 | Greenock, South Australia 14 February 2011 |
| Late '40s Rickenbacher Lap Steel | Tennessee 9 Nov 2009 | Canberra, April 2013 |
| 1991 Steinberger GL | Dallas Texas 15 Dec 2009 | Fairbanks Alaska February 2011 |
| 2009 James Trussart Steelcaster | Sylacauga Alabama 27 Feb 2010 | Newcastle Australia September 2011 |
| 1966 Gibson ES-335 | Sydney Australia 2 Nov 2010 | Coffs Harbour Australia May 2011 |
| 1980s Riverhead Jupiter 700 | Sydney Australia 1 Nov 2011 | |
| 1980s Riverhead Jupiter 900 | Byron Bay Australia March 2012 | Newtown, Sydney Australia 18 January 2014 |
| 1999 Gretsch 6121 Roundup | Coffs Harbour Australia October 2012 | |
| 1990-91 Fender Albert Collins Custom Telecaster | Brisbane Australia 19 September 2013 | Summer Hill, Sydney 14/9/2015 |
| 1956 red Supro Supreme lap steel | Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, USA Aug 2015 | |
| Artist Weissenborn lap steel | Canberra 30 September 2015 | Ryde, Sydney 30/1/2016 |
| 1955 Oahu Lap Steel Guitar S/no X55131 |
South Bend, Indiana, USA Oct 2015 | Mullumbimby 2/2/2020 |
| 2015 Brauchli acoustic lap steel S/no 182 |
Commissioned mid October 2015 and delivered on 8 January 2016. | |
| 2004 Greco Zemaitis GZ2600IF S/no 0403142 |
Melbourne Australia 26 April 2016 |
Ipswich QLD 17/2/2024 |
| 2005 Gibson ES-335 '63 reissue S/no 03165700 |
Melbourne Australia 18 May 2016 | |
| Gretsch G9220 Bobtail resonator S/no CAXR125884 |
Melbourne Australia 2 October 2018 | |
| 2018 Gibson Les Paul Classic S/no 180048783 |
Fairfield Sydney Australia December 2019 |
Sunshine Coast QLD 14/1/2023 |
| c.1940 Rickenbacher Model B lap steel S/no C3007 |
Elderly Instruments, Lansing, Michigan January 2020 | |
| c. 1951 Gibson BR-9 lap steel (no serial number) |
Elderly Instruments, Lansing, Michigan May 2021 | Mullumbimby 28/11/2021 |
| 1951 Fender Deluxe 6 lap steel S/no 278 |
Elderly Instruments, Lansing, Michigan September 2021 | |
| c. 2020 Cole Clark Lapdog lap steel S/no 381 |
Melbourne Australia 4 November 2021 | Sydney 19 July 2024 |
| 1986 Fender Japan TL67-70SPL Telecaster S/no. E903026 |
Adelaide SA April 2022 | |
| 1999 Maton EBG808 custom acoustic guitar S/no. 1086 (1199) |
Bellbird NSW February 2024 | |
| 2015 Cole Clark Fat Lady acoustic guitar S/no. 150128876 |
Suffolk Park NSW April 2024 | |
| 2020 Taylor 314CE acoustic guitar S/no. 1206120023 |
Canberra April 2024 | |
| 2011 Cole Clark Fat Lady acoustic guitar S/no. 111116442 |
Brisbane 28 October 2024 | |
