You may be able to tell right now that I love a bargain and I love unique instruments.  I found this beauty for $300 on consignment at a Boston music store.  It is an American made bass.  It is one of the first run editions.  Now, I have seen the newer models going for about $1100.  I definitely got a bargain.

As far as the tone goes, it is booming and built for rock.  It has a similar tone to the Music Man stingray, but I would say that it has more bottom end.  It’s not very versatile, but for low-end rock it is great.  I am a guitar player after all and it suits my needs.

The best thing about the bass is its playability.  To me, it is the perfect fit and feel.

I love this acoustic.  This is a 1997 Larrivee D-03 acoustic guitar.  1997 was the first productions year of this guitar.  It was intended to be a no frills high quality acoustic.  The newer models feature a pickguard, fretboard dots, and fretboard binding.  This model is stripped down as you can see in the picture.   The street price for one of these in 2010 is around $950-$1000.   I picked this one up for about $500 new.

I am not sure how the new models sound, but mine has a round tone that is midrange in nature.  I would say that it is a brown-sound acoustic, but you the highs still come through.

I would buy this again.

I bought this guitar new for $1500.  I got a deal because there was a fire at the local guitar store.  This was my first high-quality guitar.  It is a Gibson Les Paul Classic Premium Plus (Discontinued).  It has a beautiful flamed top and plays great.   This is absolutely my favorite guitar.  It is 100% stock.  It has high output ceramic pickups.  I have read many complaints about these pickups, but I love them.

Quick little story about this guitar.  About a year ago, I noticed a defect in the headstock that became worse over time.  I had the original receipt and I was the only owner so I contacted Gibson.   Guess what – They Fixed it 100% free of charge.  I can’t say enought about their service.

However, there is more to the story.  When I received the guitar back from the factory it was damaged from shipping.  After arguing with FedEx for a month, I was able to return the guitar to Gibson and they did a complete new paint job on the back to repair the scratches.  Score Gibson 1 FedEx 0.

I have tried many of the other high end guitars, and there are many great ones, but I am absolutely a Gibson Player Through and Through.

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I cut out hundreds of my favorite comics and pasted them to the body. I then added a Seymour Duncan JB and had a local luthier do a pro setup.  I have owned this for about 15 years.  It is a one trick pony that does hairband metal like a pro.