The Guitar owners thread (and other musical instruments!)

I will start things off with my main daily player. My Martin HD-35

I believe @Umbrelladrink has several guitars.

I have a few, but haven't ever taken one with us. Would be interested to hear some other peoples experiences there.

Also would love to see your collection @Umbrelladrink

I will have to circle back to this thread once I can get some pics of my axes. I’m currently on a plane to visit family in Iowa and my wife and I recently moved, so all of my toys are still packed.

I have 2 guitars and 2 keyboards currently, but haven’t player any of them in a while. Both of the keyboards need to be repaired.

My acoustic guitar is a nothing-special Signa (cheap line by Martin if I recall correctly) 6-string. It used to play great (I’ve had it for about 30 years), but I think there’s some warping going on in the neck/fretboard so I may need to replace it. Haven’t really played it much since I proposed to my wife about 8 years ago. I played her “A Pirate Looks At 40” for her 40th birthday then surprised her with “Tin Cup Chalice” and a proposal. So that guitar is special to both of us.

My prized possession though is my electric Ernie Ball Music Man Edward Van Halen signature model from the 90s. It’s got a quilted amber finish just like Eddie’s main guitar around the time of the For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge and Balance albums. I was a Van Halen FANATIC back then. I also have an original Peavey 5150 Combo Amp to go with it.

Keyboards:

I have a 88-weighted key Kurzweil digital piano/synth.

And I have al classic 80s Oberheim OB-8 synth. Again, I used to be a Van Halen FANATIC. :D

I’d like to add a high end acoustic 6-string to my collection and a decent 12-string. During COVID, I got back into O-scale model trains BIG TIME and that has since taken up all of my disposable income. I don’t have a train layout yet, but I have about 65 locomotives so far.