I've been collecting some more high-end guitars. I have an old Martin D28 from the '60s, a beautiful, classic Martin that I know I played on 'Mariachi.'
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I'm at home or in the studio, I have a 1963 Martin. It's a D-28, and I love that guitar. I write on that guitar, and it's the first guitar that I put a pickup in and ran through an amplifier, splitting the signal to the amplifier and a DI or in the studio mic'ing it traditionally and putting an amp in the other room.
I still play that guitar. It's a Martin D-18 with a clear pick guard. I've played that guitar on and off my TV shows for nearly 50 years.
My first really good guitar was a Gibson J-45.
Guitars have been the obsession of my life. I first picked one up at the age of four and I've been a guitar junkie ever since.
I'm not a collector, however, and I have no desire to own 50 or 60 guitars.
My first guitar, a Fender Jazz Master, I traded it in for a Les Paul Deluxe.
I've been buying guitars since 1964, and you fool yourself into thinking it's the last one.
Guitars are kind of just, you know, sexy, especially old vintage ones.
I suppose my little Martin acoustic guitar is quickly becoming a prize possession. It's a lovely guitar. I bought it at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 2001 before I had cleaned up.
I use Gibson guitars; I prefer the Les Paul custom.