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Originally Posted by podunklander
Nice collection of vintage guitars! Sorry about your Goya and Vox  . Sounds like you put the Goya to good use the several years you had it. I know I would have been crushed if any of my guitars had been stolen.
I would like to have an older Goya someday -the serial# on mine is high and I'd guess it's among the last that were made. I know they were common and inexpensive but I feel there's something magical about a Goya. Liona Boyd's 1st guitar was a Goya...and Stevie Nicks was too. Stevie wrote a song the 1st day she got hers. I had mine for a couple of months before I spent any time on it and I guess that 1st day -is when I wrote a song. I hadn't written anything in years!
Martinez..I remember those! Haven't seen or heard of one in years. Sorry to know you've lost interest in playing though. I'm not much of a player either and hadn't spent much time playing at all during the past decade (even went 4-5 years without a guitar) until last winter. I'm playing differently now and I've gotten a little better. Before, I felt like I had plateaued -didn't think my playing could progress.
I hope you can pick up playing again! I've been unemployed nearly 1/2 the time during the past few years so I've had the benefit of having some free time to pick up playing again. |
When I bought my Goya, I had gone to NYC, on 49th street there were lots of music stores and I bought it there. from Terminal Music. It wasn't cheap back in those 1960 days, I think it cost me almost $300. I never bought another Goya after that, tried some but they never had it. I have had 50+ guitars thru my life, some great, some just fun to play. Many Yamahas, in the beginnings they were a pretty good guitar for the price, the old red labels models, especially the 140s, back in the late 60's thru late 1970's, I used to have one in the back of my car most the time. The Martinez is one of the best nylons I have ever owned for the sound and playability of it, it might be an exceptional one. I never had a Yamaha or any other nylon (except my old Goya) which played as sweet. I have had all kinds of Fender electrics and acoustics, I even had a Princess, which was a pink Fender with one pickup, made for girls, a collectors item now. Always wanted a Gibson ES350 (like Chuck Berrys) but never got one. My biggest screwup was passing on a $140 nylon string guitar in the early 70s, which I didn't know the name of at the time, too busy having fun and not doing my homework. It was a mint Ramirez classic. I didn't look it up till months later and found out it was worth about $800. Probably the worst (besides Stellas)I ever had was the nylons made over in Mexico, sold just over the border areas, they sound ok for a while but only last about 6 months, they used to cost around $15-20. I had a nice sounding Taylor about 20 years ago, but I always thought the neck was so thin that they wouldn't last thru the years, so I sold it. I play only once in a while as I say, but I forgot more than I can ever get back again. I play my drums once in a while also, and notice the age has taken it's toll on speed and rolls. No complaints though, it has all been fun and hope it continues for more years. The many times I played with friends in pleasant surroundings like the great outdoors, makes for lots of great memories. I think that is what it is all about for most of us.