RE My dreadfull habit....

[Knopflerfan]

Not as bad as my huge parts of diesel locomotives in my garage!!

[2manyguitars]

Sounds like we have similar issues!

[dmg]

Not as bad as my huge parts of diesel locomotives in my garage!!

Maybe you can flog some to Scotrail; the old train my Mum was on a couple of days ago broke down at Linlithgow with only 5 miles to go!

[2manyguitars]

Or maybe we could power the train via steam created from the burning of 35 guitars  ......I'd be devastated but the wife would have her spare room back and be very happy!!

[Knopflerfan]

Not as bad as my huge parts of diesel locomotives in my garage!!

Maybe you can flog some to Scotrail; the old train my Mum was on a couple of days ago broke down at Linlithgow with only 5 miles to go!

Funnily enough a couple of the loco's I have numberpanels from in the garage worked in and around Scotland!

[3Strats]

Hi 2manyguitars

you wanted "guitar stories" 

I haven't played in public since my teens, when I was rhythm guitar & occasional vocals in a very ropey covers band that lasted 2 gigs.
In those days ( late 60's/early 70's) my gear consisted of a "Jedson" slimline semi acoustic, a Bird "Golden Eagle" combo amp, and a

[jbaent]

Nice collection, that green guitar, which guitar is it?

[3Strats]

That's an original design by the luthier who made my Pensa copy. it started out as a 3 single coil pickup (Strat) style but I had a new scratchplate fitted with a Broadcaster (tele) bridge, lipstick middle & humbucker neck pick ups.
It's found it's way onto quite a few of my recordings as it's so versatile. It's currently tuned to open G for slide guitar. 
I'm currently considering having a new scratchplate made & fitted with 2 P90 pickups rather than buying a new guitar with those pickups.

[jbaent]

That combination of pickups looks very clever, you have three choices of different guitar sounds in just one...

if you have some time it would be very nice a short description of the guitars in your oicture 

[3Strats]

The green guitar is also similar to some Telecasters that have a middle pickup or a neck humbucker, instead of the usual neck single coil. It's best tone is with "both ends on" (Bridge & neck) but the mini toggle switches mean I can have all 3 at once if I want.  I had this done before I had a Telecaster or Les Paul, but it is still different enough to be useful.

Guitar rack ( L- R)
1) Errington Pensa Suhr MK1 copy (string gauge 9's)
2) Mexican Fender Classic 50's Stratocaster (strung with 10's & tremolo operational, Bridge/Trem block replaced with a steel one as found in 50's strats)
3) late 80's Japanese Fender Standard Stratocaster. Tremolo screwed down (9's)  (still one of my favourites to play).
4) Fender USA Mark Knopfler sig Stratocaster. Tremolo screwed down (9's). 
5) PRS SE Custom 24  (9's) A great guitar for the money !
6) Gibson Les Paul Studio. (9.5s or 10's) Upgraded with Seymour Duncan Antiquity pick ups
7) Squier CV 50's Telecaster (9's) The best value guitar I own & easily as good as Fender Mexico equivalents !
8 ) Errington Herald Custom. (10's & tuned to open G at present)
9) Sigma 00018 
10) Tanglewood TSJ XFM (maple body)
11) "Vintage" (brand name) Resonator
12) Cheap beginners classical guitar (a gift)
13) No name 12 string (marked "foreign" inside body & bought for

[2manyguitars]

3Strats, I have that same model vintage resonator, great guitar! I also have a self made 'suhr copy' which I finished quite recently, I wasn't looking to directly copy marks but just get somewhere near, I was very pleased with the results. Will post some pics when I get the chance.

[jbaent]

3Strats, very nice description, thank you very much, its really interesting!

PRS guitars are often decribed as the most versatile guitars one can have, Santana and Mike Oldfield plays lots of those guitars, but as long as I know, MK doesn

[3Strats]

PRS guitars are often decribed as the most versatile guitars one can have, Santana and Mike Oldfield plays lots of those guitars, but as long as I know, MK doesn

[jbaent]

I specially like that PRS archtop guitars, I dont know how they sound, but are really beautiful guitars...

[Lis]

Wow... that PRS is a beauty!!!