Hi Ladies, hi Gents,
I´m not new to the forums, 'cause I shared a few posts in certain threads. But I didn´t introduce myself.
Alright: Let´s start at the end of the eighties... My parents forced me learning an instrument as a six years old boy. Yeah, hard life...
My elder bro played the piano.
And so did I... Easy decision.
But I didn´t enjoyed it very much.
At the age of fourteen we spend our holidays around my fathers relatives. His cousin played a brass instrument in a lokal country band. The drummer was the owner of a guitar and drum shop.
One day my father took me to the shop for a visit.
We left the shop with full hands: a "made in Japan" Les Paul copy, a 20 Watts amp, cable and a guitar book.
A few month later I ended my piano lessons forever...
After two year being autodidact I was taught by a grammar school collegue of my elder brother.
This lasts two years because he left the area for university.
But to that time we visited a local guitar center. This was my first time touching a real PRS.
It was too expensive.
My second guitar is a Rockinger Rudvog, I purchased in 1995. I hat the opportunity buying Rockinger/Duesenberg prototype.
After passing my A levels in 1997 I started my first 12 month leg in military service.
No time for guitars.
Then it was my turn to attend to university. Construction/Civil Engineering...
Before my grandma passed away she donated a few bucks to her grandchildren.
Hey, buying a new guitar!!!
Enough for a second hand PRS...
In my wider circle of friends there was a band leader who played a amber coloured PRS CU24 with birds. Disirable you could imagine.
I called him... But he sold the guitar. Deep ****. But I purchased a 1995 Parker Fly Deluxe.
In 2000 I reenlisted military service for officer career.
For recreation I took my guitars from time to time.
In 2011 my wife suprissed me with a money present. Spending for what?!?
An other MTB (My other long time hobby)? Not necessary.
Youtube is nice. And Dave Weiner. Oh, no, I should mention Steve Vai. I searched a some Crossroads stuff.
And on the side was this Mr. Weiner depicted with a familiar outlined guitar but an unfamiliar amount of pickups.
It was a swamp ash PRS 513.
A few days later decision making process was completed. The web shops of several guitar shops had been checked. And I ordered
a 513. My specs: A quilted 10 Top and the colour Black Gold.
That was at the end of 2011.
In the meantime three more guitars have been bought. A modified Strat copy from Legend, a 1995 Ibanez RG 570 CTAM, and a custom made guitar (role model PRS NS-15, but made of maple, thinline type, special pickups and a piezo).
My 513 has an other story to tell, but you can find it within this forums, so I won´t tell it twice.
Thanks for your kind attention!