MY FIRST GUITAR!!

[danktat]

I was going through some of my mom's old pictures and guess what I found.......My 1st guitar! Christmas 1987! That would have made me 12. Unfortunately, it would be another 6 or 7 years before I actually started learning to play. We weren't in a financial condition to afford stuff like LESSONS. And it wasn't the YouTube era where you could just go on line for music tips. H*ll, I couldn't even tune it. But it sparked my desire to learn to play. And now, I can even play a song or two.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Was that Casio your brother’s first sampler?

 

[danktat]

Was that Casio your brother’s first sampler?

I don't actually remember that keyboard. I know we had several over the years. Little cheap Radio Shack ones and what not. At this point, my youngest brother, who actually produces music, would have been 7.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

That’s great! Looks a lot like my Xmas at 12, except I got a used Silvertone ‘cause much like now, I had to have that whammy bar! Lol.

 

[danktat]

Was that Casio your brother’s first sampler?

Actually, I know what is first sampling keyboard was. It was an EPS. I got it for him back in like 2001 or so. I think he wanted an ASR, but I found [as is typical of me] a deal on the EPS, that that is what he started out on.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Actually, I know what is first sampling keyboard was. It was an EPS. I got it for him back in like 2001 or so. I think he wanted an ASR, but I found [as is typical of me] a deal on the EPS, that that is what he started out on.

Ooh! My first “real” sampler that I bought was an EPS 16+! I loved that board, and I especially miss the huge library of samples I built with it.. shoulda never gotten rid of it when I “upgraded”.

Does he still have his? I follow this dude Jake One on Insta, and he pulled his ASR out a couple years ago and it was giving me FOMO.

 

[danktat]

My first “real” sampler that I bought was an EPS 16+

I think his was earlier than that. But, I am not sure if he still has that one or not. There have been SEVERAL upgrades since then.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

There have been SEVERAL upgrades since then.

Ha! I bet!

Man, I really miss sample based hip hop.

 

[danktat]

Ha! I bet!

Man, I really miss sample based hip hop.

Everything is software now it seems.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Everything is software now it seems.

Yeah it is.

I mean, I still have some keyboards, but I haven’t owned a hardware sampler for almost ten years.

 

[dankilling]

Digging the GI Joe H.A.V.O.C. And what I’m guessing was the COBRA Copter

 

[danktat]

Digging the GI Joe H.A.V.O.C. And what I’m guessing was the COBRA Copter

That was the era! Something about the toys back then were just..........FUN!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Digging the GI Joe H.A.V.O.C. And what I’m guessing was the COBRA Copter

That was the era! Something about the toys back then were just..........FUN!

Walmart reissued some of the old GI Joe stuff, but it’s different. Last Xmas my son was all about the GI Joes and I got him the Cobra copter and Hiss Tank. The figures are kinda busted @ss though.

 

[Moondog Wily]

Looks like a descent haul for Christmas! You must have been a very nice boy that year!! Rock on and Happy New Year!!!

 

[bodia]

Walmart reissued some of the old GI Joe stuff, but it’s different. Last Xmas my son was all about the GI Joes and I got him the Cobra copter and Hiss Tank. The figures are kinda busted @ss though.

Man. my G.I. Joes were like 12" tall, with fuzzy hair and clothes. Just Google them.....they go for like $250 now!

 

[Moondog Wily]

Man. my G.I. Joes were like 12" tall, with fuzzy hair and clothes. Just Google them.....they go for like $250 now!

Yeah, my G.I. Joe never made it to 12", but fuzzy hair and an occasional rain jacket were there! No girl ever gave me $250 to have a go with it though, maybe I need to put it back on the market!! Wait, we are talking about, . . . , never mind!!!

 

[danktat]

Looks like a descent haul for Christmas! You must have been a very nice boy that year!! Rock on and Happy New Year!!!

That was for me AND my two brothers. THREE kids worth of stuff does end up looking pretty impressive when all in one pile.

 

[László]

I love remembrances like these!

Unfortunately, pictures of my stuff were painted on cave walls, and since I didn't know where I actually lived - geography hadn't been invented - I'll never be able to find them.

I mean, was that my Ibex or your Ibex in that painting?

 

[danktat]

I tried to get all of my children interested in music. As of now, only Azure has taken to it "well". But this was Killian's Christmas gift from me back in the year 2000. And though he is no longer with us, the memory of that day remains.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Walmart reissued some of the old GI Joe stuff, but it’s different. Last Xmas my son was all about the GI Joes and I got him the Cobra copter and Hiss Tank. The figures are kinda busted @ss though.

I’m surprised there’s not a “gender neutral” one called GI-Doe.