Guitar in your posession the longest?

[frabarmus]

Yamaha SF 400, bought in 1986, still own it. Beautiful easy, fast neck, great variety of tones (both LP and Strat). I have played a lot of Jazz gigs with it.

[gp5jb2]

1964 Hummingbird I bought for $175 after my J50 was stolen in 1969

[wintermoon]

1964 Hummingbird I bought for $175 after my J50 was stolen in 1969

Is the fingerboard original?
If so must've been a custom order ala L-5 w ebony, pearl blocks, cupids bow etc as opposed to the standard rosewood w parallelogram inlays.

[gp5jb2]

I contacted Gibson about the fretboard in 2016 and they said it shipped with the standard fretboard but had no record of the replacement, but obviously a factory job.

[wintermoon]

If you got it like that in '69 I'd say it's probably original. Looks great!

[NewNewcastleBud]

Bought this in April of 1985, still play it nearly every day!

[Njt3]

Sorry I don’t know how to straighten this image out… My Mirabella is the second longest owned guitar which I took delivery on in 2006. It was ordered in 2004. Guitar I’ve had the longest is an Epiphone acoustic with a 3 piece matched back that I took in trade for giving guitar lessons to a young lady in high school in 1980.

[wintermoon]

Sorry I don’t know how to straighten this image out… My Mirabella is the second longest owned guitar which I took delivery on in 2006. It was ordered in 2004. Guitar I’ve had the longest is an Epiphone acoustic with a 3 piece matched back that I took in trade for giving guitar lessons to a young lady in high school in 1980.

[Njt3]

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ohh thank you. That photo is when the guitar was brand new. It doesn’t look like that anymore!

[Unclegrumpy]

I have 2 Martin flat tops, a D12-20 and a 00-21, both over 50 years in my possession. I bought the 12 string new and the 00 in 1974. It’s a 1969 model.

My archtop is both older and newer to me.

[Robermax]

Guild F-47.
Got when I was about 13 in 1966 or so its been with me about 59 years. Friend of my dad's knew Manny (of Manny's Music NYC) and paid $160 and a bottle of booze- for guitar with HSC. Crack appeared and went to Hoboken where they repaired it and refinished the top to a deeper color which I liked. I don't remember how I got to Hoboken since I couldn't drive maybe took a train? Took it everywhere- abused it- left it in trunks in freezing weather in VT, never humidified it- didn't know any better. It's had several cracks, has had 2 neck resets most recent was last year and bridges replaced twice. Some wear around the sound hole from a round hole Dearmond pick up.
I love the way it sounds and am happy whenever I play it, will never willingly sell it and hope one of my kids gets it.
I take better care of it now.