Originally Posted by: Lordathestrings[font=trebuchet ms]When I got my first guitar, I bought a used hollowbody electric because it was the most playable instrument I could afford. I didn't have enough left over to get an amp with, so I plugged into my parent's HiFi system (my poor, long-suffering parents!).[/font]

Tee Hee, gland I'm not the only who did that !!!

The tape deck on MA's stereo had a left and a right mic input and a big old gain control which was invariably turned up to 11.

The electric guitar was borrowed from a friend and didn't even grace a brand name ! Probably worth less than a tube of toothpaste. But I loved it !!

1983 saw my first real electric guitar a Hondo Explorer which came in a a whopping 35 quit ! That in conjunction with a Laney "Mighty fifty" amp which was always broken, so back to the stereo !!

That was another prized possession until Mr Squire strat came along in 1985 !

Ahhh the halcyon days of 1983 and those single speaker blues !