In 1986, I bought a new MIJ '62 re-issue Strat. Once I took out that gawdawful tone-suckin' trem unit and replaced it with a pressed-in brass block, that lady could sing! In '91, I was unemployed and short for the rent. I still miss her.

Going back even further, my first 'real' guitar was a 1965 sunburst Yamaha SG-2. Some day...