Hey Howard,
I appreciate you asking, and all of my guitars have a story. I still have 8, 2 acoustics, and 6 electrics. Only one of these was given to me, and here's the condensed version.

72 Martin D-35 was left to me by my Dad when he passed away in 2008.

71 D-27S Washburn, I paid for washing dishes at a local restaurant in Maggie Valley, NC. back in 1980.

The 93 was my first Fender Telecaster, and I got it in Nashville in 94.

The 70 Fender telecaster is all original, and I got it in Arizona when I was on the road with my band in 2000.

The 2001 Fender Telecaster, I got from Gruhn Guitars in Nashville. My wife, and I bought it in 2004 for Christmas.

Anniversary Stratocaster was given to me by some neighbors with a bluegrass band.

B bender Telecaster by Forrest Lee Jr, I got in early 2008.

Double bender Telecaster also by Forrest Lee Jr. was custom made for me. I got it in October of last year, and it's the one I play most at this point.

I still play all of them, but mostly play that one in performances with my band. All of them are American made, but I have modified a few of them slightly. I have many keepsakes from the road, but none of them are guitars.