The amps I used at the very beginning were custom tube radios. In itself that went reasonably well, but the speakers turned out not to be able to . . .

Because I did little with loose effects for years, the pedals I currently have are mostly recent. In a gray past, I myself have built various effects that, as far as I know, are unfortunately no longer there.

Fender, which actually started my collection unnoticed. After a rickety acoustic guitar and a cheap Japanese Telecaster clone (from the Jedson brand), something better had to come. . .

Founded in California in the early 1980's by the two "Fender Men of the First Hour": George Fullerton and of course Leo Fender himself. Either "George & Leo" (G&L), although you will also find "Guitars by Leo" as an explanation for the logo. In that early period, G & L's did not catch my attention. After all, I was interested in "old" guitars. And what did that ugly . . .

I actually played far too little on Gibsons. Occasionally they went to the rehearsal room but were used sporadically for some reason. Only my Melody Maker (1965) and the Les Paul junior (1987) received. . .

In 1971 some "dissatisfied" Fender employees started their own company. After some name changes it finally became "Music Man" in 1974. Their former employer Leo Fender has since intervened in designing and building the amplifiers and guitars.

After a period with some hand built guitars as a result, Paul Reed Smith launched his products "as a brand" from 1985 onwards.

From 1995, the instruments were produced in larger numbers from a new factory.

Unknown makes unloved. PRS has actually eluded me for years. Until I accidentally got hold of a second-hand Custom 22 (from 2003) in a guitar shop. A neck that felt perfect and was easy to play. The PRS sounded un amplified already, just wait and see what will be heard from the speakers.