Not counting the first few "cheap beaters"......

My first "real" guitar was a Harmony electric. I forget the model of that guitar.

Then....

1969 Gibson SG Custom. Bought it in 1972. It was stolen from me two times. I got it back both times. I still have it and still play it.

Alverez Humming bird acoustic copy. used it a few years and sold it.

Gibson "The Paul" with some hot pickups. Nice guitar.... kept if for several years and traded it for some other things.

Ibanez Acoustic with pickup. Bought this to do a solo gig for a while. I still have this guitar and will probably never sell it because it has a broken headstock at the neck. I fixed it and it holds tune well, but no one would offer anything close to it's value.

Taylor 314. Excellent guitar. Still have this one and use it in the studio often.

Fender (MIC) Modern Tele. Nice playing guitar. I bought this to take the heavy lifting off of the old SG.

If you've seen the videos I've made, you may have noticed the Taylor of the Modern in them.


I'd love to have more guitars and more guns too but I try to restrain myself in those areas. Same thing with amps.

I've had a few nice amps but also some real wankers. I have one amp now and that's a Mesa Boogie Studio 22 and I also have a Line 6 POD2 modeling processor. Really, that's all I need to get the job done.

You can find my music at:
www.herbhartley.com
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You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.

The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.