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A Little Respect for THE OTHER GUITAR COMPANY

mbowen

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I do love Gibson's ,but Fenders will always have a place in my heart.Please post some of your favorite fenders.Thanks .

Couple of Sonic Blue's I owned the one on the left.


Blond's ,a Dakota and nice 55 Sunburst at a show i did in the 1990's







 

mbowen

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Gil's first woodpile


Gil Store


A 1964 Candy Apple Red and nice 1956 i owned


A 1964 Dakota i had


Blond-I always loved

 

mbowen

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One of the best Strat collections around IMO.Some very very rare Strats in here.



A few of Gils amps


Gil again -Porch full of Fenders
 

mbowen

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Gil's purple looking Teli Custom with my 1955 TV JR


My 1966-67 Esquire Custom with a 59 TV JR


Gil's store again
 

Cogswell

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You keep posting all Gil's pictures & he's not going to have anything to share, lol
 

mbowen

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You keep posting all Gil's pictures & he's not going to have anything to share, lol

Gil gave me most of these photo's over the years and believe me he still has a ton of fenders to post yet..The problem is getting Gilvis motivated enough to post them.Valid point and i will post more of my photo's but still use Gil's with his permission.
 
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mbowen

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1964 White Strat i looked at .Hank photo

Blonds i owned the Rosewood board on the left

A 1964 Strat with tags i still own.



 

mbowen

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Speaking of Gilvis here is one of his Baby photo's

Gil's house with Fenders showing


I used to own to 1960 with tags on the left and sold it to Gil years ago -he still has it .
 

Stoj

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Killer pics Mike, Thanks for sharing :salude

Here's my old '63 Strat



 

Rev.WillieVK

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1-owner early '53 with ashtray and receipt

i-HJV9sF2-L.jpg


http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-HJV9sF2/0/O/i-HJV9sF2.jpg
 

mbowen

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Thanks for posting guys .Rev i love the TELI.

Joe S with the Black 1955 Howard R. Strat now owned by a great member here .



 

mbowen

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Thanks Wilko love it.Few more of mine.

1960-Late Duo Sonic with Teli Custom 1966-67 and a 1973

 
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