Pictures of my son with some Beatles gear

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:40 pm

Here are some humorous pictures of my son, Thomas, with some guitars we all know and love, including a Ric. These shots were taken 5 years ago, and I just came across them and thought they'd be fun to post here.

The first is a Gretsch, which he is proudly displaying to all those interested:
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Here is he tuning up the Gretsch:
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The joy and contentment of playing an all time classic:
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Checking the neck relief on the Hofner. He is not pressing down in the exact spot he needs to, but he is young yet:
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Tuning the Hofner:
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Ready to play---Wow, does this feel fast---no wonder McCartney still loves to play it:
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In full groove, jamming the Hof, fingerstyle no less:
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Wow, what an all-together different beast, the 325. Elegant, classy, timeless. Though he does appear a little concerned that the TRC might not be period-correct:
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Checking to see if it is passive or active. Phew, thank goodness, passive it is:
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A strum of the Ric is like heaven to the ears:
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And finally, just admiring one's Ric, something a Ric owner never tires of:
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admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:44 pm

Precious Andrew. Some woman will thank you one day for introducing him to a range of classic guitars. How many will he need when he is able to afford them? Thanks for these photos. They are great.

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:48 pm

Thanks, Peter!

And one more.
Here, Thomas displays a pristine back of a Hofner, without a hint of belt-buckle rash. Remember, you have to wear belt buckles to get belt-buckle rash!
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5435/hofner55lq.jpg

chingnchime · Post by **chingnchime** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:19 pm

Ha! Andrew, you're a lucky man. He definitely would've been the fifth Beatle! Is he part of an under 5 tribute band?? I'll buy a CD!!!

winston · Post by **winston** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:20 pm

Great shots Andrew,

I have two sons who are both grown men now. They were then and still are "my boys". Having children is such a special privilege.

kog · Post by **kog** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:01 pm

Those are great. And now he has a head start on the inevitable "What Was Your First Guitar?" thread he'll start in 2045.

Peter M., I hope you've made allowances in your database, because just about then either Paul "JingleJangle" or Aitch should be breaking the billion mark in your number-of-posts counter.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:10 pm

Thanks for sharing those with us, Andrew!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:35 am

Absolute classics, Andrew! If only I had done that with my son so many years ago.

Here he is, 17 years older than Thomas was then.....

Go Pat!!

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:14 am

Thanks for the comments, everybody!

Great pictures, Howard. Gorgeous Ric, and it looks really cool upside-down like that.

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:59 am

Andrew, those are sooooo cute!

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:32 am

Very cool Andrew!

britye · Post by **britye** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:25 am

Andrew, those are some wonderful pix of your son.
Howard, they grow up fast don't they LOL!!