The reason I ever bought a guitar to begin with. I actually got to meet him once, backstage at The Firm concert at the Omni in Atlanta back in 1985. (Pictured with Tony Franklin, the base player.)
At the time, I didn't have a guitar but I was saving up to buy one. This is how that conversation went:
I was 17 years old at the time. I bought my Fender about 3 weeks later:
At the time, I didn't have a guitar but I was saving up to buy one. This is how that conversation went:
Me: So which guitar should I buy, a Gibson or a Fender?
JP: You owe it to yourself to have one of each.
Me: I can only afford one.
JP: Then definitely get the Fender. Reason being, if you need to, you can make a Fender sound like a Gibson, but you will never make a Gibson sound like a Fender.
I was 17 years old at the time. I bought my Fender about 3 weeks later:
