classic sunburst, it plays as well as my 'real' tele
and this amp:

www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/SubZero-Tweed-V15G-Guitar-Amp/AUW
( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 11:39, archived)

Love it
There's so much affordable choice for beginners these days. There was nothing like this when I first started
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 11:41, archived)

my first guitar was a fucking horrible sparkly red Encore
I loved it but man it was shit
( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 11:44, archived)

I remember Encore's
They weighed a tonne, got the job done
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 12:07, archived)

This was my first one
www.theguitarcollection.org.uk/guitar/satellite-65t/
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 12:08, archived)

I had one of these beauts
images.app.goo.gl/kgBtBaqHYUmzcGNQ8
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 13:08, archived)

classic

( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 14:11, archived)

Wow! Haven't seen a Marlin in years

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 14:16, archived)

Kay's catalogue

( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 14:20, archived)

She sure is

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 14:27, archived)

Forgotten legend
planetbotch.blogspot.com/2012/07/marlin-sidewinder-forgotten-legend.html?m=1
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 14:43, archived)

My cousin had a Sunn Mustang
Which was a Stratalike (contrary to what the name suggests) made by a subsidiary of a subsidiary of a subsidiary of Fender. Not a bad little guitar though
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 14:51, archived)

had a Sunn Mustang
Which was a Stratalike (contrary to what the name suggests) made by a subsidiary of a subsidiary of a subsidiary of F, like me, is a massive b
( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 15:15, archived)

WELL

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 15:29, archived)

^not denying it

( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 16:48, archived)

I wouldn't dare

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 17:38, archived)

not with those wrists

( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Fri 2 Jul 2021, 17:42, archived)