O.S ; Glad to read what ya wrote, particularly that 2nd paragraph section (that I've highlighted, in Red)
May come as a surprise this, but, my first ever acoustic guitar was some 'Johnny-Bum-Fk-No-One' make/named guitar, called an 'Eros Dakota'
To be precise, an
EROS Model 606 Dakota, which I still proudly & happily own to this day.
An unassuming "Dreadnought", rather large it seemed (when my Mother first bought it for me, in the '70's), but I fell in love with it.
Flipped it round of course (am Left-Handed) = She (guitar) took it in it's stride, as I learned to play the Rock-music that I loved.
Now, the astonishing irony...
I wuz a Led Zeppelin fan (hardcore), by the age of 14/15, so I was learning some of Page's more complex chord structures (loving it)
Meantime (you know how it is...), Girls, Motorcycles, Telecaster, Girls & Church (& Girls) took sway & hold of my attention.
How little did I even know that one of my ALL TIME FAVE' Led Zeppelin tracks HAD been recorded, using an Eros Model.606 Dakota !!!!!
Most folks who know of Zeppelin, have either heard, or owned "Zep.II" - My faves were "Ramble On" & "What Is & What Should Never Be"
So imagine my shock/surprise, when in 2016 (in my 50's), I stumble across THIS article/web-page below (one night) & read/see THIS...
https://www.fetishguitars.com/le-marche-brands/e-ros/
Turns out he not only used that Eros Model 606 Dakota to play "Thank You" (track with the "If the sun refused to shine..." lyrics)
He also used it to record THE utterly mesmerising rhythm on "RAMBLE ON" - I wuz happy like a Dog w/Two-Dicks !!!!!!!! (Laughing, too)
Arguably THE best advert I could ever have, when someone says... (your guitar looks "old/cheap/unknown")
Proof if proof were ever needed to "Never Judge A Book By It's Cover" - The fact still blew me away tho', when I found out.
BTW : More on Jim & an update, shortly...
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