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Oh boy, that’s going to looks gorgeous! Yesterday I had to pry myself away from a gold Les Paul with cream P-90s (visions of Freddie King). There’s something super addictive about a glossy gold finish!

I get it re scarfed necks - they bug me, too! Re pickups, I never swapped them out on the two Korean Sheratons I owned, but if I remember correctly, both pickups & surrounds are a slightly different size compared to comparable Gibsons (as is the tune-o-matic bridge) - just something to double...

Without a doubt, catalog updates were not a top priority. The small-jumbo F-30 was one of four Guilds I purchased new back in the day. When browsing the available catalog, I got to the F-30 and went, What The Heck!

The catalogs were way off. The small-jumbo shaped F-30 first appeared in late 1972, so by that time, both the earlier bridge and the 000 body shape were already in the rear view mirror.

The mahogany Guilds are out today. Recently acquired 1974 F-47 after spa treatment (to borrow from BradHK), and 1992 D6nt-hg. This era of the F-47 was my Guild holy grail, and it has wonderfully met all expectations!

I’ve found “Gruhn’s Guide to Vintage Guitars Vol. 2“ to be quite useful for Identification purposes with multiple brands, including Guild. The last year it covers is 1999.

Yes, I imagine, but I sure do like what I like!

I was 19 in 1970, which is apparently when Black Sabbeth’s first album came out. I’ve managed to live from then until now without listening to a single one of their songs - and if one might have been playing somewhere, I didn’t know it. Living quite the musically sheltered life!

Richard, I don’t think you could confidently use measurements from another ‘73 F-30, such as my own R version (and besides, I don’t have calipers either!). Honestly, I‘m amazed by how completely different Westerly neck profiles can be, even within the same model year. Edit: Might as well add...

Actually Steve, the II (as in 2), has a very different meaning. The II denotes the fact that the instrument has a stopbar tailpiece, as opposed to the originals which had the Frequensator or vibrato tailpiece. Every non-modified Korean version I’ve seen was a II with the stopbar, and rather...

Really nice to see such a gorgeous instrument coming out of the current facility in SoCal - Congrats!

Yes indeed. In college during the early ‘70s, I got lucky & found a record shop near campus that had numerous blues & swing albums in their cheapo rack. In particular, I got hooked on Django from the ‘30s, and Benny Goodman from the ‘40s. To this day, I’m still completely hooked on them. The...

Stunningly Beautiful!

Thanks so much for the kind words. I’m feeling very fortunate to have come across a clean example, as they are rather rare & I’d kept one eye open for ages!

There was one other that flew quite under the radar. A number of years back, an Eric Clapton ES-335 special run was sold exclusively through Guitar Center, with each store receiving one instrument. Iirc, this was for a Crossroad fundraiser, and they were quite spendy. Gibson sourced the...

That light natural top is just gorgeous - Congrats!

There are so many good ones, but this is right there in the ballpark of my favorite sunburst. 1966 Gibson ES-125T:

I once stopped playing for a very extended period. All I can say, is that everything you have musically found nurturing and comforting remains within you. When you are ready, it will be there.

Love that particular sunburst - Congrats!

Yes, it’s dangerous if you take too much, and if you’re taking anything else that contains acetaminophen, you might exceed the maximum without realizing it. Getting a periodic liver panel check is recommended to stay on the safe side & consult with your doctor. It would be tempting to take...