4 string (!) M-75 (or whatever it is called) from 1953?

[SFIV1967]

I never saw something like this before, a 4 string M-75 or whatever it would be called!!

http://www.vintageinstruments.com/museu ... lpage.html

Ralf

 

[adorshki]

I never saw something like this before, a 4 string M-75 or whatever it would be called!!
http://www.vintageinstruments.com/museu ... lpage.html
Ralf

Yep, we've seen it before. One of the members kindly directed me there after I posted a "Guild Sighting" link to a song featuring that guitar (the 6 string, anyway). The owner of the site, Lowell Levinger, is the ex-Youngbloods guitarist "Banana".
Oh heck, you can't have too much of a good thing, I'll post the link again, that tune has some of the most gorgeous sustain I've ever heard (and now I finally know why, :lol: ):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLVWxuMsiDQ

 

[SFIV1967]

Unfortunatelly in Germany that video is blocked to view due to copyright of SME.
Ralf

 

[adorshki]

Unfortunatelly in Germany that video is blocked to view due to copyright of SME.
Ralf

Ah yes, I forgot about those complications. If you don't already know the song, search for "Darkness Darkness" by the Youngbloods. Trust me, it's worth the search! :wink:

 

[davismanLV]

Golly, Al.... thanks for posting that one.... took me back.... sheesh.

 

[adorshki]

Golly, Al.... thanks for posting that one.... took me back.... sheesh.

It was one of those under-appreciated monsters, wasn't it?

 

[eltuce]

I think Steve Pyott has a tenor Aristocrat as well. I bought his duo jet tenor a few years ago.

 

[Bill Ashton]

Slight veer, after looking at the youtube link supplied I found this one...quality is poor but look at all the Guilds!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRvXhyF ... re=related

 

[adorshki]

Slight veer, after looking at the youtube link supplied I found this one...quality is poor but look at all the Guilds!

Bll, can't see the link, is it that one we saw before, live from a TV show whose name's escaping me now?

 

[Bill Ashton]

Try it now...I am thinking it was American Bandstand, quality is poor but it sounds like Dick Clark interviewing...

 

[SFIV1967]

Coming back to the original question of the 4 string instrument. So how would this have been called by Guild? "M-75 Aristocrat Tenor"? or anything else? Does somebody know? I looked in Hans book and it is not mentioned there.
Ralf