I had that same guitar.
The rod rail may have contributed to it's great and very inspiring acoustic tone.
It was like the guitar had a rhythm box in it. Pick it up, and some fabulous 60's rock chord progression would jump out.
Recorded ideas on it often.
Something about the tone of a good unplugged electric really does it for me, like. quieter - wife appreciates it - acoustic guitar with more frets, easier to play.
The Swede.
Went to some kid's apartment to buy it. He had a brand new SG that looked really lame, and the Swede was "his dad's guitar", even lamer of him, but I bought it. It might have been haunted, kid made a serious mistake.