Occasional lurker here joining the fray. I've popped in every once in a while to check the "Guild Sightings" or the list of artist who play Guilds.
Got my first Guild back in 1981 when through a series of trades I ended up with a weird Martin 12 fret (Similar to a OOO-28VS) that was more like a classical guitar, wide neck and through the headstock tuners, yet with steel strings. I had been going into a music store for a while and there was this Guild hanging up that just looked sweet, a 1967 F-47. Traded straight across plus $50 and the rest is history. Several years later after drooling over Sandy Denny's 12 string on the cover of Fotheringay
I knew I "needed" a 12 string. The same music store was having a half price sale and just happened to have a 1985 F212XL in stock. Sale price $585. I snapped it up.
My F212XL
I'm an old "folkie" from way back having been turned on to folk music back in the early 60s at a little coffehouse called the Cafe Orpheus.
The F-47 is just the ticket for the kind of music I grew up on and still pull out of the vault occasionally. I swear I learned every song from the original Bob Dylan songbook, the Judy Collins Songbook and the Peter Paul and Mary songbook, but don't hold me to it. Want a protest song? I got 'em and have occasionally been called upon to do the deed at events.
I started playing with some friends back in about '84 doing acoustic duo and trio. Then It became a four piece and we started adding electric guitars in to the mix. I was in a Luthier's getting the nut replaced on my F212 and I heard a little voice behind me saying "look at me". It was a 1975 telecaster Deluxe that had EMG pickups replacing the originals. Another $500.
Looks like this one.
In 1989 we landed a full time drummer and we've been together for 20 years now. Short history of the band.
One thing we do is pool any money we make from gigs and then buy each other upgrades or new gear. Back in January of 2003 at practice as we were setting up, our sixth member, Derek, said "why don't you try this?" and hands me a Rickenbacker 330/12. I had been mentioning that I needed a 12 string electric to complete my collection. At the time Derek was working at a guitar shop and I figured he was setting up a deal for me. After several songs he asked how I liked it. It was sweet. They (the band ) then said Merry belated Christmas.
Could have knocked me over with a feather.
We mix our sets with folk, folk rock and full on "turn it up to 11" rock and roll. I will say that if I could only keep one guitar, it would by the F-47, it just is "my guitar". That one you've been looking for and fits like a glove.
Any way that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
P.S.
I also have an Oscar Schmidt 21 autoharp which I really should play more.
Got my first Guild back in 1981 when through a series of trades I ended up with a weird Martin 12 fret (Similar to a OOO-28VS) that was more like a classical guitar, wide neck and through the headstock tuners, yet with steel strings. I had been going into a music store for a while and there was this Guild hanging up that just looked sweet, a 1967 F-47. Traded straight across plus $50 and the rest is history. Several years later after drooling over Sandy Denny's 12 string on the cover of Fotheringay
I knew I "needed" a 12 string. The same music store was having a half price sale and just happened to have a 1985 F212XL in stock. Sale price $585. I snapped it up.
My F212XL
I'm an old "folkie" from way back having been turned on to folk music back in the early 60s at a little coffehouse called the Cafe Orpheus.
The F-47 is just the ticket for the kind of music I grew up on and still pull out of the vault occasionally. I swear I learned every song from the original Bob Dylan songbook, the Judy Collins Songbook and the Peter Paul and Mary songbook, but don't hold me to it. Want a protest song? I got 'em and have occasionally been called upon to do the deed at events.
I started playing with some friends back in about '84 doing acoustic duo and trio. Then It became a four piece and we started adding electric guitars in to the mix. I was in a Luthier's getting the nut replaced on my F212 and I heard a little voice behind me saying "look at me". It was a 1975 telecaster Deluxe that had EMG pickups replacing the originals. Another $500.
Looks like this one.
In 1989 we landed a full time drummer and we've been together for 20 years now. Short history of the band.
One thing we do is pool any money we make from gigs and then buy each other upgrades or new gear. Back in January of 2003 at practice as we were setting up, our sixth member, Derek, said "why don't you try this?" and hands me a Rickenbacker 330/12. I had been mentioning that I needed a 12 string electric to complete my collection. At the time Derek was working at a guitar shop and I figured he was setting up a deal for me. After several songs he asked how I liked it. It was sweet. They (the band ) then said Merry belated Christmas.
Could have knocked me over with a feather.
We mix our sets with folk, folk rock and full on "turn it up to 11" rock and roll. I will say that if I could only keep one guitar, it would by the F-47, it just is "my guitar". That one you've been looking for and fits like a glove.
Any way that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
P.S.
I also have an Oscar Schmidt 21 autoharp which I really should play more.
