When and how did you acquire your first Guild?

[jp]

Sounds exciting zom-zom. I have a slew of vintage instruments, but I've always played this beat up Seagull that I bought new when they first came out about 20 years ago. I've been finally considering a Guild acoustic, and I'm going to test drive some D-25s myself next week. Really want an F-20. I'm kinda giddy, like when I bought my first bike.

Incidentally, my solid top Seagull sounds better every year, and because I scratched the emblem off the headstock, it drives people nuts guessing what it is. Surprisingly, it's a lot more resonant than a lot of Gibsons and Martins.

 

[jp]

Hey capn,

I lived in Columbus for about 15 years from mid-80s to late 1990s. I was there during the peak of OSU enrollment--about 68,000 strong--the largest in the country. It was nuts, and has since evolved to a very young, vibrant, and culture-filled city. Big money still controls all, though, and the conservative base is very evident. Musically, though, it's a pretty varied and lots of fun. Still have lots of friends there.

 

[capnjuan]

Columbus was a road not taken for me JP; had a good job offer with one of the big banks; turned it down in favor of another that took me home to the Wash DC area.

I really liked the place...except for the occasional long drive...

When I was there, Olentangy (sp?) Mgmt Co, an arm of the Batelle (sp?) Institute, was buying brick Victorian houses, knocking down sub-standard ones, moving/refurbishing the Vics, and putting them back on the market just south of OSU.

Extraordinary really; an instant, 'new' neighborhood looking like it had just stepped out of the 1920s. Not that it's my field but I've seen urban renewal done quite so well.

While were sort of on the subject of OSU, I hate to have to add this but: "Go Gators!"


regards, cj

 

[guildzilla]

Well, Capn, just to pick up on your post, that development in Columbus became Victorian Village. It was quite a success and 25 years later still a very nice urban area. Meanwhile the portion of High St. between south campus and downtown evolved from slum Short North to the trendy Short North, more or less the center of the local arts scene - galleries, bars and restaurants.

I do not hang out there. It is one of those places that make me feel like an old guy.

 

[capnjuan]

I lived in the 1100 Block of Neil Ave just south of the U. The houses that were relocated south and west of me were similar to the one I was in; 1st quality orginal construction. Lots of architectural features; grandish staircases, high ceilings, stained and beveled glass windows, back rooms with windows on 3 sides, slate roofs, windy back stairs - all of it.

I know 'that' senation only too well. I'm thinking more about giving of my time to nursing and senior convalescent facilities...also so I can be of service...

I also knew that, by the time I could afford a house in Victorian Village, I wouldn't be able to afford a house in Victorian Village. Had we stayed, it would probably have been Upper Arlington (?) on the west side; we really liked the neighborhood.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

I go to Columbus every July for a Trade Show at the Convention Center.

Shure 'nuff, the Short North is the trendy spot now. We still like to get down to Ludlow's in the Brewery District every now and then.

We also like the Blues Station over behind the Market. Saw Bo Didley Jr. there one night. he put on a great show.

Hang on..I might have some pictures from that night...

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Does this look familiar to anyone?
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The one-legged guitar player!
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Me and Bo!
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[capnjuan]

What happened to Bo, diabetes?

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

I don't know, I was too drunk too remember!

 

[capnjuan]

Did you get his siggy?

At the risk of sounding overly competitive here, my bro once shook hands with Little Richard. Maybe if he'd been drunk, you could have gotten Bo to sign his Gibbie and then front it for him on eBay.

Or short circuit the process and just scrawl 'Bo' on a beater; I'm not seeing much distinction between spray-painting a box with the G sign and dummying up Bo's 'mark' so to speak:

"...may have been played by Elvis..."

"...this beater looks to have been signed by 'Bo' himself..."

The recent flailing of William of SmallStone teaches that the word 'truthful' means containing at least some element of truth. In this case and provided the scrawl bears at least a passing resemblance, the 2nd statement is 'truthful' and it wouldn't matter who put it there.

Just how can so many make a living on eBay these days?

 

[jp]

Hey, I used to play at Ludlow's a lot! It had the reputation of a bit of a meat market kinda joint in the early 90s, and you could feel the hormones in the air. They always treated musicians well, though, and there was always lotsa nice eye candy!

Columbus has changed quite a bit in the brief time I've been gone. A lot of the kind of nice neighborhoods have become very pricey. The whole Arena district, as it's called, wasn't even there, and the notorious "South Campus" bar area has been torn down to make a consumer-focused, shopping area instead of the crazy, shabby clubs and small shops--end of an era.
At least Comfest, the big summer music festival is still going strong and expanding.

What's really weird in the camous area is that on weekend nights, instead of streets packed with kids out letting loose after midterms, the sidewalks seem eerily empty. Maybe they're all online in myspace!

 

[West R Lee]

Grot,

It's just not fair. You just look too darned young to have so many Guilds!!!

West

 

[Scratch]

It's Friday Zom Zom. What does she look like?

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Grot,

It's just not fair. You just look too darned young to have so many Guilds!!!

West

I hope I'm not too young to be part of this "Geezer" forum. :wink:

It also helps that I started collecting Guilds in my late twenties.

 

[zom-zom]

It's Friday Zom Zom. What does she look like?

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Well, this is how the headstock looks, the rest of the guitar looks excellent, but I would rather have had it attached when I received it.

My troubles are chronicled under the D-25 thread. I'm working on resolving this with the seller and they are attempting to get reimbursed by the clumsy monkeys at Fedex.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Holy Crap is that a bummer. Of all the guitars I've had shipped to me. I've never had to suffer the disapointment that must have brought

 

[capnjuan]

This pic makes me :evil:

I don't know how many paid claims it will take before UPS / FedEx start to have their profits eroded. Since they are likely to be self-insuring, their insurance carrier probably never sees these...

Wow.

 

[Graham]

I shipped one guitar FedEx, locally. When I took it in, the gal at the desk asked me if I had packed it well, because, as she pointed to a picture on the wall of the sorting plant, she said it needs to take the impact of something like this, with up to 400 lbs of weight on it.

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Although they say to write "Fragile" on the box, I don't think it applies to inside the plant. :shock:

 

[capnjuan]

Or withstand something like this:[IMG:500:352]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r106/capnjuan/trucking_1.jpg[/img]

What did Zom Zom called them; clumsy monkeys? Musta been one of them at the wheel. I've been inside the USPS Bulk Mail facility in Jacksonville FL; similar to Graham's pic; given the total # of parcels, they're probably lucky to hold the damaged goods ratio to 1% or so...

 

[Jake The Loafer]

That sucks! I would have cried & flipped my lid if I had received that. Hope you can get your $$$ back.

These shipping companies suck & should take better care of things that they know will break.

 

[Scratch]

Zom Zom,
What a doggone shame; one less Guild on the earth... Some things just ain't right... My condolences to you. There's no excuse for their lack of concern. Makes me want to consider driving to whereever I find my next Guild!