Brucebubs
Senior Member
What is this ornate Guild guitar pictured here with Pete Townshend?
Is it a rare model?
Is it a rare model?
No. What I read is that the top is carved out of a one inch piece of wood, but the inside is uncarved. So that guitar is arched on top but it’s an inch thick under the bridge. The back was not solid (see Hans comment in next post) Merle Travis wanted it to sound like a solid-body but look otherwise.Bizarre guitar... feedback machine?
No. What I read is that the top is carved out of a one inch piece of wood, but the inside is uncarved. So that guitar is arched on top but it’s an inch thick under the bridge. And the back, too.
Yup, that's right, 1946. And remember, Gibson sued PRS over the single cut LP body style, the McCarty.
As GA mentioned there were no LP's in 46, so there WAS nothing to fear.When Gibson sued PRS it was out of fear -they were floundering and PRS was growing. I guess they weren't afraid of Bigby in 1946. And of course, society was not so litigious then, either...
As GA mentioned there were no LP's in 46, so there WAS nothing to fear.
If anything Bigsby would have been the "offended" party, but I have foggy recollection there were reasons litigation never occurred.