He's been playing them since the 70s, I'm sure. Heck, for some, THAT song is why they got a 12 string !
Yes, exactly. I began to watch video's of some of my favorite songs. First nice guitar I got was a used F50 after seeing Bonnie Raitt playing Angel From Montgomery. Additionally Give a Little Bit was a great song when it first came out and I bought the album. To learn that one of the greatest guitar parts ever were all merely strummed (very expertly) on a Guild F-512, I couldn't believe my luck that you could still actually go out and buy that very guitar. That's just what I did except for 33 years after the song was out.
Interesting thing is that I checked Sam Ash stores in NY, who had about 14 F412/F512 total available; and Sweetwater who had 12 F412/F512 available and decided to jump in my car a week later and drive to Sweetwater and pick one out. Only problem is that by that time Sam Ash was totally sold out, and Sweetwater had only 1 F512 left, period. I thought the one available F512 left at Sweetwaterl was shunned because of a bear claw top, but had to have one, so bought it anyway (was in 2010). In time the bear claw has become more darkened, but it has been a great guitar and I actually like the bear claw pattern now.
Now as far as playing this song goes, for just a "simple" strum song you have to put a lot of work into it to get through it properly all the way.
Still liking this group and all their songs many years later, but mainly because I lived through that era..