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Hey, thanks guys. Didn’t know there is one in the body as well. But yeah, these are old guitars, i guess it makes always sense when they...

The Grover statites on my own '61 SFIII were shot and worn out too, and I've replaced them with new butterbean Grovers, was totally...

I know there are old Yamaha FG fans here, so here is a fun one. A 1971 Yamaha FG300 that was found in a dumpster. Apparently, someone...

The underside of pickups is generally very clean. The wear on the top is from sweat, playing wear that took decades.

Please don't open the pickups to read silly T's on top, these are probably way pre "T Top" because of the old fashioned braided leads...

I like your theory Gilded! The interior of the body of your guitar does look very clean in the pics. Perhaps it's also possible the...

Just to follow up on what @Guildedagain said, my understanding is that the Patent Number Pickups from 1965-1975 had little 'T's molded...

Pic blew up finally. "And I’m jealous of this M75, even with the fake Gibson...

Hi Harry, Based on the info that Ralf provided your stickers are visually authentic (as are mine) but we would probably need a Gibson...

Hi Gilded, Is it possible you have authentic Gibson Patent Number Pickups that have been relic'd? I'm definitely not an expert on...

How can I tell? Well, first off, I wasn't looking through a camera when I pulled the pickups out of the body last night. A camera lens...

Hello Gilded, I'm curious why you think the Gibson pickups are fakes? A few months ago I purchased a '64 Guild (Starfire) that came with...

Thanks, Ralf, that's what I surmised. It's in nice shape. It's been paired with a Thunderbird 2x12" amp for at least 50 years, so I...

If you have not done so already, you should get a flatback D25 all hog then from '68-'72/'73, before they went all arched w spruce tops...

After owning maybe 25 acoustic Guilds from 1964-1975 (and playing a handful more than that), I come to the following surprising...