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This photo keeps popping up with claims that it's an F-612 but there are a couple clues that have me convinced that it's a stock F512 from the era. First off, the body proportions between the upper and lower bout look like the typical Guild 17" jumbo body, F-612's have a much larger width...

Sad news to hear about Joey, he had been hospitalized for a few months after not feeling well and having to leave the ‘Happy Together Tour’ last year. My old band used to organize a George Harrison Birthday concert as a fund raiser every year at Famous Dave’s in Minneapolis and Joey would bring...

Sorry for coming late to the party regarding the mystery F-512 but after reading all of the prior comments I thought of one thing that has not been discussed. A long time ago I had an F-312 retopped at the factory and the only way you can tell is that when looking at the side the top binding is...

Syd is correct in his earlier post, JD only had one F-612, serial number OD 101, guitar has been on displaying various locations in Denver where you can get within 2' of it and clearly see the label and the details (odd fact that according to the Guild serial number chart on their website...

The F512 model with the fancy fingerboard and bridge inlays lasted until 1972, the 1973 models have the typical 3-piece blocks and the smaller ebony bridge with no inlays (I have one from each year). I think the guitar that JD has on both the 'Rhymes and Reasons' and 'Poems Prayers and...

Speaking of John Denver's guitars, I don't think he ever had an F512. The guitar in the early photos looks like an F-412 Special as shown on page 109 in Hans' book. I think he went from that guitar directly to the F612.

I can't help much comparing F512's of the 70's to the 80's but i can add some interesting details of the early 70's models. I bought a new F512 in 1973, picked it up at the RI factory, got the dealer tour (from Jim Duerloo if I remember correctly). Kept looking for an older one with the fancy...

The guitar in the Pete Townsend photo looks like an older F-512 with the fancy inlays My 1972 has the same inlays although mine has slotted diamond inlays on the bridge and a tortoise pickguard. I also have a 1973 F-512 with the typical block fingerboard, small ebony bridge and black pickguard...

I have an old Yamaha catalog that includes the GC-50 model with the following specs: Top: Solid White Spruce or Solid Cedar Back and Sides: Solid Jacaranda Neck: Honduras mahogany Fingerboard: Ebony Bridge: Jacaranda Nut and Saddle: Bone Scale Length: 650mm Fingerboard Width: nut - 52mm, 12th...

Slightly off topic...where did the Newark SFVI cherry red maple with chrome hardware come from?

I've been looking for an original SF-XII for a long time, never found the right one and the longer it takes the pricier they get, to the point that the cost of finding a nice one now is more than I want to put into it. So, I'm looking at the new version. Got excited when I first heard they...

Thanks for all the responses, problem is that all the comments are making me wonder if I should keep it even if it never gets played. I always thought it was a Nightbird II, thinking that the Nightbird I was the plainer version, so what is the difference between the II and the GG? At least...

Nightbird photos area attached (I hope), specs as follows: Spruce top - tight grain with silking Grover Rotomatics Armstrong pickups Mint condition (I know everybody thinks their guitar is 'mint' but this one really is)

Planning on selling my Nightbird II but can't find the serial number on the Guild website list, hoping someone (Hans?) can help. There seems to be a gap in the early '80s where the list just says "NA". Guitar is a Nightbird II, serial # GL100315, fairly early issue. I worked for a large Guild...

I worked for a large Guild dealer in Minnesota for 20 years and have copies of all the literature from that time. The price lists from 1989 to 1993 have the Berlin, WI address: Main Office: Guild Guitars U.S. Music Corporation 2885 S. James Drive New Berlin, WI 53151

Firebird X update - Gibson realized they were a bad idea, all were recalled from dealers, lined up on the ground and crushed with an excavator - lots of articles and video on the web, a bit hard to watch. I'm surprised they didn't savage some of the parts but they can probably buy new cheaper...

I'm a long time member but not much of a poster, but any mention of F612's always gets my attention. Like many here an F612 has always been my holy grail guitar since getting to play one a long time ago. A little history, I worked for a large midwest Guild dealer through the 70's and 80's...

I've been hoping / waiting for a Starfire 12 string in mahogany, HB1's and a harp tailpiece, make them look just like the old ones. They're so close, they have all of the forms and parts, just put them together. I keep watching for a used one in good condition but would definitely buy a new NS...

Here's a few of my ideas in case Cordoba asks. I'd like to see an F-512 deluxe, trim up the standard 512 with the F-612 binding and fingerboard inlay, maybe substitute pearl trim instead of the checkerboard. I got to pick up one of my F512's at the Westerly factory in 1973 and got to play an...

I'm still a newbie on this site and sorry for hijacking this thread but gtrman100 left something dangling out there....please tell us more about the thin line classical prototype that Doyle was playing. I currently have a GAD-C2 and a Paloma (both of which are great guitars) but it would also...