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UPS delivered the 1971 M75 flamed maple yesterday morning. Here is a photo from the seller I let the guitar acclimate for four hours (I usually let it sit longer but the outside and inside temps were not that far off yesterday) and then opened it up. This is what I found: I debated...

I got this home yesterday so this is an early impression before any deep cleaning and taking apart. I was able to see it in person and we came to a fair price given condition and such. Overall, it is in very good condition. The black, of course, shows every mark and the gold has wear. There are...

I finally purchased my first Guild amp. I have been keeping my eyes open for a lower watt vintage one and ran across this 40T. Anybody have schematics or any additional details on these amps? Given the tolex color and grill shape I am thinking late 1950’s to maybe 1961. Hard to get details on...

I picked this up earlier today from @twocorgis. Really nice meeting a fellow LTGer and he was great to deal with! I have been keeping my eyes open for a Starfire IV with factory DeArmonds for a while and have never seen another one for sale. It definitely has been played and has dents, dings...

I am a huge fan of the vintage Starfires with DeArmonds. I went to look at one today and just couldn’t leave the store without it. Very good condition and a great neck angle with plenty of room to lower the bridge. Nice wide nut and full feeling neck. It looks solid black unless the light hits...

I purchased a 1966 Starfire II earlier today from Elderly. They say it needs a neck reset and it has one area of binding shrinkage on the rear of the cutout. Other than those stated issues it looks all original, I like the finish color (dark red burst?), it has Grover Sta-tite tuners rather than...

so…I decided to stay inside and make it a mahogany, DeArmond, cherry day. And a little bourbon on the side. Much better now!

I made it home through the wet weather on the train and subway with the new Guild in hand. No big surprises when I saw it in person. I knew the heel cap had been replaced with a rosewood one and it needed a little clean and polish. I cleaned it up, polished the frets, oiled the board and put on...

Edit: I just noticed I placed this in archtops. Can a moderator pease move to solid bodies? Thanks! The guitar showed up today safe and sound. As the owner clearly stated, the body has been completely stripped of finish and it needs plenty of work. However, no structural issues and the neck...

I just sat down at a local place to get a beer and did my typical check of LTG, reverb, etc. A 1964 Polara was just listed. Stripped finish but mostly original parts, no obvious issues, the frequency tested single coil pickups that I love and all for $500. Done. That’s my second Guild purchase...

It arrived today safe and sound. I was so worried as it was dropped off at a UPS store without a case and left to them to fully pack. High risk situation! This might have been the best packing I have ever seen. It took 30 minutes to unwrap it! This is what it looked like after I took it out of...

This NGD post is probably a little anticlimactic given that I already posted a couple photos in the Online Offerings section, but I got her cleaned up and ready to go! I did the typical disassemble (except wiring harness), inspection, cleaning, setup, and new strings. Much better! Everything...

I haven’t had this guitar out in a while so I thought I would get it out and play it. It is a 1967 (or so) and was Harmony’s top of the line cutaway arch top. Solid spruce pressed, not carved, top. I got it for around $200 five or so years ago. I put on a different pickguard and bridge (I kept...

My day started out great playing my newly purchased 1964 S-50. It didn’t end as well. My relocation to NYC is moving forward and I need to decide which guitars are going there and which ones are going to our vacation house as the ones going to the vacation house are being moved Friday. I am...

The S-50 was delivered and I finally had time to clean it and adjust. The action was horrible (this was noted in the posting) and it really needed a setup. The high action was caused by the bridge being too far forward. The back two screw holes on these bridges have slots to allow some...

I have casually been keeping my eyes out for an Artist Award but recently I have decided to get more serious with my GAS. I lean toward vintage instruments. No real rational reason but that is my preference. Were there any changes in the build of Artist Awards across the years of production? I...

I am transitioning to my place in NYC and have the weekend here by myself. I decided to get out this afternoon and check out some guitar shops. Nothing specific that I was intending to see, just looking. I went into Main Drag Music in Brooklyn. On the wall they had two vintage M-75s. A solid...

The M30 I purchased from Richard came in and I am really pleased. Dealing with Richard was a pleasure and it was packed really well! I didn’t really need to, because it came in really good condition, but I went through my usual check list when I get a new guitar: strings off, polish frets, oil...

I came home from dinner last night and made the mistake of looking at Reverb. I should never do that after a few glasses of wine. A 1969 ST-302 in black was just listed. Looks pretty good and I am a sucker for black guitars…fingerprints and all! The price was appropriate so I pulled the trigger...

I am looking at an early 1960’s Artist Award and it has a “stinger” on the back of the headstock. It is not painted but rather an overlay like on the face of the headstock. The serial number is imprinted into this overlay. I have not seen this on any other Guild from this era. Is this original...