50's aristocrat

[cogcan]

i have owned this guitar since 1964, it was supposedly owned by red foley (pat boones father inlaw) i believe it must be a 1st year issue as it has a black circular plastic disk under the toggle switch, and no serial # on headstock and the headstock is different than all the pics i can find.
guitar pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/cogcan/Guild# comments welcome

 

[taabru45]

Pretty......probably sounds decent too, right? :lol: Steffan

 

[Guild Beginner]

Hans will probably tell you all you need to know, but that is a coveted, pricey guitar which has a lot of fans on this forum.

 

[hansmoust]

i believe it must be a 1st year issue as it has a black circular plastic disk under the toggle switch, and no serial # on headstock and the headstock is different than all the pics i can find.

Hello cogcan,

Nice guitar! Yes, those are '54 specs. I have a fairly extensive Aristocrat collection and the oldest one I have is very similar to yours.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[caveman]

:shock: Rare, early and delicious indeed ! I love Aristocrats, I love Red Foley, you are one lucky man

 

[kitniyatran]

:shock: Rare, early and delicious indeed ! I love Aristocrats, I love Red Foley, you are one lucky man

Agreed!

 

[caveman]

But who is Pat Boone ? :lol:

 

[Default]

He was a heavy metal guy, I think. :shock:

 

[db62]

Beautiful guitar! Have been a fan for some time. Congrats.

 

[coastie99]

He was a heavy metal guy, I think. :shock:

Had quite a nice daughter, didn't he ?

And a nice white-boy hairdo. Oh yes, and nice teeth.

 

[JimBetts]

Isn't he known for white shoes...

 

[AlohaJoe]

Isn't he known for white shoes...

Yea... he was white bread thru and thru! :lol:

 

[Jahn]

kids these days seem to like the Aristocrat too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_s21FhMpQo&fmt=18

 

[coastie99]

kids these days seem to like the Aristocrat too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_s21FhMpQo&fmt=18

I like those guys.

Nothin' better than a good, loud "F#@K You" guitar band !!

 

[cogcan]

thanks for all replies, havent been here in a while

 

[parker_knoll]

Red Foley is namechecked in that fab Carl Perkins song "lets give old Tennessee credit for music..." - "Mr Red Foley came from Tennessee"

He also boasts about the first atomic bomb tests

 

[dogman]

Yup, those guys are high octane. I still haven't been able to find one like that with a master volume. Does anyone know if the Aristocrats ever came equiped that way?
dogman

 

[hansmoust]

I still haven't been able to find one like that with a master volume. Does anyone know if the Aristocrats ever came equiped that way?

Hello dogman,

No, they were not done that way but I guess it is always possible that somebody ordered it with a Master Volume. That one looks like it was added at a later date though!

http://rdp.no/blog/index.php?showimage=116

It looks to be about a '59-'60 model, so the master volume knob is definitely not original

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[dane]

But who is Pat Boone ? :lol:

He was a heavy metal guy, I think. :shock:

Yep...here ya go. :lol: