Seems this topic is about the Newark Street T-50's but can't help myself....
So I've got one of the first T-50's......a T-50B actually.
Its got what I think is a 1960 serial number (14339) on the headstock but also printed on a '61 style label.
Hans are you there?
Its definitely been played a lot.....
The Guild script headstock logo is there but very faint....but mostly rubbed off.
A friend of mine thinks the finish wear on the back is from "belly sweat" not buckle rash.
Had to throw that in and I know its kinda gross to think about but he insisted I should make the distinction.
But if one looks at the finish on the front, and leaving everything to the imagination, it makes sense.
I bought this from someone selling odds and ends in South Carolina over 10 years ago but not from the original player.
So with no backstory we like to think it got some regular use in roadhouses and bars for most of its days.
It sure did need a good cleaning!
New frets absolutely......the originals were almost worn down to the board up and down the neck.
A great Franz pickup ......it sounds fantastic and is a joy to play.
The original knobs were completely corroded. I had a pair of these oddball amber yellow ivory knobs from a '59 T-100 and they looked appropriate.
The amp is '59 66J and perfectly at home with this guitar.
I’ve heard some compelling examples of the guitar and some underwhelming ones. They seem pretty spendy at 1 grand w/o a case, if I find a used one with a case at about 750 I might roll the dice.