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Donation of 3% of sale price made to LTG
I bought this in 2018 from the estate of the original owner. In 2018, Tom did a neck reset, refret, and bone nut and saddle (Invoice available). Minimal fretwear.
This F50 has a distinctive voice. It reconfirms everything you know about Hoboken. What adjective can I use? It’s mind-blowing. It’s resonant. It has a bit of a “reverb-like” quality due to the arched back, but the notes are still articulate. Give it a little TLC and you'll have a mate for life.
It has the Hoboken “Guarantee” label, cloud bridge, and arched back. Say no more.
Photos at:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/fTBUftM4FMMqg56i7
It has some dings and scratches but, in my subjective opinion, it is in very good condition for its age. You can see the cosmetics in the pictures, but I am not at all sure pictures can do the guitar justice. You really should see this beauty in person.
It plays smooth. The action is a tad high in the higher frets. There is room to lower the action but I wouldn’t. Any extra precision in fretting is rewarded tenfold for me in the killer tone. The neck is a bit thicker than the D40 1970 that I also have listed.
The string spacing looks OK to my eye. I do occasionally find the high e string on the upper frets feel close to the edge of the binding. A bit of precision in fretting is helpful there. The D’Addario EJ19s on it may contribute to this. The tuners hold the tuning nicely.
At some point, there must have been some separation of the three piece neck up at the headstock. The repair appears expertly done. You can see in the pictures the two circular shadows on the side of the head stock, presumably from the clamping. At some point, a brace was installed between the soundhole and the fretboard extension.
Action measures 2 mils at the 12th fret. The saddle is 3-4/32nd of an inch. The bridge height is 10/32”. The A and D strings are a bit sunk into the bridge plate. A straight edge comes just above the top of the bridge. The two minor dings on the back of the neck are not at all noticeable when playing. (see photos).
It comes with the original hard shell case.
There are not a lot of comps to help me price this one. About two years ago, a Vintage 1968 Guild F50 was listed on Reverb at $1,850 in reportedly “good” condition. I looked at the pics in the listing, and it is cosmetically rough, to say the least. It looked like a project guitar to me.
Reverb currently has a 1967 Guild F-47 w/ OHSC in “Very Good” condition, with little description, for $3,299.
I am pricing this in hopes of selling this to a regular here who will fully appreciate it. I am open to offers. Tell me why your offer is a fair price.
Of course, the Guild F50s have an illustrious pedigree. “Friend of the Devil“ was co-written on a very similar guitar owned by John Dawson, of New Riders of the Purple Sage fame. For fun, check out: Deacon Rice covers "Friend of the Devil" on Dawson’s F50. See his interview toward the end of the video.
Paypal or cash only. I will eat the paypal fees.
I would prefer for you to do your own inspection in person. I hate to put any guitar, especially a real vintage one like this with the sketchy OHSC, in the hands of the shipping companies. I will not ship in a heat wave.
SHIPPING AND RETURNS: If it is to be shipped, here are my conditions: I would like to offer to take the guitar back for any reason, as some sellers do here on the LTG forum. However, I do not like the idea of getting into the in the shipping stream any more than necessary. Accordingly, I will only accept return of the guitar if my assessment of its condition is materially inaccurate. In such a case, you pay full cost of return shipping, including full damage insurance. I'll refund in full once it has arrived back to me in the same condition it was sent in.
I bought this in 2018 from the estate of the original owner. In 2018, Tom did a neck reset, refret, and bone nut and saddle (Invoice available). Minimal fretwear.
This F50 has a distinctive voice. It reconfirms everything you know about Hoboken. What adjective can I use? It’s mind-blowing. It’s resonant. It has a bit of a “reverb-like” quality due to the arched back, but the notes are still articulate. Give it a little TLC and you'll have a mate for life.
It has the Hoboken “Guarantee” label, cloud bridge, and arched back. Say no more.
Photos at:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/fTBUftM4FMMqg56i7
It has some dings and scratches but, in my subjective opinion, it is in very good condition for its age. You can see the cosmetics in the pictures, but I am not at all sure pictures can do the guitar justice. You really should see this beauty in person.
It plays smooth. The action is a tad high in the higher frets. There is room to lower the action but I wouldn’t. Any extra precision in fretting is rewarded tenfold for me in the killer tone. The neck is a bit thicker than the D40 1970 that I also have listed.
The string spacing looks OK to my eye. I do occasionally find the high e string on the upper frets feel close to the edge of the binding. A bit of precision in fretting is helpful there. The D’Addario EJ19s on it may contribute to this. The tuners hold the tuning nicely.
At some point, there must have been some separation of the three piece neck up at the headstock. The repair appears expertly done. You can see in the pictures the two circular shadows on the side of the head stock, presumably from the clamping. At some point, a brace was installed between the soundhole and the fretboard extension.
Action measures 2 mils at the 12th fret. The saddle is 3-4/32nd of an inch. The bridge height is 10/32”. The A and D strings are a bit sunk into the bridge plate. A straight edge comes just above the top of the bridge. The two minor dings on the back of the neck are not at all noticeable when playing. (see photos).
It comes with the original hard shell case.
There are not a lot of comps to help me price this one. About two years ago, a Vintage 1968 Guild F50 was listed on Reverb at $1,850 in reportedly “good” condition. I looked at the pics in the listing, and it is cosmetically rough, to say the least. It looked like a project guitar to me.
Reverb currently has a 1967 Guild F-47 w/ OHSC in “Very Good” condition, with little description, for $3,299.
I am pricing this in hopes of selling this to a regular here who will fully appreciate it. I am open to offers. Tell me why your offer is a fair price.
Of course, the Guild F50s have an illustrious pedigree. “Friend of the Devil“ was co-written on a very similar guitar owned by John Dawson, of New Riders of the Purple Sage fame. For fun, check out: Deacon Rice covers "Friend of the Devil" on Dawson’s F50. See his interview toward the end of the video.
Paypal or cash only. I will eat the paypal fees.
I would prefer for you to do your own inspection in person. I hate to put any guitar, especially a real vintage one like this with the sketchy OHSC, in the hands of the shipping companies. I will not ship in a heat wave.
SHIPPING AND RETURNS: If it is to be shipped, here are my conditions: I would like to offer to take the guitar back for any reason, as some sellers do here on the LTG forum. However, I do not like the idea of getting into the in the shipping stream any more than necessary. Accordingly, I will only accept return of the guitar if my assessment of its condition is materially inaccurate. In such a case, you pay full cost of return shipping, including full damage insurance. I'll refund in full once it has arrived back to me in the same condition it was sent in.
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