The 2002 Fender catalog that I have says Joe Negri has an Artist Award model, so I think he was a Guild fan.
He was always a bit of an icon here in the Pittsburgh area, occasionally showing up on locally-produced TV shows playing a guitar.
Then on to Handiman Negri. :mrgreen:
FYI, Johnny Costa, the piano player, together with Fred Rogers wrote most if not all of the Mr. Rogers show music.
Johnny played all of the show's background music.
I think the rest of the guys in that video were the house band for the WQED Public Television station in Pittsburgh, which produced the Mr. Rogers Neighborhood show.