lonesome picker
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Howdy, just moved in, seems like a nice place to hang out.
I've been a Guildaholic since I was in high school and listened to that Denver guy play. The fact that my guitar teacher played a Guild dreadnaught helped a bit too.
My current stable is 4 long time friends (children?)
In order of purchase:
1971 F-112 (bought in 1973)
1975 F-30 (bought in 1975)
1989 GF-55 (bought in 1991
1971 F-412 Blonde (bought in 1995)
The F-112 was my first good guitar. My teacher was pissed I went out and bought a 12 string. It unfortnately has succumbed to 12string-itis with a pulled top and needs a serious neck reset.
The F-30 has been my friend and companion through more ups and downs in my life than anyone or anything. She a great old guitar. Love her to death.
BTW both the F112 and F30 were paid for by mowing hundreds of lawns and doing who knows how many odd jobs.
The GF-55 was bought by my then wife-to-be as an engagement present (!). She saw me grooling over it whenever we visited the local music store, and decided I needed it. I it's a real beauty. Wonderful tone, wondrful "50-style" inlay and so forth.
The F-412 I found used in the same shop the GF-55 came from. I was actually looking at a Taylor 12 (horrors!!!!). When I saw this well used specimen. It had been played hard, the finish was worn, the neck had been reset and there was a crack in the bridge through the pin holes. But even with old silk and steel strings IT SANG! WOW!. It had more character and tone and anything else in the store. I asked what it's story was and was told some local player had traded it in on a new JF 30 12 string. "Well, I'm adopting it". It's a cannon and is plays great.
Good to be here.
here are two of my kids..
[img:108:162]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/earlknoob_/000_0225.jpg[/img]
I've been a Guildaholic since I was in high school and listened to that Denver guy play. The fact that my guitar teacher played a Guild dreadnaught helped a bit too.
My current stable is 4 long time friends (children?)
In order of purchase:
1971 F-112 (bought in 1973)
1975 F-30 (bought in 1975)
1989 GF-55 (bought in 1991
1971 F-412 Blonde (bought in 1995)
The F-112 was my first good guitar. My teacher was pissed I went out and bought a 12 string. It unfortnately has succumbed to 12string-itis with a pulled top and needs a serious neck reset.
The F-30 has been my friend and companion through more ups and downs in my life than anyone or anything. She a great old guitar. Love her to death.
BTW both the F112 and F30 were paid for by mowing hundreds of lawns and doing who knows how many odd jobs.
The GF-55 was bought by my then wife-to-be as an engagement present (!). She saw me grooling over it whenever we visited the local music store, and decided I needed it. I it's a real beauty. Wonderful tone, wondrful "50-style" inlay and so forth.
The F-412 I found used in the same shop the GF-55 came from. I was actually looking at a Taylor 12 (horrors!!!!). When I saw this well used specimen. It had been played hard, the finish was worn, the neck had been reset and there was a crack in the bridge through the pin holes. But even with old silk and steel strings IT SANG! WOW!. It had more character and tone and anything else in the store. I asked what it's story was and was told some local player had traded it in on a new JF 30 12 string. "Well, I'm adopting it". It's a cannon and is plays great.
Good to be here.
here are two of my kids..
[img:108:162]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/earlknoob_/000_0225.jpg[/img]