NGD: Black Nightbird GG
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Nice score! Love those in black!
walrus
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SFIV1967
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A black one, and chrome hardware, great! Congratulations! What are the pickups in her?
Ralf
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I was just going to post that! Looks like a crazy early one with chrome hardware, no?
drc
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Ha! I pull the trigger and get details later. Still trying to figure out the serial number and pickups. Pickups may have to wait until I can pop’em.
ruedi
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Nice, well done! I love the black/chrome combination on this one.
Looking forward to your NGD.
Looking forward to your NGD.
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Do you have a picture of the back??
If this is the same guitar there should be a set of Dimarzios in the case as well as a note I found in the cavity in back, see second link
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If this is the same guitar there should be a set of Dimarzios in the case as well as a note I found in the cavity in back, see second link
NGD Nightbird GG
Prior to my lockdown I saw this about half an hour after my last pass on GC. Guess I wasn't feeling all that good as I was being a bit of a bum. No picture, no description...price seemed ok so I jumped https://pyramidbrokerage.egnyte.com/fl/Ra3xzjLOGu Finally able to get to the store today...
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drc
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Looks to be the same guitar. No mention of a note or additional pickups in the case pocket. Hmmm. Hope they are both still with the guitar. More to come...
SFIV1967
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Comparing the pictures it is the same guitar. That is cool as this is almost a Guild historic instrument as this note was from George Gruhn to Kim Walker! Hope the previous buyer did not destroy that note and did not keep the original DiMarzio pickups supplied with her!
The seller obviously simply snapped the guitar from GC and flipped her for profit! Hoping for the best here!
Here was Hans opinion:
NGD Nightbird GG
Prior to my lockdown I saw this about half an hour after my last pass on GC. Guess I wasn't feeling all that good as I was being a bit of a bum. No picture, no description...price seemed ok so I jumped https://pyramidbrokerage.egnyte.com/fl/Ra3xzjLOGu Finally able to get to the store today...
letstalkguild.com
Also I'm pretty sure Hans would like to know the datecodes on the potentiometers! And hopefully a picture of the handwritten note!
Ralf
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drc
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The pickups and note are and no longer with the guitar.
SFIV1967
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drc
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I don’t think he bought this from Guitar Center. He has no clue about the pickups and the note. He thought I was nuts questioning the pickups that are currently installed. He’s 90% convinced they are original. I just let it go.
SFIV1967
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Just comparing the unique pickguards: Left the one drc wanted, right the one beecee gave back to GC.
100% the same guitar.
beecee returnd her on 12/23 to the Albany GC. Can't imagine yet another flipper had her in those last 5 weeks...
Ralf
100% the same guitar.
beecee returnd her on 12/23 to the Albany GC. Can't imagine yet another flipper had her in those last 5 weeks...
Ralf
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GGJaguar
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Just comparing the unique pickguards: Left the one drc wanted, right the one beecee gave back to GC.
100% the same guitar.
beecee returnd her on 12/23 to the Albany GC. Can't imagine yet another flipper had her in those last 5 weeks...
Ralf you are the forensic scientist of LTG.
SFIV1967
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Well, that is simple, comparing two fingerprints. But even all the screws are aligned the same, so not even the smallest doubt here.Ralf you are the forensic scientist of LTG.
Ralf
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mavuser
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beecee's original thread stated the GC employee offered to buy the Dimarzio pickups from him, when he first bought the guitar. Those pickups may have simply disappeared when the guitar was returned to GC. as for the note, i don't know that it was ever clear if the note was written on paper or somewhere inside the guitar or cavity cover. good luck getting any info or anything at all from GC on this 5 weeks later. just be happy the guitar wound up with a forum member. beecee didn't really know what he had, and part of the reason he bought it was the return policy at GC. try not to make him feel so bad. I hope DRC enjoys the Nightbird, and offers it here first when he's ready to sell. not so much has been lost with the pickups and notes. at least beecee saw it and reported it all here, so we still have the whole story. Hans has those same OG Dimarzio pickups available if they are needed by DRC or anyone else