Mark Bait

[Jolly]

I'm not within 30 miles at the moment, so next time I talk to my buddy, I'll ask about the tag. She's a Guild, not a Gretsch. It looks a lot like this, but nicer:

The difference from the picture, is the fretboard. The neck is maple and the inlay on the fretboard looks like what this 12-string has:

[Renauda]

Jolly, If it’s a Guild Starfire VI in excellent shape it could be worth 2 thousand or more.

[Mik]

Funny, I just saw Roger McGuinn on TV the other night playing his Rickenbacker 12 string. He still has his voice too.

[mark]

@mark said in Mark Bait:

Interesting! Do you have any photos? There should be a model # on the label inside the body.

Without that information all I can do is guess. Gretsch guitars run the gamut from cheapy cheap <$500 to $thousands.

Sorry, I meant Guild. I see @Renauda ID'd it. Nice guitar!

[Jolly]

Thank you, gentleman.

My friend plays country and writes a little country-gospel. He's got a couple of acoustics and a Telecaster. I assume this is a jazz guitar? Or can it play the type of music he likes to play?

He hasn't even hooked it up to an amp yet...

[mark]

It is a traditional jazz guitar.

In the hands of a good player, just about any guitar can be used for any genre.

[George K]

Garage sale in my town....

[Jolly]

GAS, writ large.

[mark]

I'd like to bitch slap the person that stacked them like that.

I'm good. I love my humble little Larrivée collection.

I need to take a new family portrait now that they no longer have those ugly pickguards.

[Jolly]

Went to George's funeral yesterday. (The guy who gave my buddy the Guild.) The wife played the music for the funeral, except for one song.

They used a recording of Mr. George, where he sang on a country gospel song he had written. He also did all the instruments - the lead guitar was the Guild, along with mandolin and acoustic rhythm guitar. I'd never heard the man sing or play...God Bless him, he had talent.

[mark]

@Jolly said in Mark Bait:

Went to George's funeral yesterday. (The guy who gave my buddy the Guild.) The wife played the music for the funeral, except for one song.

They used a recording of Mr. George, where he sang on a country gospel song he had written. He also did all the instruments - the lead guitar was the Guild, along with mandolin and acoustic rhythm guitar. I'd never heard the man sing or play...God Bless him, he had talent.

Nice.