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#278765 - 30/07/10 10:30 AM
Help me identify a guitar, please.
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Himself
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Registered: 30/07/10
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I recently inherited (for want of a better word) a guitar in a state of disrepair. I had thought it was a Gordon-Smith, and G-S Guitars kindly agreed to take a look at it. It turned out that once they had it in their hands they didn't recognise it as one of theirs after all, but agreed at least to get it working for me. Here are some pictures I would be very grateful if anyone could suggest what this guitar once was.
As you can see from the rear view, the body, neck, and headstock are all fashioned from a single piece of mahogany. The back-plate and pick-guard are new, specially cut for me, so please ignore them.
It has obviously had different machine heads fitted. You can see a serial number "003" and a year "1977" stamped on the back of the headstock. The front (not shown) seems to have had a maker's name scrubbed out.
No idea about the pups.
It's not exactly polished to concours standard, and there are chips here and there, but at least it works well.
Any ideas?
Edited by Himself (30/07/10 10:34 AM)
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#278766 - 30/07/10 10:35 AM
Re: Help me identify a guitar, please.
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Gilles C.
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Looks like a homemade guitar to me but I'm no expert. It would explain the low serial number too. The headstock is made to look like that of a Gibson and I don't think they ever allowed any other manufacturer to make an open-book headstock.
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#278768 - 30/07/10 10:50 AM
Re: Help me identify a guitar, please.
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Gilles C.
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I was rather impressed, however, with the one-piece construction.
Does this mean it hasn't got a truss rod?
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#278773 - 30/07/10 11:21 AM
Re: Help me identify a guitar, please.
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The Tiggs
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Perhaps we could have more clues.
Are those the original knobs?
Can you show us the pick gaurd with the volume control?
Are the dots mother of pearl or plastic?
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#278775 - 30/07/10 02:15 PM
Re: Help me identify a guitar, please.
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Jacktlad
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Looks very nice but what does it sound like?
Any idea what make of pickups?
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#278778 - 30/07/10 02:57 PM
Re: Help me identify a guitar, please.
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Green Ninja
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I have no idea what it is, but I like it!
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#278782 - 30/07/10 10:18 PM
Re: Help me identify a guitar, please.
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Himself
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