Off the beaten path NGD - 1966 Guild Starfire XII

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Re: Off the beaten path NGD - 1966 Guild Starfire XII

Post by Ursa Minor » Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:55 am

Missed this as well but glad I'm seeing it now. Wow. Handsome is not even the word. Love it. :-*
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Re: Off the beaten path NGD - 1966 Guild Starfire XII

Post by Telliot » Fri Feb 11, 2022 2:40 pm

kosmonautmayhem wrote:
Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:55 am
Missed this as well but glad I'm seeing it now. Wow. Handsome is not even the word. Love it. :-*
Well I guess I owed you one, seeing as how I'm quite literally only seeing your reply a year after it was written. :D

If anyone is curious, I'm still completely in love with this guitar. I don't see myself ever getting rid of it.
The cool thing about fretless is you can hit a note...and then renegotiate.

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Re: Off the beaten path NGD - 1966 Guild Starfire XII

Post by SignoftheDragon » Fri Feb 11, 2022 2:57 pm

I just have to say again....

What a freaking beautiful guitar. For some reason the harp trapeze tailpiece really does it for me.

A vintage example like this is definitely high on my wish list.

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Re: Off the beaten path NGD - 1966 Guild Starfire XII

Post by Ursa Minor » Fri Feb 11, 2022 3:04 pm

Telliot wrote:
Fri Feb 11, 2022 2:40 pm
kosmonautmayhem wrote:
Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:55 am
Missed this as well but glad I'm seeing it now. Wow. Handsome is not even the word. Love it. :-*
Well I guess I owed you one, seeing as how I'm quite literally only seeing your reply a year after it was written. :D

If anyone is curious, I'm still completely in love with this guitar. I don't see myself ever getting rid of it.
:D :D :D :D
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Re: Off the beaten path NGD - 1966 Guild Starfire XII

Post by Telliot » Fri Feb 11, 2022 5:50 pm

SignoftheDragon wrote:
Fri Feb 11, 2022 2:57 pm
I just have to say again....

What a freaking beautiful guitar. For some reason the harp trapeze tailpiece really does it for me.

A vintage example like this is definitely high on my wish list.
Honestly, I can’t recommend it enough. It has somehow exceeded my expectations and proved to be much more usable than any other electric 12-string I’ve ever owned. It sounds great and is very comfortable to play, meaning I don’t feel like I’m constantly fighting it and feeling that fatigue. I’ve always wanted a Ric 660/12, but fuck me they’re expensive! I know the wider string spacing and Tom Petty connection keeps their value high -- there are many examples like this in the music gear world -- but I just can't justify spending $3k+ on a 12-string.
The cool thing about fretless is you can hit a note...and then renegotiate.

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