Uncredited dubs on Surrealistic Pillow, too.Jerry Garcia played a Guild Starfire III from 1965-1967 and this guitar was used by Jerry on the Grateful Dead's first studio album.
BUT he hated every minute of it.Don't they mean "spiritual supplier"??
walrus
What he's playing is one of 5 or perhaps a run of 6 F50-R Special (on label) made in late spring or early summer of 1970. As the story was told to myself and Dan Murphy (who purchased the one I now own) at a music store in Denver in Dec '75, that they were ordered for the Grateful Dead for the 'Festival Express' tour, and another went to John Denver. Until I saw this photo and video today, I though mine was the only one with that rosewood inlay on the Artist Award neck. Images of the F50 Bob Weir was playing during Festival Express show a more traditional inlay. Inside the top of mine is stamped Apr 23 1970, so obviously it was assembled sometime after that. Another difference is that mine has a thin double pickguard, and a two piece Brazilian back (flat). A few years later (I think '77) we were doing a festival at Cal State Long Beach and Jerry Garcia was holding court backstage in the girl's gym (the green room) on banjo, and we asked him about the guitar and he acknowledged the Guilds. Keep in mind it was the '70's so I don't remember much else. The guitar has unbelievable tone and volume and I'll post some photos soon a I get time to figure out how.
. As the story was told to myself and Dan Murphy (who purchased the one I now own) at a music store in Denver in Dec '75,
What he's playing is one of 5 or perhaps a run of 6 F50-R Special (on label) made in late spring or early summer of 1970. As the story was told to myself and Dan Murphy (who purchased the one I now own) at a music store in Denver in Dec '75, that they were ordered for the Grateful Dead for the 'Festival Express' tour, and another went to John Denver. Until I saw this photo and video today, I though mine was the only one with that rosewood inlay on the Artist Award neck. Images of the F50 Bob Weir was playing during Festival Express show a more traditional inlay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smXHC7Pmboc
On closer inspection, the guitar lying on the seat between Garcia and Marmaduke is a D-28. Oops!
sailin'shoes
Nonetheless, Jerry'd already had a long acquaintance with F50's:
Parents were already locking up their daughters before there was ever a Grateful Dead.
"And he seemed like such a nice young man.
He even wore a jacket..."
That IS Jerry, sir, circa '62-'63 when he was in fact playing the folk/bluegrass circuit around Stanford University...(the early folk music days Idealassets mentioned)Wow...that is Jerry? I never in a million years would've recognized him in that photo.