West R Lee
Venerated Member
Not sure about the D50, but I am sure it's a right-handed guitar. 
West
West
Guild spottings on TV
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When we saw Judy Collins in concert a couple of months ago she played a signature Martin 12 string, but she ain't playing it here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoNmGX7M ... ed&search=
jp
Senior Member
Don't know if anyone here is into newer music, but Britt Daniel from Spoon regularly plays what looks like a '66 T-100 with mickey mouse PUs. Unmistakeable! Here's a vid. This tune just so reminds me of disco-era Stones and Emotional Rescue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro95Ns58 ... ed&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro95Ns58 ... ed&search=
jp - you must be a Guildaholic to have paid that much attention. Was there a guitar in this video? 8)
sfIII
Member
So I was watching the "Big Joe Polka Show" a month or so back and one of the bands had a guitarist with a solid body Guild electric. The instrumentation of this particular band was two accordions, and a electric guitar, electric bass and drums. I didn't watch long, as soon as the camera pans to the dancers I tend channel surf. The Big Joe (and he really is) show appears on the RFDTV network. This show is out of Nebraska and has two or more polka bands every show along with the almost always empty dance floor with none of the dancers doing the same thing. Quite funny actually, although they are serious. I should put some of this stuff on DVD.
This network also has the Porter Wagoner show with Dolly as a young girl. Really fine television. Got to love the Nudie suits. I have been recording this and have several shows with Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and many others.
This network also has the Porter Wagoner show with Dolly as a young girl. Really fine television. Got to love the Nudie suits. I have been recording this and have several shows with Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and many others.
Graham
Venerated Member
Funny I never pictured Nebraska as a Polka State. I don't think I can watch another Cornhuskers game the same way.
Graham
Graham
sfIII
Member
Of course,,, All I had to do was search Utube and I found a clip of the Big Joe Polka show..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zc1RwP9gTg
Show of hand of those who made it all the way through.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zc1RwP9gTg
Show of hand of those who made it all the way through.
Graham
Venerated Member
Well I did watch all of it.
It almost constitiutes child abuse. :shock:
That Ol' Big Joe, he's a real knee slapper isn't he?
Graham
It almost constitiutes child abuse. :shock:
That Ol' Big Joe, he's a real knee slapper isn't he?
Graham
Darryl Hattenhauer
Venerated Member
Here's West's favorite polka singer:
http://www.internationalpolka.com/wilfahrt.htm
A friend of mine in Minnesota assured me that the side of the tour bus said
JOHNNY WILFAHRT AND HIS BAND WILL PLAY.
http://www.internationalpolka.com/wilfahrt.htm
A friend of mine in Minnesota assured me that the side of the tour bus said
JOHNNY WILFAHRT AND HIS BAND WILL PLAY.
djid
Junior Member
12 String played by someone with "The Dixie Chick's" on PBS Austin City Limit's tonight
Darryl Hattenhauer
Venerated Member
Do you know what model?
Who was the woman they named your state after?
Who was the woman they named your state after?
No, I saw it as well & the picker & his guitar were in the background with poor light. There were two 12 strings I believe, one wasn't a Guild & I never got a look at it. Maybe the light wasn't that poor, I'm still having a bit of trouble with the new bifocals.
Can't remember for sure but I think the 12's were in on this song during their Austic City Limits performance.
http://columbiarecords.com/dixiechicks/
We should have a point system, Guild 12's predominate & they're easy to spot. Maybe only two points for a 12, F 30's maybe 50 points.
Jake The Loafer
Member
I was watching BET Jazz the other day. They had their "Studio Jams" show on & the cats playing were some guys in Willies band. One of the guest players was playing a TBurst Blues Bird. It had a pick guard mounted on it. I think the guys's name was John Miles but could be wrong.My 2 cents of seeing a Guild on the tube.
Graham
Venerated Member
Jeff said:
We're going to need video verification with you then Jeff. Trouble with the bi-foculs huh? It was probably a bass guitar and you want to count it as a 12 string for two points? You'll be digging out all of the Tiny Tim vids to say he's playing an F30 for the big points?
Caught Another One
I was watching the Blues Brothers and noticed the character named Guitar Murphy (I could be wrong about the name) was playing a Guild in the Minnie the Moocher scene with Cab Calloway. This set piece and the wonderful James Brown number in the church (We're on a mission from God), were the best production numbers in the movie. He is playing a full-body guitar that I think is in the SA or MA series, maybe a Stratford? I don't have the book handy. Here is a link to the complete number: http://www.brainmetric.com/movies/moocher.mov
I was watching the Blues Brothers and noticed the character named Guitar Murphy (I could be wrong about the name) was playing a Guild in the Minnie the Moocher scene with Cab Calloway. This set piece and the wonderful James Brown number in the church (We're on a mission from God), were the best production numbers in the movie. He is playing a full-body guitar that I think is in the SA or MA series, maybe a Stratford? I don't have the book handy. Here is a link to the complete number: http://www.brainmetric.com/movies/moocher.mov
jp
Senior Member
How about this Guild sighting!
Hey, scroll down to the pic to check out who's playing a Starfire! You can really see the Sapeli mahogany stripes.
She's just too cool.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... Id=7021434
Hey, scroll down to the pic to check out who's playing a Starfire! You can really see the Sapeli mahogany stripes.
She's just too cool.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... Id=7021434
Wow!
As if I didn't already have enough reasons to be in love with her.
Thanks, JP!
As if I didn't already have enough reasons to be in love with her.
Thanks, JP!
jp
Senior Member
I know what you mean! The first time I ever heard her sing I was captivated. Then when I saw her singing and playing that did it for me. Totally amazing how much patience and musicality she has with a song. . .AND she plays a Stafire III!! :wink:
jerrymac
Junior Member
Cypress Knee said:
I always associate Forgerty with the Rickenbacker 325. The one with the humbucker and Bigsby:
[img:402:784]http://home.scarlet.be/~tor-4707/325a.jpg[/img]
Cypress Knee
Member
Hi Jerrymac,
Do you know the story behind the truss-rod cover on this guitar?
The way I understand it, Rickenbacker used some pictures of JCF playing this guitar in an ad campaign without asking permission, so in retaliation he made up an "ACME" truss rod cover so they couldn't do it again.
He was apparently the band's self-anointed manager without any background in legal and licensing issues, which was one of the problems in their eventual self-destruction.
CK
Do you know the story behind the truss-rod cover on this guitar?
The way I understand it, Rickenbacker used some pictures of JCF playing this guitar in an ad campaign without asking permission, so in retaliation he made up an "ACME" truss rod cover so they couldn't do it again.
He was apparently the band's self-anointed manager without any background in legal and licensing issues, which was one of the problems in their eventual self-destruction.
CK