Hello all! I hail from Newnan, GA (south Atlanta area) and thought I'd post a pic of my 1976 M-80.
I rescued the M-80 from a pawnshop in Jonesborogh GA on Tara Blvd Dec 1998. It was in real rough shape. Missing covers, chunks of neck binding gone, finish just trashed. The frets were well worn but besides that, a great guitar ! Well, $180 later I took her home.
A couple of months later I sent her to Westerly RI for a full rehab. Was not cheap but they did a full refinish, re-fret, & repair. It took 8 months. Well worth the wait 'cause she came back fantastic. They told me I got bumped a bit because some guy named Richie Havens had sent in a couple of guitars for repair...
They could not make an engraved M-80 truss rod cover so it has a plain one. When I spoke with them back then, they mentioned that this was the 10th M-80 that they had in that year for repair/re-finish, way above average. I guess everyone was wanting them again. Normally they saw maybe one per year.
I'd like to get an engraved M-80 truss rod cover so if anyone has a spare please let me know!
Thanks!
I rescued the M-80 from a pawnshop in Jonesborogh GA on Tara Blvd Dec 1998. It was in real rough shape. Missing covers, chunks of neck binding gone, finish just trashed. The frets were well worn but besides that, a great guitar ! Well, $180 later I took her home.
A couple of months later I sent her to Westerly RI for a full rehab. Was not cheap but they did a full refinish, re-fret, & repair. It took 8 months. Well worth the wait 'cause she came back fantastic. They told me I got bumped a bit because some guy named Richie Havens had sent in a couple of guitars for repair...
They could not make an engraved M-80 truss rod cover so it has a plain one. When I spoke with them back then, they mentioned that this was the 10th M-80 that they had in that year for repair/re-finish, way above average. I guess everyone was wanting them again. Normally they saw maybe one per year.
I'd like to get an engraved M-80 truss rod cover so if anyone has a spare please let me know!
Thanks!