Unusual Nashville Custom Shop Guild (?)

SFIV1967 · Jul 17, 2013

Not sure if this was a special order for somebody, I had never seen such Guild model with such f-holes.
Also can't remember that we discussed it here.
Maybe it was a one off.
The picture is from Frank Ford (Gryphon), when he visited the Nashville Custom Shop in 2001:

Ralf

Walter Broes · Jul 17, 2013

that is one unusually ugly guitar!

guildman63 · Jul 17, 2013

I am not quite so repulsed, and I actually kind of like it. The harp does look too small for the body, however. I bet it sounds sweet! If anyone knows its whereabouts and cost, if for sale, I would be interested in hearing.

kitniyatran · Jul 17, 2013

Yeah, I'm okay with the look of what we see. Odd duck for a Guild, though.

Jeff Haddad · Jul 17, 2013

I've been trying to think of something clever to say about those soundholes, but all I can think of is "unattractive".

drc · Jul 17, 2013

oh I would so be all over that one!! They look like a devilish flame!!! very fun!

davismanLV · Jul 18, 2013

As Guild fans we see the same thing over and OVER and THAT guitar is unique and therefore, fun and attractive. Love the distinct sound holes..... flamey!! I can see that it appears a bit "unbalanced" by usual standards but.... obviously those have been suspended. I like it.....

Any more info on this thing?

SFIV1967 · Jul 18, 2013

davismanLV said:
Any more info on this thing?

Tom: I was wondering if one of us had seen that picture before and if it was discussed here at LTG already.

Now I think I found the headstock belonging to that guitar! Even more unusual !!!
Look how the "G" was done, as a cutout and the lower part as a kind of teardrop!

And look at the fret markers, abalone (I think) dots in the middle! Not to talk about the TRC.

Who ordered such a custom (and most probably one off) guitar from Guild?

Ralf

Jeff Haddad · Jul 18, 2013

That's even less attractive than the soundholes!

chazmo · Jul 18, 2013

Ralf,

Boy, I wonder if Hans has seen this one. If he hasn't, perhaps Frank Ford knows more about it? Bob Benedetto would too, no doubt.

Funny... I was just telling a new member a couple of days ago that you can't stump this crowd... Guess I was wrong.

Yeah, I don't recall seeing anything like this one before. Unique F-holes, headstock, fret markers.... Wow. Truly a custom.

SFIV1967 · Jul 18, 2013

chazmo said:
Bob Benedetto would too, no doubt.

The larger f holes, the TRC and the headstock all have Benedetto influence in my mind...
Ralf

chazmo · Jul 18, 2013

I was thinking that the cutout in the headstock had a little Carlo Greco influence, but I totally agree with you that this likely came from Bob Benedetto's hands.

SFIV1967 · Jul 18, 2013

To me the TRC was typical him, as seen on one of his: http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i319/bennyl118/Guitars/Picture082.jpg
Even the small very dark bridge is somehow typical Benedetto: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5036517663_8bbb66c029_b.jpg
Sure, lots of speculation, but fun!
Ralf

Walter Broes · Jul 18, 2013

Jeff Haddad said:
That's even less attractive than the soundholes!

Agreed. I thought it was ugly already, now it's even uglier!

chazmo · Jul 18, 2013

Tough crowd!!

hansmoust · Jul 18, 2013

chazmo said:
Ralf,

Boy, I wonder if Hans has seen this one. If he hasn't, perhaps Frank Ford knows more about it? Bob Benedetto would too, no doubt.

Funny... I was just telling a new member a couple of days ago that you can't stump this crowd... Guess I was wrong.

Hello folks,

It's not a Guild guitar even though it was built in the Guild Custom Shop in Nashville. It was one of the private projects of Evan Ellis, one of the builders who were making the Benedetto guitars. I don't think that Bob Benedetto would take credit for it!

I have a photo somewhere in my files showing Evan Ellis holding the superstructure after finishing. I will post the photo if I can find it.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

chazmo · Jul 18, 2013

Mystery solved!!!! Thanks, Hans!

You want that guitar, don't you?!

mbuc · Jul 18, 2013

Strangest looking Guild ever. Or not a Guild? What makes a guitar a Guild guitar if not the name on the headstock and the place where it was built? Private project or not, if Guild doesn't acknowledge this freak as one of its own, they shouldn't have allowed Evan Ellis to put the name on the headstock. I like those freak projects, brings some diversification to the daily routine.

shihan · Jul 18, 2013

Slightly off subject, but I can't believe how much Hans knows about Guilds! Is he a cyborg?

mbuc · Jul 18, 2013

Guild god comes closer.

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