bassetman Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Found my old Guild gad25 at a flea market. Missing the saddle and nut and a bit battered. A bit of tlc and a nut made from ebony scrap. I copied a Gibson saddle and modified to fit. The truss rod was way tight but the neck relaxed after I loosened it. I sold this in 06 I think. Glad to have it back. Cost three bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 That's great... I sold my J50 mistakenly. When I recognized it for sale, I jumped on it last year. Never again! Good to see circles come around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassetman Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 Yes it is. I need to learn how to do frets and I'll get those evened out. My departed wife put the finger board sticker on about I year before I sold it....still. Looks new. Made it easy to spot. Lots of memories in this Git. One of my brothers boys is a decent player a deserves a better guitar so I will pass this on when I iron out its warts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Welcome home! Life is strange, ain't it? We never know what's waiting for us around the corner. Glad you found something good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 3 Bucks ! i'd have paid twice that Great reunion story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassetman Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 It did take a few weeks to get it humidified and the neck to point in an appropriate direction.......why do folks have to tighten that truss rod so much? Then most of a day for the nut and saddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmental Alpinist Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Kismet. What an absolutely great story. Did your heart do a flip-flop when you saw it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 A most excellent tale with a great ending. I sometimes dream of reunions like that, so maybe it's a message of hope as well😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 $3 Three dollars There's no way I'm believing that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 $3? Or was that meant in the way we might say "3 bills", as in three hundred? Either way, a nice story, and thanks for sharing the other part of that story, as well. How did the guitar come to get away from you ~10 years ago? But more importantly- what's with the miniature dread sent to Davy Jones' locker off to the left of the Guild, in the background ? ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassetman Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Good eye. Old plastic uke some of the finny friends like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassetman Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 I sold it in a bad time after my last deployment. Didn't think I wanted any musical things anymore.....lasted about eight months. Deeply regretted letting it go. Literally three dollars, it needed a saddle and nut......plus I bought another Guild he had. Not through working on it yet. Want to learn about guitars....buy a bunch of used ones to bring up to spec......and you could find and old friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Very cool. One forum member feeling the music leaving for a while, and one who's looking to get music back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stringbreaker Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Found my old Guild gad25 at a flea market. Missing the saddle and nut and a bit battered. A bit of tlc and a nut made from ebony scrap. I copied a Gibson saddle and modified to fit. The truss rod was way tight but the neck relaxed after I loosened it. I sold this in 06 I think. Glad to have it back. Cost three bucks.Wow, great find and reunion. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie King Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I just got a 1999 Nick Lucas back for good. Several trades and it is home where it belongs. I didn't think I liked it, turned out I loved it. Better than a 50's romance movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSchooner Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Lucky guy! I had a Heritage Custom that I loved but in those days it was "gotta sell one if you wanna buy one"; I sold it to get my HD-28. I kept track of it for years and always vowed I'd buy it back one day, but I lost track finally. Would sure love to see it show up at a flea market or anywhere else, and I'd gladly give more than three bucks for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in SLC Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Congratulations on getting your friend back! I sure wish I could find my long-departed '54 J-185 I stupidly traded in back in the '70s.. I'd even pay five bucks to get it back! Dave in SLC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colleen_hoovy Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I saw the photo and understood that it is high time I started my lessons on playing guitar. I remember when I was a child I came to my grandmother and took a guitar. When I finished playing, almost all the strings were broken:( Now I am a custom writer, our team is a very creative. So, I definitely shall start taking lessons. Also, my dream is to start playing drums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Congratulations on getting your friend back! I sure wish I could find my long-departed '54 J-185 I stupidly traded in back in the '70s.. I'd even pay five bucks to get it back! Dave in SLC Stupid trades we have made: that deserves an entire thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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