Narwhal6 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 I went and saw a touring exhibition from the national guitar museum today. It's called "America at the crossroads: the guitar and a changing nation". Here's some of what I saw; 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Some interesting stuff, along with some butt-ugly axes. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Did they have any attractive guitars there or was it all like that? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narwhal6 Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share Posted March 24, 2023 3 hours ago, SteveFord said: Did they have any attractive guitars there or was it all like that? Yeah they had the standard fare of the icons, and a lot of acoustic instruments. It was kind of a whirlwind history of guitars moving from the parlor to being front and center live onstage, lot's of videos playing on monitors in amp cases. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 I had that same model Flying V, somebody at the factory left a screw rattling inside the body cavity. I never did get around to removing it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 1 hour ago, SteveFord said: I had that same model Flying V, somebody at the factory left a screw rattling inside the body cavity. I never did get around to removing it... They've all got that. Its traditional. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 My first ever guitar had 4 pickups too. Very similar to this. It was a horrible thing. The neck bowed up after a year (no truss rod) & I got rid of it. Those buttons at the top are PU selection. They all sounded cr@p except 1 or maybe 2. Its the guitar you buy before you know anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 I like the Teisco 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 12 hours ago, SteveFord said: Did they have any attractive guitars there or was it all like that? Thanks Steve, I just pissed myself at work laughing, and I'm wearing khakis! 😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. C.O. Jones Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Uhmmm, that 54 Strat, giggity! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSinTo Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Wow! There be some powerfully ugly guitars. RBSinTo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Here's hoping that guitars aren't like pets. You know. There's the belief that after a while pets and their owners start to look alike. Whitefang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 17 minutes ago, Whitefang said: Here's hoping that guitars aren't like pets. You know. There's the belief that after a while pets and their owners start to look alike. Whitefang Likely then that Keef Richards owns the SG Crossroads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhwildbill Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Back in 2019 I went to the same traveling Exhibit in NH, they called it "Medieval to Metal" then and were tracing the art & evolution of the Guitar. They had a good mix of Oddball ones and Standard ones, the "Crossroads Guitar" was there as well, I really liked that one for all the carving work done. It was commissioned by the Museum and carved by Doug Powell of N.C. to represent the myth of Robert Johnson and the Devil buying his soul Had a different Teisco, an interesting green one as well as a Godwin Guitar Organ. Really nice exhibit is it's near you to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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