Noob with a '59 ...
Hi guys! Thanks for having me, and YES, I'm new! I'm 61, and I live in Beaumont Ca.
So... I have this guitar The background is that it was in the 60's L.A. gig scene, and owned by Kent Henry (Blues Image/Steppenwolf). The headstock was broken and repaired in the mid-60's ... yes; the S/N was painted over... no one gave a crap about that number back then
In 1968 Kent sold the guitar to the guy I bought it from, "Billy", for $500. Kent and Billy used to do gigs together. Bill's had it all these years, I just acquired it and I'm looking for opinions/provenance/advice. Tell me what you think of it please! The guitar is dirty with patina; I don't think I'd be doing myself or anyone any favors by cleaning it, right? Are those knobs original? Why no pickguard or pickguard holes?
It did'nt have the case with it, so a new case was bought for it in 1968, the same one it's still in today. This guitar has never seen the Internet or really even any other human beings in a few decades BTW. Here she is-
View attachment 9054
View attachment 9055
View attachment 9056
View attachment 9057
View attachment 9058
Hi guys! Thanks for having me, and YES, I'm new! I'm 61, and I live in Beaumont Ca.
So... I have this guitar The background is that it was in the 60's L.A. gig scene, and owned by Kent Henry (Blues Image/Steppenwolf). The headstock was broken and repaired in the mid-60's ... yes; the S/N was painted over... no one gave a crap about that number back then
In 1968 Kent sold the guitar to the guy I bought it from, "Billy", for $500. Kent and Billy used to do gigs together. Bill's had it all these years, I just acquired it and I'm looking for opinions/provenance/advice. Tell me what you think of it please! The guitar is dirty with patina; I don't think I'd be doing myself or anyone any favors by cleaning it, right? Are those knobs original? Why no pickguard or pickguard holes?
It did'nt have the case with it, so a new case was bought for it in 1968, the same one it's still in today. This guitar has never seen the Internet or really even any other human beings in a few decades BTW. Here she is-
View attachment 9054
View attachment 9055
View attachment 9056
View attachment 9057
View attachment 9058
Last edited: