Kenny -- no. I bought it online from a Colorado store 14 years ago. I actually knew the name of the previous owner because he'd stuck his name on the front in off-the-shelf lettering. But I'd have to dig up old photos to remember the name (because no, I did not keep the name on it......I might have if it had said Lloyd Green).
The guitar is 1975 based on serial number and the features -- two-hole swivel pullers and 2 over 2 changer.
Yes -- I have seen & heard that this guitar may have been blue rather than green --- that this is the color that the blue faded to. Any place that I've been inside & under the guitar that might reveal less faded color is pretty inconclusive but having worked in the printing industry, I'm well aware of the chemical and physical quirks of dyes, pigments and UV light.
I also wonder in the twin 6160 photo above whether the client's less faded but still somewhat faded guitar was blue rather than green?
The pickup is a BL 912. I replaced the original SC which was pretty microphonic, even after a Jerry Wallace rewind. It has suited me for these years but I've got a 712 in hand that I may try just because .... because. The 912 (12 string 910) is a bit dark. But not so dark that some amp tweaking can't deal with it.
Bottom line -- after inspecting it in morning light, this careful and very sparing work with lacquer thinner and a nice soft brush (NOT slopping it on, NOT working it in -- just letting the solvent re-wet and flow-out some original finish --) has worked very well to bond some tiny flaky spots and, as an added bonus, to make them look less injured.
The re-flowed lacquer has a slight gloss, different than the old finish, that would look awful over a larger patch of space. So anybody getting any ideas, keep that in mind.
Nice soft brush:
