I stumbled across Michael Johnathon's WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour with Roger McGuinn as the guest on Show #398. The 370/12 that he's playing is described as the same guitar that he used with the Byrds and which was displayed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 15 years.
http://www.woodsongs.com/showlist.asp (scroll down to show # 398)
Roger's Folk Den Project
Roger's Folk Den Project
'96 1997 LH MG
'98 360 LH MG
'00 360/12 Carl Wilson LH FG
'07 730S Shiloh LH
'98 360 LH MG
'00 360/12 Carl Wilson LH FG
'07 730S Shiloh LH
Re: Roger's Folk Den Project
I really have a lot of respect and admiration for what Roger's doing. I wish him all the success in the world.
JimK
JimK
Re: Roger's Folk Den Project
+1 4 me.jimk wrote:I really have a lot of respect and admiration for what Roger's doing. I wish him all the success in the world.
JimK
I'm going to buy the box set.
I noticed the 370-12 has hi-gains on it.
Re: Roger's Folk Den Project
You're right! It does have hi-gains on it. What a surprise.
JimK
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Re: Roger's Folk Den Project
Questions on this topic were discussed here about a year to a year and a half ago. Things might have changed since then but here goes to the best of my memory. (One can also now do a search now through the entire history of each topic area.)
One of the times I saw McGuinn a couple of years ago he also said something to the effect that "This is the guitar that I used to record the Byrds hit songs." (I'm paraphrasing.)
However, as we all know, the RIC guitar that McGuinn used to record “the Byrds hits” is long “lost” (stolen?) and gone. So I e-mailed Roger and asked him what he was talking about. He wrote back and said (in essence) that what he meant was this was the type of guitar he used. Not the exact one.
The 370 he is touring with is from the early 70s. He gave me the serial number and I posted it back then.
I forget what the pickups were but there was an issue of whether the headstock was cut-through or not. (Since guitars from that era had the traditional headstock.) So I posted a couple of photos a colleague of mine took at Fur Peace and like in a television crime show, the photo evidence proved that the string slots were, indeed, the cut-through type. (A stage plant is visible through the headstock.) Roger later confirmed that the headstock was modified.
Hope that all helps. Further explanation by others is always welcome.
One of the times I saw McGuinn a couple of years ago he also said something to the effect that "This is the guitar that I used to record the Byrds hit songs." (I'm paraphrasing.)
However, as we all know, the RIC guitar that McGuinn used to record “the Byrds hits” is long “lost” (stolen?) and gone. So I e-mailed Roger and asked him what he was talking about. He wrote back and said (in essence) that what he meant was this was the type of guitar he used. Not the exact one.
The 370 he is touring with is from the early 70s. He gave me the serial number and I posted it back then.
I forget what the pickups were but there was an issue of whether the headstock was cut-through or not. (Since guitars from that era had the traditional headstock.) So I posted a couple of photos a colleague of mine took at Fur Peace and like in a television crime show, the photo evidence proved that the string slots were, indeed, the cut-through type. (A stage plant is visible through the headstock.) Roger later confirmed that the headstock was modified.
Hope that all helps. Further explanation by others is always welcome.