A young Lloyd Green

Doug Jones · Post by **Doug Jones** » 16 Jun 2016 11:39 am

Ran across this by accident. Sure looks like Lloyd. Also, check out that guitar Faron is playing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gMSCaIPUiQ

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 16 Jun 2016 11:45 am

That sure is Lloyd.
Carl Smith had a guitar like that, also.

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 16 Jun 2016 12:11 pm

Man, that was the greatest! What year is this, ballpark 1956?

Anyone know who made that guitar? I want one! Is it some sort of way out there Fender custom?

I want Faron's suit as well.

Can anyone tell me the the tuning Lloyd was using on that middle neck?

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 16 Jun 2016 12:23 pm

Did a little googling, guitar built by Canadian luthier Frank Gay. Faron's, Carl Smith, Johnny Horton.

Ken Pippus · Post by **Ken Pippus** » 16 Jun 2016 12:54 pm

It might be harder to sell a guitar with "Gay" on the headstock these days.

I believe Frank was in Edmonton, and there were a few of these beauties in Alberta when I was growing up. He certainly liked to dress them up!

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 16 Jun 2016 1:09 pm

oh i don't know. isn't it a required
category on every tv show now?

i wonder how those things sounded?

Ken Pippus · Post by **Ken Pippus** » 16 Jun 2016 1:11 pm

Not wonderful.

http://uniqueguitar.blogspot.com/2013/0 ... itars.html