by jfine » Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:09 am
My first electric guitar was a St. George with the identical body, headstock and pickguard shape. Mine had different pickups and knobs, but the same bridge, slightly different tremolo, and bright yellow buttons on the tuners. The pickguard was chrome and the neck was sunbursted to match the body. I bought it new in September of '64--paid $85 for it as I recall. A couple of years ago at a vintage guitar show, I ran into one identical to my old one--it was missing its tremolo arm and nameplate, but you could see where the old one was. Definitely a St. George, and for all I know, it could have been my old one--I've never seen another one with the identical combination of features except for that one. I'd have bought it out of nostalgia, but the guy wanted $250 for it. Nostalgia isn't worth that much--mine was a pretty awful guitar, although I was sure glad to have it when I was fourteen!