Guild Starfire V

It is a nice axe, El Gull , though it could stand some work. New frets would be good; the electronics are original and could use some cleaning and tweaking also. The cap for the pickup switch on the upper right bout was lost a long time ago; I used some Sugru to mold a new one. I keep telling myself I'll take it to a luthier one day and have them do maintenance on it...

But you can see my usual hand positions from the wear on the neck's finish, and the finish on the lower left hand bout is worn away from my arm hanging over there for all those decades. The finish wear and cracks, all the scrapes and buckle rash on the back -- they say "Hey, I've been loved and played a lot!" I don't try to keep my guitars in pristine condition; I play them, and that means they're going to get scratches and marks and wear.

We all leave the imprint of ourselves on the instruments we love the most.

I don't know the Epi Casino, but the Godin 5th Ave Kingpin is the same type of guitar as my Starfire V: semi-hollow body electric. I'd love to sit down and play one sometime. Given how much I love the Seagulls I have, I would expect the same quality in the Godin.

@sleigh, That's one beautiful old guitar, what sort of value would you put on it.