What the hell is Jimi playing?

[Mincer]

I see him plucking an Eb.

Are you guys that musically illiterate?

WRONG! It is D. He is tuned down 1/2 step.

 

[Aceman]

WRONG! It is D. He is tuned down 1/2 step.

:doh:

 

[NegativeEase]

HOLY CRAP! That's it.

The 3 switches - the pickguard shape. It's all there. You can see the truss rod cover in snowdog's link.

goya-rangemaster-quadrant-control-786102.jpg (1988×2534) (audiofanzine.com)

What's ironic about this guitar versus the Guild guess is that Guild is who brought an end to Goya guitars when they bought their parent company.

I just read that, I'm not that into deep Scandanavian guitar history by nature.

 

[Adieu]

Wasn't Goya Japanese?

 

[GuitarDoc]

Wasn't Goya Japanese?

Made in Italy (possibly by Japanese workers).

 

[Chris Pile]

Goya was all over the map as far as what country produced them - Sweden, Italy, Japan, etc.
Multiple companies took turns owning them. Martin even owned them for awhile.

 

[NegativeEase]

Goya was all over the map as far as what country produced them - Sweden, Italy, Japan, etc.
Multiple companies took turns owning them. Martin even owned them for awhile.

Yeah, from what I read, it was a Swedish company (regardless or where they were made which varied) which the Goya name was just a nameplate for marketing in strategic areas like North America and Europe -banking the name Goya (as in the famous painter who painted lots of guitars) would resonate with some buyers.

 

[Securb]

That was easier than the What is Pete Willis playing thread.