Note the blue "plush" lining of the original Selmer case for this guitar!
The original Selmer Guitar Polish is still in the case !!! It must be the oldest polish in existence !
"I don't have much history for the guitar - I purchased
it from a local dealer in June. I had the choice of the sunburst or a red
Galaxie. The pick-up covers were falling off the red guitar, and the paint
finish was chipped to the wood, so I opted for the sunburst model. This was just
luck, as I had no idea that sunburst models were 'rarer' ( I had originally
wanted a red Galaxie after seeing the Music Ground models on your site). My
first guitar - a Winfield Semi-acoustic purchased in 1974 (remember when
Woolworths sold guitars ?!!) was a sunburst - so I've always had a bit of a soft
spot for them!
I have performed very little repair work - a good clean, fret polish, WD40 on
the pots and switches & tone controls. Everything works with no crackles -
pretty impressive for a 35-40 yr old guitar. Checked the pot housings for dates,
etc, but none found - I know that these dates were found on some hollow bodies,
but thought it was worth a look !!
I also earthed the pick-up covers which quietened things down a bit. The inside
of the case is very clean and the 'clean up' of the exterior (comprising elbow
grease & gentle cleaning fluid) is 50% complete ! A very small amount of the
Selmer polish (still liquid) was used to polish the Galaxie body which came up a
treat.
Light gauge (9s) strings finished off the 'spring' clean and an action
adjustment. The guitar plays well and has its own unique sound. The ranges of
tones (tinny to chunky bass) can't be replicated in modern guitars and the
output of the neck and centre pick-ups is impressive. There seems to be a major
difference in output between the neck/centre pick-up and the bridge p/u but I
understand that this is a characteristic of the model.
I play through a Laney tf200 which offers pretty good valve sound through to
full overdriven distortion and clean tones."