I own a '66 Guild 12. It is a wonderful instrument, with a great action and a voice to die for. Nicely balanced sound top to bottom. These old Guilds are heavy critters. I used to use it for rhythm and fingerstyle, but now I haul it out for specific songs, and mostly for fingerstyle when I am accompanying others. For example, we do Dark Island with our female fiddler/singer. When I accompany on that 12, it is magical. When I am performing solo, I use it a bit more than in the band. With a mando, fiddle, and banjo already in, the last thing we need is more treble strings.

As to the capo, I used to have the tuning problem until Rick Fielding hauled out an old "U style with a clamp bar" and modified it for me. Basically he put a new pad on it made of linoleum, and then filed compensation slots that matched the individual strings. It is the best capo I have ever had for the 12.

All the best,

Mick