70s Guild AA with a CC Pickup

**m_d** · 01-21-2015, 06:31 PM

I had a question about the Guild Artist Award model. Are the 1990s models considered to be good ones? I used to have one from 97 which I stupidly sold in '04 - when I didn't know better.

**vinnyv1k** · 01-21-2015, 06:31 PM

ATH, that is a gorgeous axe !! I am with Patrick on the tailpiece insert though. Maybe a piece of thin plain ebony veneer and just glue it on top of existing insert cut and beveled to the exact shape ?

**vinnyv1k** · 01-21-2015, 06:45 PM

The 90's Guilds were made in Westerley, RI so yes one of the good ones.

**pingu** · 01-21-2015, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by Franz 1997

That AA with the CC installation has been floating round for years; I remember seeing it advertised before, and also being surprised by the asking price then.

What's interesting is that the ""CC"" seems to feature adjustable pole pieces, which anyone who's tried a straight-bar CC with a wound G will recognise as potentially an improvement. I'd be interested to know how well this one works to give a balanced response. Daniel Slaman has recently started to offer adjustable CC pickups, but this design pre-dates him by several if not many years. Shame about the plastic surround

I prefer TOMs for electric guitars, but somehow that AA is crying out for an ebony saddle

Thanks for posting. I'm not clear; which one(s) have you bought?

PS European Cello wood is high-grade european spruce i.e. slow- grown

I wonder if CCpickups UK is making the adjustable CC for Daniel Slaman ?

they don't have it on they're site (yet)