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12-04-2015 05:20 PM
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stringmaster!
That amp and guitar shot is Pornographic!
Gee, thanks.
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Originally Posted by rabbit
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
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Originally Posted by snoskier63
Funny, my first Guild was Korean 2013 x-175B, and it had the perfect neck, and looked just great! If Guild ever makes the same guitar in US, I'd pay good money for it!
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The GSR's are a bit different than the American Patriarch (AP) line. I have the GSR Starfire VI, and aside from the name it has little in common with any other Guilds ever made. It plays and sounds great, but if you like the vintage Guild neck the AP's were pretty much an exact copy. The NS X-175 and the AP X-500 are very similar dimensionally, only the AP has better woods, better electronics and hardware, a nitro finish vs poly, and was made to order by Ren Ferguson and his team in the New Hartford, CT facility. The NS line is actually quite good for a Korean made guitar, and for under $1k. Stay tuned as Ren is in charge of developing the Guild line for CMG, and he is a vintage kind of guy from what I have seen.
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Mmm Guild
All things being equal, I think previous Guilds were the best "off the shelf" American Archtop you could buy. You're in for a good time
Last edited by Archie; 12-06-2015 at 09:24 AM.
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Would love to own something like this:
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Its been some time since I've posted here but am always looking in. I'll take a leap.
I spread my appreciation and playtime around with old Gibsons, Epiphones and Guilds.....there's lots to love about many models by these makers. Lots of interesting history too.
I still keep a few old Guild archtops around and have posted about them here in years past. My experience and favorites span 1953-63 but by no means do I discount those that came later.
Theres so much to like about some of these very under appreciated guitars and I've found some of the most basic models to be fine and useful musical instruments.
Addressing the OP's CA-100.....I've kept this '61 around even after a few collection purges. Some of you have seen this one before I'm sure.
Acoustically its quite responsive, and has good volume and projection with exceptional clear and fat treble and upper mid tones. The lower strings also project and balance well but are lacking in deep bass. I'd attribute that to the shallower body....about 2 7/8" compared to the 3 3/8" rims of my '49 Gibson L-4c.
Both have carved tops and pressed laminated backs which I also think has something to do with the somewhat spunky outward projection these have rather than a more balanced acoustic tone that one associates with a decent fully carved archtop. Its a nice and useful sound.....but different.
It sports my homemade McCarty style pickguard/pickup unit which makes it quite capable as an amplified jazz guitar.
I've played and enjoyed a '60 CE-100 but decided that this CA-100 with the floating pickup was more versatile for me.
A comment about necks and nut widths. Guild necks can be slim and/or narrow, but are not always.
Generally speaking from my experience, the earliest New York period Guilds, circa 1953-55 will have bigger more Epiphone like 25.5" scale necks. Post '55....the earlier Hoboken years, 24 3/4" scales and the narrower 1 5/8" nuts almost became the norm. Even with these, I've always found the necks to have a comfortable full round profile.
Circa 1960-63 I've played enough Guilds with 1 11/16" nuts to believe that it was a "trend" of sorts to make them a tad wider. After that I know very little as I've never owned a Guild newer than 1962!
Thats all I've got right now...time for more coffee....
zLast edited by zizala; 12-06-2015 at 11:31 AM.
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'78 X-175 incoming also now
Collect them all!
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Originally Posted by HeyNow
I've had and have a
X700 (97)
X500 (63)
X175 (81)
SF2 (96)
SF4 (96)
All of them have been stellar guitars that I genuinely enjoyed, not only for their playability and QC but for the value you get in the second hand market compared to others.
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My '61 T-100 BDP with my Heritage Golden Eagle and CB Hill Clipper 7 string.
Mine has a 1 11/16th" nut and a relatively skinny carve. I looked for months before I found a blonde one with the wider nut and harp tailpiece. CB Hill did an amazing neck reset and refret on it. I highly recommend him for any repair or restoration work you might need.
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