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They call Guilds a working man jazz guitar. So it's a working man thread:
I took a vacation day today.
But seriously.. When you have one in your hands you feel underprivileged.
Nothing beats a Guild.
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09-02-2016 04:27 PM
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cheers
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I want to feel underprivileged with a Guild Artist Award
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here, take this one! It's free, for the underprivileged.
Originally Posted by Bluedawg
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You got another one? I take it! Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
here, take this one! It's free, for the underprivileged.
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When playing my Guild-Benedetto Artist Award, I do not feel underprivileged in the least....quite the contrary.
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As another original owner of a GBAA, i agree 100%. it may not stop a freight train but as I said in JD's thread I've got my tele for that task. I had contemplated bringing the thinnest and heaviest guitar I own, a Gibson L5S to the fight but I was afraid the headstock would fly off. Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
here, take this one! It's free, for the underprivileged.
I'll PM you my address ... send me the tracking number when you have it
LOL
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I like my '65 Starfire II, handed down from a dear friend it has a special meaning to me. It also plays like a dream and the slender body makes it remarkably comfortable to play.
My humble X150 (w Vintage Vibe CC) is my basic gig guitar... solid, good neck, sounds great.
My first guitar was a '65 Brazilian Rosewood D50 flat-top I bought new and still have... just got the neck re-set and it's still a banjo killer!
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Wow! That's what I'm talking about! Simple understated beauty. And does Guild have the coolest looking tailpieces, or what? Originally Posted by AlohaJoe
I like my '65 Starfire II, handed down from a dear friend it has a special meaning to me. It also plays like a dream and the slender body makes it remarkably comfortable to play.
My humble X150 (w Vintage Vibe CC) is my basic gig guitar... solid, good neck, sounds great.
My first guitar was a '65 Brazilian Rosewood D50 flat-top I bought new and still have... just got the neck re-set and it's still a banjo killer!Last edited by Hep To The Jive; 09-03-2016 at 04:37 AM.
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I'll join in.....Guilds get plenty of playing time with me.
I'm sure I've posted some of these pics before.....but its been awhile.
A couple of Guild fossils....
1953-X-100 and X-150
A pair of early Starfires.....1961 and 1960 Starfire II's
A 1960 T-100 in red with a 1958 Guild Sonola 100G accordion amp.
A 1961 CA-100 with a Guild styled McCarty pickup.
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>Joe that Starfire is the nicest I've ever seen. Were the cloud inlays factory? Originally Posted by AlohaJoe
I like my '65 Starfire II, handed down from a dear friend it has a special meaning to me. It also plays like a dream and the slender body makes it remarkably comfortable to play.
My humble X150 (w Vintage Vibe CC) is my basic gig guitar... solid, good neck, sounds great.
My first guitar was a '65 Brazilian Rosewood D50 flat-top I bought new and still have... just got the neck re-set and it's still a banjo killer!
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My Guild (With a video below of Mr Dan Faehnle playing his Guild):
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Love that clip! Dan Faenhle is a fabulous guitarist. Fabulous Guilds too! Originally Posted by helios
My Guild (With a video below of Mr Dan Faehnle playing his Guild):
Love t
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Wow, what a beauty! That emerald green is so freaking special. I'd be curious about the cloud inlays as well. Originally Posted by AlohaJoe
In general I have a hard time to recognize a general Guild feel. I own or have owned quite a few from different production periods / plants and they all feel very different. Every one of them with a very unique quality of its own.
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No, they were done by my friend/bandmate and the guitar's original owner Jack Hansen RIP, one of the finest players and teacher I've had the pleasure to know. Originally Posted by Archtop Guy
Last edited by AlohaJoe; 09-03-2016 at 04:59 PM.
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You are actually right, early Hoboken made Guilds have different feel from later Westerly ones. And then when Fender took over, they have changed again. I'm more fan of the earlier ones, they are lighter built, and simpler designed. And especially love what most people hate- narrow nut width necks. But also a big fan of later Guilds humbuckers- HB1. So really, they are all good! Originally Posted by Drifter
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You're a lucky man then. The tone of a good Hoboken Guild is hard to beat and they're still available and affordable. I prefer the wider nut / chunkier neck of the New Hartford Guilds. Though they don't sound as mature... yet. Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
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Here's the one that started the journey many miles ago, and with a recent neck reset she can still kill a banjo at 20 paces. The Brazilian back and sides are beautiful and the spruce top was almost white when I bought it new in '65.
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& don't count the new cordoba/guilds out..they have the great guitarman (25 years @ gibson!) ren ferguson in charge of setting up the socal usa factory...so far just flat tops...but...nice ones!
Guild USA | Guild Guitars
cheers
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I went from 0 Guilds to 3 in about 2 months.
'64 CA-100 with DeArmond -> '78 X-175 -> '71 AA
The X-175 has cracks on the top, cracks in the neck binding, all the finish on the neck binding bass side is pretty much gone, it's pretty heavy, doesn't sound good unplugged - but it's probably my favorite electrified archtop tone. Warm and chimey with 0 mud.
It's also the cheapest archtop I own by a large margin.
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I still can't decide if it's a good or a bad sign that it takes so long for them to launch their first electrics. I sure am curious about what's to come in that regard. Originally Posted by neatomic
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Thinking of joining the club! Anyone have an idea of serial numbers it's: Fk700238
X700 Stuart
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Aloha Joe,
My first good flattop was an old D-50 Guild. It was a GREAT guitar.
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