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Hi everyone, I've just become a member
Who else has an S200? and what's your story?
I was given this crazy electric a year ago and have been reseaching as much as I can find about it ever since. I totally love the guitar. There's not a lot of info out there because they stopped making them? A great article in the Vintage Guitar mag Nov 06 issue talks about only 150 were ever made and they est that only 90 are still around. I have the early humbucker model which only 30-40 were made.
My guitar was sold here in New Zealand by Brian Jones after he finished on the Rolling Stones touri n the 60's. I was given it after a young chap had scratched it up a bit and the owner said he'd rather give it to someone who would look after it. It wasn't until I went to a local music dealer who had been selling Gats for 50 years that the truth about the Stone's came to light. The words from the 70 year guy was "Oh my God that's the F#$&N Stone's Gat. He was the guy who bruoght it off Brian Jones as well as a fender Strat and then sold it in his music shop. He hadn't seen the Guild for 40 years. I guess it just went thru people hands and poeple didn't how good it was and who it came from. Let's face it if you are not into guitars then you would think it was a bit strange. Anyway I love it and would never sell it.
So what’s your story? What do you have? Anyone know of parts available....
Who else has an S200? and what's your story?
I was given this crazy electric a year ago and have been reseaching as much as I can find about it ever since. I totally love the guitar. There's not a lot of info out there because they stopped making them? A great article in the Vintage Guitar mag Nov 06 issue talks about only 150 were ever made and they est that only 90 are still around. I have the early humbucker model which only 30-40 were made.
My guitar was sold here in New Zealand by Brian Jones after he finished on the Rolling Stones touri n the 60's. I was given it after a young chap had scratched it up a bit and the owner said he'd rather give it to someone who would look after it. It wasn't until I went to a local music dealer who had been selling Gats for 50 years that the truth about the Stone's came to light. The words from the 70 year guy was "Oh my God that's the F#$&N Stone's Gat. He was the guy who bruoght it off Brian Jones as well as a fender Strat and then sold it in his music shop. He hadn't seen the Guild for 40 years. I guess it just went thru people hands and poeple didn't how good it was and who it came from. Let's face it if you are not into guitars then you would think it was a bit strange. Anyway I love it and would never sell it.
So what’s your story? What do you have? Anyone know of parts available....