What's a good "starter" Guild to get?
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fronobulax
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Fender has yet to reintroduce Guild electrics, although there are always rumors, so the answer to your question would be found in the used/vintage market. Several posters think highly of the S-100 and cousins (double cutaway, solid body) but there are differences and preferences based upon era. I'm just a bass player trying to keep my post count up so the S-100 just gives you something to focus on until someone who really has an opinion can start asking you about your preferences.
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fronobulax said:
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Hi Siwash; I think Frono has you headed in the right direction. Don't know what 'moderate' means to you but, at least on eBay, the solid body S-100s - originals or re-issues - run roughly $800 - $1,100; can be less if instrument has lots of mars and scars like Maxter's before his fix - but usually not much more.
Good luck! cj
Good luck! cj
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If you are willing to spend up to $800 on guitar than yes and s-100 would be a great guitar to start out with. You can find some good deals once in a while though. I just saw a '72 s-100 go for $538 on ebay, and the only things wrong were one of the pups was not original and it was missing a piece of the binding.
Check altjogger's thread called Guild S-100 buying advice to read a little more about differences in the early ones and the reissues.
Check altjogger's thread called Guild S-100 buying advice to read a little more about differences in the early ones and the reissues.
jp
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Depending on your idea of what "a moderate buck" is second the S-100s. If moderate means far less, the Dearmond M-series (M-65, -75, -80) seem to be respectable players.Siwash said:
danerectal
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It looks like one can get an S-300D for about $500 plus about $150 for a case. That seems pretty moderate to my S-100s...
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Hey Siwash,
I would suggest that you should think about what kind of style and sound your rhythmguitarplaying is.
more folk, rock, jazz?
would you like to have a solid-body, semi-hollow or hollow electric guitar?
Do you like clean guitar sounds or more fuzzy sounds?
this might help for the choice.
and regarding the price, I think every guild electric under 500 US $ in good condition will be a steal (don't know about the 80's-90's metalstyle-guitars KURT???) but I did not play one bad guild in 25 years.
I would suggest that you should think about what kind of style and sound your rhythmguitarplaying is.
more folk, rock, jazz?
would you like to have a solid-body, semi-hollow or hollow electric guitar?
Do you like clean guitar sounds or more fuzzy sounds?
this might help for the choice.
and regarding the price, I think every guild electric under 500 US $ in good condition will be a steal (don't know about the 80's-90's metalstyle-guitars KURT???) but I did not play one bad guild in 25 years.
jp said:
JP
Just happens to be a Dearmond M75 down your way for $100, listed on CL about 4:30 PM yesterday.
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/msg/464461014.html
jp
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Thanks, Jeff. Already gone! Too bad. I've always wondered how those Dearmond goldtone humbuckers sound.Jeff said:JPjp said:
Just happens to be a Dearmond M75 down your way for $100, listed on CL about 4:30 PM yesterday.
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/msg/464461014.html