matsickma
Senior Member
For what its worth I really like the sound of the NS S100 with the mini humbuckers. I may be sacrilege but I like it more than my S100 Deluxe with HB1's.
I have been playing it thru a Bogner Alchemist head with open back 2-12 cab and it sounds great. I noticed the body of the NS S100 has less edges beveled than the '73 S-100 but I like the striped mahogany of the NS model and the more transparent finish.
Soon I'll be converting the NS S100 into a Deluxe model by installing a Deluxe Guildsby and string tension roller that I acquired years ago.
The vintage Guild and new NS models with the mini HB's are great platforms for trying different pickup combinations. You can easily install vintage or new DeArmonds in the holes. You can also do more dramatic mods by routing them for other pups. I've installed vintage white DeArmonds in a minibucker DE400 and it is done without any mods. Actually I think a CE100D with minihb's swapped out for DeA model 200's or 2000's or a pair of Schaller DeArmond style pups would sound pretty good in a maple top CE.
My 2cents.
I have been playing it thru a Bogner Alchemist head with open back 2-12 cab and it sounds great. I noticed the body of the NS S100 has less edges beveled than the '73 S-100 but I like the striped mahogany of the NS model and the more transparent finish.
Soon I'll be converting the NS S100 into a Deluxe model by installing a Deluxe Guildsby and string tension roller that I acquired years ago.
The vintage Guild and new NS models with the mini HB's are great platforms for trying different pickup combinations. You can easily install vintage or new DeArmonds in the holes. You can also do more dramatic mods by routing them for other pups. I've installed vintage white DeArmonds in a minibucker DE400 and it is done without any mods. Actually I think a CE100D with minihb's swapped out for DeA model 200's or 2000's or a pair of Schaller DeArmond style pups would sound pretty good in a maple top CE.
My 2cents.