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First just the teaser pic:
bluesypicky said:I have to go change now.. happy?!!! :evil:
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dapmdave said:WOW! :shock: That looks great.
They seem pretty hot, at 6.86 and 7.78. Mine are both 6.30 k Ohms. Which one is the bridge pickup?
Dave
kakerlak said:First of all, very pretty guitar!
Secondly, if I had one of these, I'd definitely do the HB-1 retrofit; it's what should have been in there in the first place. I mean, it's a Guild, isn't it? Never understood why they decided against the HB1s in the BBs and reissue S-100s when they were still putting them in the SFs and all the X models.
Thirdly, I thought those came w/ JBs or '59s in them from factory. The Seths are about as good as you can get for a nice, lively Gibson humbucker. If you don't have a home lined up for them, I might be interested in them for use in an '82 SG that's always been a little dull sounding or (if they're the 4 wire versions) an '89 PRS suffering from the same symptom.
GAD said:dapmdave said:WOW! :shock: That looks great.
They seem pretty hot, at 6.86 and 7.78. Mine are both 6.30 k Ohms. Which one is the bridge pickup?
Dave
The hotter one is in the bridge, luckily where it was designed to go.
[edit - whoops! That's a typo - pickups are 6.86 and 6.78.]
I have to say that I thought I'd be bothered by the rusted screws, but they fit right in.
GAD said:The "HB1s" that are in the reissues aren't vintage HB1s. They look the same, but that's about it.
You are correct about it usually having JB/59s. I knew this one had the Seth Lovers when I bought it. I'm keeping them for now. They're 2-wire if that helps.
kakerlak said:Well, maybe you can consider the current ones as placeholders for future "real" HB1s. I don't think I've ever played the Fender HB1s before. The newest Guild I own is '94 and I think those are still the Guild version. I think the newest Guild I've played was a new SF-II/III that Guitar Center had on the wall for a couple years back in the day, but I think it was a '96-'97 model and probably right at the end of the Guildcontrolled production.
kakerlak said:I think the 4 wire Seths are a fairly new offering, at least I know they were 2 wire only when they were introduced. Hi-dollar boutiques aside, the SD SLs really are sweet pickups; very clear and vibrant and I'd consider them an upgrade in any sort of Gibson, barring something 45+ years old. But, for a Guild, I'd want the Guild pickups. They're every bit as lively and clear as the SLs, but they've got their own voice and that's how the Guild ought to talk.
GAD said:Though it's a factory second, and it's a Corona Guild, it's every bit the quality guitar I'd expect a Guild to be. What started as a pretty unpleasant experience has turned into a damn nice guitar.
Thunderface said:GAD said:Though it's a factory second, and it's a Corona Guild, it's every bit the quality guitar I'd expect a Guild to be. What started as a pretty unpleasant experience has turned into a damn nice guitar.
It's not only a good guitar, but it now has a good story attached to it. That alone doesn't make it more valuable to anyone esle, but it does make it more valuable to you. Way to go GAD.