matsickma
Senior Member
Hey GAD,
I may have some info on the T200 may want.
1) In my assortment of Guild parts I have a passive T200/250 bridge pickup with a black cover like an EMG but it says Guild. The pickup is made by Dimarzio and it is a stacked humbucker type design. I bought it about 15 years ago along with a sister pickup that was a full size strat type single coil package that also has a black plastic cover, like EMG, but says Guild, and made by Dimarzio. I always assumed the pair was used on T200/250.
2) I had a early black T200 years ago. Hans bought it from me on eBay. That guitar had very weird bridge saddles. They did not look like either the origional or modern tele saddles. They were pressed out if thick sheet metal, had a pair of set screws on each one to adjust height and were painted back. Neve seen anything like them but I was certain they were stock.
It would be a task for me to find pictures but I can try. Probably easier if Hans can provide pictures.
3) When the Westerly plant closed a guy was selling a lot of Guild parts including Chrome and Gold bridge plates. To my memory they were all flat and not shaped to accommodate an "ash tray". I bought a pair, one each, and eventually sold them.
4) The T250 I own is sunburst. Never saw another in a burst. I still own it and receintly pulled the stock black pickup selector nipple and installed a gold fat cap.
5) A guy I took some guitar lessons from, Charlie of Fritz music in Souderton, PA, knew and lived with Roy Buchanan in the 80's. Said he was a heavy drinker. Told a story if a empty booze monument they had at their apartment or hiuse made out of empty cans or bottles in shape of a pyramid.
Anyway, Charlie said Roy wasn't upset with the T200. He didn't recall him saying much about the likes or dislikes of the guitar.
However he was pissed at Guild. The offer they gave him was pretty poor and he was pretty insulted. Apparently at this time he wasn't doing very well. Booze, financials, etc.
Guild had a large number of artists willing to sponsor their products at this time and Roy wasn't at the top of the heap.
M
I may have some info on the T200 may want.
1) In my assortment of Guild parts I have a passive T200/250 bridge pickup with a black cover like an EMG but it says Guild. The pickup is made by Dimarzio and it is a stacked humbucker type design. I bought it about 15 years ago along with a sister pickup that was a full size strat type single coil package that also has a black plastic cover, like EMG, but says Guild, and made by Dimarzio. I always assumed the pair was used on T200/250.
2) I had a early black T200 years ago. Hans bought it from me on eBay. That guitar had very weird bridge saddles. They did not look like either the origional or modern tele saddles. They were pressed out if thick sheet metal, had a pair of set screws on each one to adjust height and were painted back. Neve seen anything like them but I was certain they were stock.
It would be a task for me to find pictures but I can try. Probably easier if Hans can provide pictures.
3) When the Westerly plant closed a guy was selling a lot of Guild parts including Chrome and Gold bridge plates. To my memory they were all flat and not shaped to accommodate an "ash tray". I bought a pair, one each, and eventually sold them.
4) The T250 I own is sunburst. Never saw another in a burst. I still own it and receintly pulled the stock black pickup selector nipple and installed a gold fat cap.
5) A guy I took some guitar lessons from, Charlie of Fritz music in Souderton, PA, knew and lived with Roy Buchanan in the 80's. Said he was a heavy drinker. Told a story if a empty booze monument they had at their apartment or hiuse made out of empty cans or bottles in shape of a pyramid.
Anyway, Charlie said Roy wasn't upset with the T200. He didn't recall him saying much about the likes or dislikes of the guitar.
However he was pissed at Guild. The offer they gave him was pretty poor and he was pretty insulted. Apparently at this time he wasn't doing very well. Booze, financials, etc.
Guild had a large number of artists willing to sponsor their products at this time and Roy wasn't at the top of the heap.
M