Hi everyone..I am the proud owner of not one, but two vintage Guild guitars. One is a 1977 X-500 in really good shape. I call it the Rolls Royce of guitars.
My other one, is a 1963 Guild Jetstar. Its all original, and in decent shape. It plays well and I like the pickup. What I don't like, is the bridge. It made for 4 wound strings so I can't intonate the G. Not really that big a deal, but I can "hear" the bridge when played acoustically. Its very annoying. I put a couple toothpicks in the bridge mounting holes, and tightened the screws as much as possible.
But...its not a great bridge. Its only held to the body by two small wood screws. Would it be awful to drill into a 54 year old guitar? I think it would be way better with a stop tail bridge, like a Les Paul Junior.
Whaddya think???
I would post pics, but I don't like image hosting websites and this site doesn't allow direct uploads. But its cherry red and in decent, but played shape.
Cheers
My other one, is a 1963 Guild Jetstar. Its all original, and in decent shape. It plays well and I like the pickup. What I don't like, is the bridge. It made for 4 wound strings so I can't intonate the G. Not really that big a deal, but I can "hear" the bridge when played acoustically. Its very annoying. I put a couple toothpicks in the bridge mounting holes, and tightened the screws as much as possible.
But...its not a great bridge. Its only held to the body by two small wood screws. Would it be awful to drill into a 54 year old guitar? I think it would be way better with a stop tail bridge, like a Les Paul Junior.
Whaddya think???
I would post pics, but I don't like image hosting websites and this site doesn't allow direct uploads. But its cherry red and in decent, but played shape.
Cheers