Purchased Guild F-412 built in Tacoma Nov. 2005 with Fishman Matrix Natural 1 pick up. Guild Customer Service says pick up should have sound hole volume & tone controls. Fishman Customer Service says no sound hole volume & tone controls. Can anyone help? Also, guitar has no pickguard. Has anyone ever heard of this? Thank You!
INFO RE 2005 Guild F-412
- Thread starter lptf
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Welcome aboard, lptf...
Yours is a very earlier Tacoma model. My only knowledge is that DTAR Wavelength was in use by Tacoma, but perhaps not right at the beginning. In any case, my expectation is that this was installed aftermarket, lptf.
Maybe this guitar is a prototype. It's possible. Do you have a shot of the label?
Yours is a very earlier Tacoma model. My only knowledge is that DTAR Wavelength was in use by Tacoma, but perhaps not right at the beginning. In any case, my expectation is that this was installed aftermarket, lptf.
Maybe this guitar is a prototype. It's possible. Do you have a shot of the label?
Nigel Wickwire
Member
Agree with Chaz. If you could show us some pics of the guitar, we may be able to offer more information.
And welcome to LTG.
~nw
And welcome to LTG.
~nw
Taylor Martin Guild
Senior Member
I have a 2005 D-55 and it has the same factory installed pick up in it.
No control knobs, just the pick up.
This was used up to the time of the switch to D-Tar.
As far as a pick guard goes.
Some people don't like them and remove them from their guitars.
I would think that this is why your guard is missing.
How do you like your F-412?
I love my D-55.
No control knobs, just the pick up.
This was used up to the time of the switch to D-Tar.
As far as a pick guard goes.
Some people don't like them and remove them from their guitars.
I would think that this is why your guard is missing.
How do you like your F-412?
I love my D-55.
Scratch
Enlightened Member
Interesteng thread regarding the early acoustic electric setups out of Tacoma. My '05 D40 came new with a Fishman Prefix setup...
TMG and Scratch,
Thanks for the info on the factory system from early Tacoma! I had no idea they were using those "barn door" Fishman systems.
lptf,
I take it you do not have one of these panels on your top side, right?
Thanks for the info on the factory system from early Tacoma! I had no idea they were using those "barn door" Fishman systems.
lptf,
I take it you do not have one of these panels on your top side, right?
Sounds like you have an older version of the Fishman Matrix 1. The orginal version has a preamp but no volume or tone controls. The new Matrix has a soundhole mounted, thumb wheel style, volume control.
Taylor Martin Guild
Senior Member
No controls on mine.
I wish that it did though.
I wish that it did though.