fronobulax
Bassist, GAD and the Hot Mess Mods
- Joined
- May 3, 2007
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- Central Virginia, USA
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I remember a discussion of the improvements in the D'Armond over the original Guild but all I can find is Grot's post on page one so your link following skills may be better than my memory.
Guild made several acoustic/electric basses. The B-4 is most common and the B-50 the most sought after. The B-30 is similar to the B-50. Someday I'll make a chart detailing the evolution and differences but that has not happened yet. There are one or two others but I think Grot is the only one who has them.
I don't know how much sound the Ashbory puts out but I upgraded to the B-50 because I wanted more sound than a B-4. BTW the acoustic basses sound more like guitars than uprights but I think someone has said that nylon strings on an acoustic come close to the standup bass sound.
There is a B-4 on eBay at $688 that has been dropping in price from $900 over that past year. My B-4 is in better condition but I also would like a little more which is why it is not seriously on the market (but PM me an offer anyway). There are a couple B-30's on eBay for upwards of $1500. Last B-50 I can recall on eBay went for $1,700.
If you want to play with friends acoustically, the Ashbory is certainly your lowest cost option with Guild on the label.
Guild made several acoustic/electric basses. The B-4 is most common and the B-50 the most sought after. The B-30 is similar to the B-50. Someday I'll make a chart detailing the evolution and differences but that has not happened yet. There are one or two others but I think Grot is the only one who has them.
I don't know how much sound the Ashbory puts out but I upgraded to the B-50 because I wanted more sound than a B-4. BTW the acoustic basses sound more like guitars than uprights but I think someone has said that nylon strings on an acoustic come close to the standup bass sound.
There is a B-4 on eBay at $688 that has been dropping in price from $900 over that past year. My B-4 is in better condition but I also would like a little more which is why it is not seriously on the market (but PM me an offer anyway). There are a couple B-30's on eBay for upwards of $1500. Last B-50 I can recall on eBay went for $1,700.
If you want to play with friends acoustically, the Ashbory is certainly your lowest cost option with Guild on the label.