Qvart said:
Thunderface said:
I was coerced by a redneck from North Carolina. Same redneck, different locale.
"Coerce"....haha. Nice way to deflect the blame! :lol:
Hey, I just do as I'm told. You said "GO VINTAGE" and vintage I went, and I thank you every time I pick up one of my S-100s.
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For me, I can't pin my S-100 lust on Kim Thayil because, although I am a Soundgarden fan, I never used to pay attention to what guitar he was playing. My route to the S-100 as my guitar of choice came after I fell in love with Guild solidbodies, and eventually worked my way towards the S-100. My '73 walnut Standard was my fifth Guild solidbody, and was the direct result of all the talk about how great S-100s were. And when I played it for the first time, I could understand what all the fuss was about. Sound, feel and looks, this one has it all.
The other S-100s in my herd came via a trade (the '77 Standard), a matsickma-inspired lust for a Deluxe (the '73 nature boy), a Holy Grail posting by Treem (the '73 sunburst Deluxe) and one for simple justification and rampant GASing purposes (the '73 cherry Carved, which gave me all the S-100 model options for 1973). And they're all different enough, however slightly, to make me want to keep them all without hesitation.
I still think it's much easier to elevate the S-100 to our king of the solidbodies because Guild didn't produce that many solidbodies, and it certainly fits nicely into the influences and playing styles of the owners who make up the S-100 roster. How can anyone make a similar claim for one of Guilds many outstanding acoustics? I think even our acoustic contingent would have a hard time agreeing which singular Guild acoustic would be worth of S-100 Owners Roster appeal (or fanaticism, depending on how you look at it). There's just too many great ones out there to choose from.