nmiller
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I saw this on the Guitar Center website, saw that it was local, and went to check it out. It sounded beautiful, so it came home with me. I recognized the cabinet as a Guild, and I knew that other Sonola amps were re-branded Guilds. I figured it would be identical to a 66-J or 99-J aside from the cab, but I was wrong:
The control panel is unlike any other Guild that I can find. It has the controls of a 200-S, the overall features of a 100-J, and a tone similar to the 66-J and 99-J I used to have. Aside from a few caps, it appears to be all original. The tubes are all GE except for one Telefunken 12AX7. The speaker (Jensen P15P) and pots all date to 1957, which seems a bit early for this design but the parts might be older than the whole. I was told that the previous owner bought it second-hand in 1960 or 1961, so perhaps it really is that old.
There is a typewritten label inside proclaiming it to be a Guild 100G. I'm familiar with the 100-J and the "B" series that preceded the "J"s, but haven't heard of any "G"s.
It works perfectly and sounds great - a bit dark and very warm, perfect for accordion. When cranked, the speaker starts to fart out before the amp distorts much (not really surprising since it's a ~40W speaker in a ~35W RMS amp), but there's still a lot of headroom on tap.
Has anyone seen one of these before?
The control panel is unlike any other Guild that I can find. It has the controls of a 200-S, the overall features of a 100-J, and a tone similar to the 66-J and 99-J I used to have. Aside from a few caps, it appears to be all original. The tubes are all GE except for one Telefunken 12AX7. The speaker (Jensen P15P) and pots all date to 1957, which seems a bit early for this design but the parts might be older than the whole. I was told that the previous owner bought it second-hand in 1960 or 1961, so perhaps it really is that old.
There is a typewritten label inside proclaiming it to be a Guild 100G. I'm familiar with the 100-J and the "B" series that preceded the "J"s, but haven't heard of any "G"s.
It works perfectly and sounds great - a bit dark and very warm, perfect for accordion. When cranked, the speaker starts to fart out before the amp distorts much (not really surprising since it's a ~40W speaker in a ~35W RMS amp), but there's still a lot of headroom on tap.
Has anyone seen one of these before?