Pups at Guild Shop

Default · Jul 2, 2015

All Guild pickups are now for sale at the Guild shop. That includes both the HB-1S and the LB-1 mini-buckers. The reissue Hagstroms are there as well.

http://shop.guildguitars.com/

AcornHouse · Jul 2, 2015

Ooh, they now have the Rhythm Chief 1100 now!

Walter Broes · Jul 2, 2015

Great to see those floating DeArmonds at those prices, because all available reports say they're great.

And incredibly inexplicably strange they're sticking with those specs on the small humbuckers. Unless they're sitting on ten thousand pickups already made, I don't get the stubborn "they're wrong, but we're sticking to our story" thing.

And honestly still quite surreal to see Franz pickups reissued. I didn't think that was ever going to happen.

JohnW63 · Jul 2, 2015

Couldn't you just order the "wrong" pickup and install it to have even wound humbuckers ?

guitarslinger · Jul 2, 2015

JohnW63 said:
Couldn't you just order the "wrong" pickup and install it to have even wound humbuckers ?

Done that. Works great.

I've been wanting to gold on my A-150. Now all the parts are available to do that.

Walter Broes · Jul 2, 2015

JohnW63 said:
Couldn't you just order the "wrong" pickup and install it to have even wound humbuckers ?

Yes of course, but it's silly to have to do that.

parker_knoll · Jul 2, 2015

Walter Broes said:
Great to see those floating DeArmonds at those prices, because all available reports say they're great.

And incredibly inexplicably strange they're sticking with those specs on the small humbuckers. Unless they're sitting on ten thousand pickups already made, I don't get the stubborn "they're wrong, but we're sticking to our story" thing.

yes, i wondered this. i mean, they only have to rewind them, it's not like they have to trash the whole thing.

Walter Broes said:
And honestly still quite surreal to see Franz pickups reissued. I didn't think that was ever going to happen.

hahaha. you said they're all right, though, yes?

Walter Broes · Jul 2, 2015

parker_knoll said:
hahaha. you said they're all right, though, yes?

They're a little hotter than what I'm used to, but I'm comparing them to pickups that are fifty years old, and I haven't done the "reverse test" of fitting the new pickups to one of my old guitars, so my findings aren't all that scientific. I have a set of old ones on my NS X175 now, and it's still louder, "uglier" and more agressive sounding than my old guitars, so ....

Structurally, they're a pretty impressive re-make. The baseplates have different "ears", the polescrews have slightly fatter heads, and the coils are just a hair taller. Otherwise, they're impressively close.

TVeye · Jul 2, 2015

Default said:
All Guild pickups are now for sale at the Guild shop. That includes both the HB-1S and the LB-1 mini-buckers. The reissue Hagstroms are there as well.

http://shop.guildguitars.com/

Hooray......finally.

twocorgis · Jul 2, 2015

$99 for a BiSonic is making the tractor bass pull exponentially greater. I'm in trouble now. Fixit?

jp · Jul 3, 2015

Very exciting! I just checked the site a couple of days ago. And now, "Wham, there they are!" I'm now wishing for pickguards for electrics.

TVeye · Jul 3, 2015

jp said:
Very exciting! I just checked the site a couple of days ago. And now, "Wham, there they are!" I'm now wishing for pickguards for electrics.

Ditto!

S100 · Jul 3, 2015

Are these HB-1s humbucker sized or HB-1 sized?

Walter Broes · Jul 3, 2015

jp said:
Very exciting! I'm now wishing for pickguards for electrics.

Don't get too excited - at least in the case of Franz-equipped guitars, the NS pickguards won't fit a vintage guitar.

jp · Jul 3, 2015

Walter Broes said:
Don't get too excited - at least in the case of Franz-equipped guitars, the NS pickguards won't fit a vintage guitar.

Actually, I need one for my CE-100D with the mini-humbuckers. Although I've been recently considering moving the Franz's on my T-100D to my Capri and then replacing them with the NOS Dynasonics. In that case, I'll need uncut blanks :confusion:

TVeye · Jul 4, 2015

S100 said:
Are these HB-1s humbucker sized or HB-1 sized?

Still a mystery.

S100 · Jul 4, 2015

It would be really helpful if they'd specify.

Zelja · Jul 4, 2015

S100 said:
It would be really helpful if they'd specify.

There are some dimensions on the site but they can't be for the pickup itself - way too big. Might be the box they ship in or at the every least includes pickup surrounds & adjustment screw lengths.

The continued spec of the bridge minihum, if indeed correct, is rather disappointing (and I'm toning down my language here).

Synchro · Jul 9, 2015

AcornHouse said:
Ooh, they now have the Rhythm Chief 1100 now!

Took the words right out of my mouth.

TVeye · Jul 10, 2015

The new pickups ARE HB-1 sized! Everything lines up perfectly to a vintage ring.
Will have to wait till Saturday to see how it sounds.
Only got a Neck so someone else will have to demo a Bridge.

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