New from NAMM: Guild Electrics - The Newark Collection
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New from NAMM: Guild Electrics - The Newark Collection
These will be Made in Korea, in the same factory that currently produces the Gretsch 5120, etc.
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Re: New from NAMM: Guild Electrics - The Newark Collection
Price will be under $1200.
NAMM report from Gretsch Pages w/ pics: http://gretschpages.com/happenings/wint ... dates/215/
NAMM report from Gretsch Pages w/ pics: http://gretschpages.com/happenings/wint ... dates/215/
Re: New from NAMM: Guild Electrics - The Newark Collection
I'll be interested in checking these out, they look pretty nice.
Is there a market for them? If the vintage market is any kind of barometer for the reissues, there's not much love around for Guild electrics (which is a damn shame IMO).
Is there a market for them? If the vintage market is any kind of barometer for the reissues, there's not much love around for Guild electrics (which is a damn shame IMO).
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Re: New from NAMM: Guild Electrics - The Newark Collection
I was just thinking the same thing. I feel like Westerly Starfires can be had for $1200 on a good day, and sometimes I've seen them for even less!collin wrote:I'll be interested in checking these out, they look pretty nice.
Is there a market for them? If the vintage market is any kind of barometer for the reissues, there's not much love around for Guild electrics (which is a damn shame IMO).
One interesting thing about these Starfires - they are semi-hollow, not fully hollow like they usually are.
Personally, I like the big singlecuts with the knockoff Franz pickups, and the Aristocrat. Super cool. I'm looking forward to trying these when they hit stores.
I have to say - NAMM has really done a number on my wallet already this year. I'm a Pawn Shop Bass VI in the hole, I have major GAS for a Guild now, there's a Gibson ES-335/12 debuting today(?) that I'm way into, and we STILL haven't even seen everything new yet.
Re: New from NAMM: Guild Electrics - The Newark Collection
I like the look of the A150 Savoy id like to hear what it sounds like with that DeArmond on it.I dont suppose its gonna be middle ground with these either nice or nasty lets hope its nice.
Re: New from NAMM: Guild Electrics - The Newark Collection
Really loving the Starfires! Hope to get to play one in the near future.
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Re: New from NAMM: Guild Electrics - The Newark Collection
Two Fender amps, with the little Deluxe Reverb not having any identifying features.
I wonder why they didn't show the guitar player's distortion/boost pedal? That probably had more to do with shaping his tone than the guitar.
I wonder why they didn't show the guitar player's distortion/boost pedal? That probably had more to do with shaping his tone than the guitar.
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Re: New from NAMM: Guild Electrics - The Newark Collection
Because they're not trying to sell amps or pedals!LenMinNJ wrote:Two Fender amps, with the little Deluxe Reverb not having any identifying features.
I wonder why they didn't show the guitar player's distortion/boost pedal? That probably had more to do with shaping his tone than the guitar.
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Re: New from NAMM: Guild Electrics - The Newark Collection
Wait a second... you mean the ES-335-12 which is on the pricelist for 2013 is not on display yet at NAMM?sloop_john_b wrote:there's a Gibson ES-335/12 debuting today
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Re: New from NAMM: Guild Electrics - The Newark Collection
I personally have not seen it yet! I'll see what I can do...Electrostring wrote:Wait a second... you mean the ES-335-12 which is on the pricelist for 2013 is not on display yet at NAMM?sloop_john_b wrote:there's a Gibson ES-335/12 debuting today
In the meantime, what's the list price on it?
Re: New from NAMM: Guild Electrics - The Newark Collection
You'd think that if they're selling guitars that they'd show a video that highlights the guitar's sound rather than the pedal and the amp. That they didn't tells me that the guitar is probably nothing special.sloop_john_b wrote:Because they're not trying to sell amps or pedals!
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Re: New from NAMM: Guild Electrics - The Newark Collection
Do you want to hear the thing acoustically?
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Re: New from NAMM: Guild Electrics - The Newark Collection
Looks cool, but I'm picking up a hint of "cheap guitar" tone. I would also like to hear some clean sounds.
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Re: New from NAMM: Guild Electrics - The Newark Collection
They do look nice. Guild though has always been a kind of not-Gibson, not-Gretsch, something in between. There will be a market but it must be a niche market unless they convince folks by great quality/price and a good tone. I echo the request above for more clean - or other - tones. Will be interesting to hear what store reviews will be like on YouTube!collin wrote:(...) they look pretty nice.
Is there a market for them? (...)
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