Another new member

[Boxrbus]

Hello everyone! Just bought my first Guild this week from Rainbow Guitars. It's a 1986 X-500 in mint condition with it's original case. Looks like it has spent most of it's life in the case.

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[walrus]

Welcome! That is one pretty guitar - nice entrance!

walrus

 

[killdeer43]

Welcome! That is one pretty guitar - nice entrance!

walrus

WELCOME TO LTG, indeed!
You're off to a great start with a great looking Guild, so stick around and enjoy your time here. :wink:

Joe

 

[rampside]

Welcome and that's very fine guitar you have there.

 

[Thunderface]

Hello everyone! Just bought my first Guild this week from Rainbow Guitars. It's a 1986 X-500 in mint condition with it's original case. Looks like it has spent most of it's life in the case.

That about a grand entrace. :shock: Welcome aboard!

 

[zulu]

nice to have you here. What a beautiful guitar!

 

[AcornHouse]

Welcome!

A great guitar with which to start a Guild obsession. :mrgreen:

 

[Boxrbus]

Thanks! I've wanted one of these ever since I was a kid passing by a music store in Seattle, and seeing one hanging from the wall. I'm thinking it's even more beautiful than my Gibson SJ-200...very stunning!

Don

 

[SouthernSounds]

Welcome to LTG, Don & Congrats on that beautiful Guild.

All the best,
B.

 

[Treem]

Welcome aboard Boxrbus!

Now that's a beautiful blonde bombshell, congratulations!

Cheers!

 

[bluesypicky]

Now that's a beautiful blonde bombshell

That it is.
Welcome!

 

[Jeff Haddad]

That's a gorgeous guitar! Welcome - don't let it spend most of the next 26 years in the case, play it!

 

[Los Angeles]

Welcome to the X-500 club!

Does yours have a sound post in the center of the guitar?

 

[southernGuild]

:shock: Beautiful. Welcome aboard.

 

[Boxrbus]

Welcome to the X-500 club!

Does yours have a sound post in the center of the guitar?

I don't think it has a sound post...at least I couldn't see one through the f-holes. Is it suppose to have one? I am still learning about these beautiful guitars!

 

[tjmangum]

Welcome. Sit down and put your feet up. Beautiful guitar! Thanks for sharing.
Terry

 

[VinceM]

Hello everyone! Just bought my first Guild this week from Rainbow Guitars. It's a 1986 X-500 in mint condition with it's original case. Looks like it has spent most of it's life in the case.

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Wow that's a beautiful X500! It's good to see more X500 examples! This one looks like it has a 1 11/16 nut width - does it? Mine has a 1 5/8, which feels a bit strange on a big jazz box. It took me a very long time to get used to it. Luckily I have small hands.

How does it sound? I struggled for years with its huge low end, but I resolved it by lowering the pickups. Now it sounds just lovely.

You can see/hear mine in my recent thread:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=34227

 

[Los Angeles]

Welcome to the X-500 club!

Does yours have a sound post in the center of the guitar?

I don't think it has a sound post...at least I couldn't see one through the f-holes. Is it suppose to have one? I am still learning about these beautiful guitars!

I don't think it's supposed to. I recently saw a 1988 with a sound post. And when reporting to Hans about that guitar's specs, he asked specifically about it.

 

[Boxrbus]

Hello everyone! Just bought my first Guild this week from Rainbow Guitars. It's a 1986 X-500 in mint condition with it's original case. Looks like it has spent most of it's life in the case.

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Wow that's a beautiful X500! It's good to see more X500 examples! This one looks like it has a 1 11/16 nut width - does it? Mine has a 1 5/8, which feels a bit strange on a big jazz box. It took me a very long time to get used to it. Luckily I have small hands.

How does it sound? I struggled for years with its huge low end, but I resolved it by lowering the pickups. Now it sounds just lovely.

You can see/hear mine in my recent thread:
http://www.letstalkguild.com/phpBB2/vie ... =3&t=34227

Sorry for the slow response. I just measured the nut and it's 1 5/8th of an inch. I do find it very narrow...I have pretty large hands...so some chords are a little tight. Love the guitar and sound, but I don't have another archtop to compare it to.

 

[Warner_21]

Welcome. That is some Beautiful Guitar!