Guild T1-12

[drc]

I just bought this amp and was wondering if any of you may have some input.

Anything at all (good and bad) would be appreciated.

 

[Default]

One of several threads here. They are lowpowered (8-9 watts) jazz amps that break up fairly late. 6GW8's are kinda pricey, but still available. Several other threads on this amp exist. New speakers are thought to be an upgrade over the CTS original. :wink:

 

[drc]

yep I'm thumbing thru the posts, thanks

 

[Csquare4]

I have a '64 T1-12 just like yours. I recapped and put a 3-prong on it. It is my "go-to" amp for low volume practicing/playing. Very rich harmonic distortion when the volume is turned all the way up and sounds great with a tubescreamer in front of it. The tremolo is pretty much useless, especially without a foot switch...but the tones I can get out it with a P-90 or humbucker equipped guitar are pretty rich at low volumes. Mine also has the original CTS Alnico speaker, which by most accounts would be better suited to be replaced by a more efficient speaker, but I tend to like it's early break up and lower volume characteristics. It just sounds "old school" to me. It's not a loud amp by any means, but it definitely has it's own character.

Also, if interested, here is an earlier thread I started about my amp.
http://letstalkguild.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=26919

Craig

 

[AcornHouse]

The tremolo is pretty much useless, especially without a foot switch...

Craig

You can get generic single button footswitches fairly cheap that will work for the tremelo. That's what I did with my '60 99J. (And, yes I agree, I've not found much use for the tremelo; although if you keep it very low, it can add a little character without being overt.)

 

[Csquare4]

The tremolo is pretty much useless, especially without a foot switch...

Craig

You can get generic single button footswitches fairly cheap that will work for the tremelo. That's what I did with my '60 99J. (And, yes I agree, I've not found much use for the tremelo; although if you keep it very low, it can add a little character without being overt.)

Unfortunately, there is no input for a foot switch on this amp. I could easily add one, but for as much as I might use it, I am not sure I should go through the effort. This is by no means one of the "better" tremolo amps I have. If I feel the urge to warble, I will typically play from another amp that does it better.

 

[matsickma]

Many of these earlier amps typically come with a 12" Oxford speaker (ergo the model number T1-12). However Guild began to also install 10 inch speakers as shown in this amp. I have also hears of 8" speakers being used but I have never seen one and I have seen many.

These are nice little amps. I do recommend the T1 RVT amp. It is by far the best sounding of this model. It has a hard wired reverb and tremelo foot switch. Most importantly it has a great sounding "speaker driven" reverb design which uses a small 4 watt amp to drive the dedicated 8 inch reverb speaker while keeping the "dry" sound of the guitar coming out of the 12 inch speaker.

M