HB-1s uncovered

[Thunderface]

I came across this video while watching one of Pascal's S-100 videos, and the guy is playing a 1972 or early 1973 Guild S-100 DeLuxe with the HB-1 covers off. I base that dating on the metal trussrod cover (properly aligned :wink, the three-line Chesterfield inlay and what appear to be Grover StaTite tuners.

 

[taabru45]

Play naked? Steffan

 

[SFIV1967]

...and the guy is playing a 1972 or early 1973 Guild S-100 DeLuxe with the HB-1 covers off.

Hard to say from the small picture if they are HB-1s. As far as I know the non-adjustable polepieces look like rectangular on a HB-1.
Here is a 1974 bridge pickup HB-1, it's a bad quality picture from ebay:

Ralf

 

[Qvart]

Those look like uncovered HB-1's, but that TRC is pre-'72.

 

[SFIV1967]

You are right, I found the picture meanwhile. I watched the video in 1080p again and it looks like the HB-1 on the picture I added above. (which Hans confirmed to be a bridge position HB-1).
Ralf

 

[kakerlak]

Guild pickups definitely look much more like they're "supposed" to be covered than Gibsons do.

 

[tele4tone]

Those are legit. Mine were uncovered and someone sprayed them black. They still sounded great tho.

Jeff

 

[GAD]

That guy was either here or on TGP. I'll assume not here since no one else seems to remember. Maybe he emailed me because of my blog. Dunno. He swore that they sounded better with the covers off.

 

[Thunderface]

Another S-100 DeLuxe with uncovered HB-1s, formerly owned by our own Horuss

 

[Csquare4]

Another S-100 DeLuxe with uncovered HB-1s, formerly owned by our own Horuss

And that beautiful Bluesbird Burst next to it with the "covered" HB-1s...now owned by me

 

[coastie99]

Another S-100 DeLuxe with uncovered HB-1s, formerly owned by our own Horuss

And that beautiful Bluesbird Burst next to it with the "covered" HB-1s...now owned by me

Shipped to Horuss all the way from far-away Newsyland !!

Hope you're enjoying it C - man. 8)

 

[Csquare4]

Another S-100 DeLuxe with uncovered HB-1s, formerly owned by our own Horuss

And that beautiful Bluesbird Burst next to it with the "covered" HB-1s...now owned by me

Shipped to Horuss all the way from far-away Newsyland !!

Hope you're enjoying it C - man. 8)

Very much so! She is set up nicely and plays like a dream.