Info on GUILD T 100D

[Andy Hiwatt]

I recently got very interested in some old Guild T 100d that I read about on Harmony Central reviews and saw beautiful pictures of different models, basically the early sixties and the post 1966 ones.
I read it was a very good alternative to the Gibson ES 125, built in the same style, even if with single coil pick ups...
I'd like to know some direct information about this model should any of you have one...
Feedback problems??? Versatility?? Any other issues??
Nowdays they sell for around $1000-1200 on e-bay or gbase, are they worth this price??
It's cheap for sixties vintage guitars, but almost double compared to what was a couple of years ago....

 

[firestarter]

Hi, just browsing and saw your "old" post. I have a really late (73 10 pot code) T-100-D Blonde which has become one of my two most favorite electrics ever, period. Tone that is not like any other humbucker-based rig, great balance and fantastic unplugged sound too, for just sittin' around backstage/living room. I just tonight played a '65 Gib 125 tdc (for sale locally around 1300). I wouldn't trade my Slim Jim for that or my neighbors late-90s 335. I play through a blackface Vibrolux on stage, a modded blues jr at home, an old Magnatone for recording. Feedback live is handleable if you're not right on top of your amp and know which direction to face, not an issue for me anyway and my drummer is LOUD . I play twangin' rock/blues/billy/country/soul, sometimes in the same song!
I paid 450 last fall (old neck repair kept the price low) and I'm not looking back!!!!
I've heard the old Starfires (I, II, and III) are very similar to this model also, and there are more of those around.
SF III has a Bigsby which I sometimes miss.
Good Luck!

Firestarter

'73 T-100-D Blonde
'74 D-50-NT
'76 D-35-NT
'84 F-42-NT
'88 JF-30-12 Blonde

various other brands....

 

[Andy Hiwatt]

Thanks for your infos , in the meantime I got so taken with the T100d that I bought one on e-bay last week, as I posted on the forum some days ago.
It's a 1964 model ,in pretty good shape, I also fell in love with it and consider one of the best guitars I own(I have 7 other electrics,Gretsch, 2 Rickenbackers, Fender Tele, Les Paul, Epi Casino...).
The neck feels perfect and the single coil pick-ups are warm, fat and scorching when distorted through the amp. This instrument has definitely got a vibe and is awesome for playing 60's and 70's classic rock..the tone is there.
I feel I really found something special with this guitar and feel inspired to play it a lot and use it live on the next gigs,experiment with it and see what it can do...

 

[Default]

I had one a few years back, sunburst with a bigsby and it was a
closet queen". It still smelled new. I'm not a single-coil kind of guy, but that was a resonant, sweet-playing guitar.
It may have been that my amp was junk at the time.

 

[emerre]

Hi there!!
I'm also a proud owner of a 1973 T-100D. It has a Cherry Sunburst finish and two Guild humbuckers (see avatar).
I bought it last year and fall in love with it ever since.
I read a review at Harmony Central that matched exactly what I feel about this guitar. So, I quote it just as it was written:

Unplugged this guitar just sings! You can feel the vibrations through the body and neck. This guitar just seems to reward you when you play it - the more you play, the better it sounds

Plugged in it has very versatile tones ranging from jazzy to twangy to bluesy. The pickups have a very vintage sound to them and push nicely with a bit of overdrive dialed in.

I just love the sound of my T-100D!

Cheers!!!

 

[walrus]

Since this thread made it back to the top, I will add to the accolades for the T100D. I seem to have missed this thread the first time around. I love mine - it is exactly what I was looking for. My favorite things about it is (of course) the unique hollow body sound, but also the lightness. No strain at all on my shoulder. Last week at my local music shop I played an old Les Paul the store owner was selling - what a heavyweight!

walrus

 

[Mojito Joe]

I’ve just bought a ’66 T100 d , had it shipped from Austin to Sydney. I’d never played one before but own a ‘71 CE100D that was so well made that encouraged me to buy on spec, I’m super happy with it. Sound feel.. vibe mojo- it’s got it all.