Someone call the TRC Police!!

[GGJaguar]

The TRC is upside down on the January 1999 Guild Price List! Noooooooooo!!!!

 

[Guildedagain]

Who's to say it's upside down? It looks correct.

 

[fronobulax]

To me that TRC looks symmetric across a horizontal line so the top and the bottom are the same. Thus it cannot be upside down, or, if you prefer, right side up. But I don't think I recall a "real", Guild TRC with that shape.

 

[davismanLV]

To me that TRC looks symmetric across a horizontal line so the top and the bottom are the same. Thus it cannot be upside down, or, if you prefer, right side up. But I don't think I recall a "real", Guild TRC with that shape.

What this ^^^ guy said!! It's an artists rendition of what they THINK a Guild headstock looks like. So it's just incorrect all around.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

You know, you are right! It's an optical illusion that it's tapered from the top to the bottom because of the angle of the strings!

So it's closer to the old metal TRC than the plastic TRC used in 1999.

 

[GGJaguar]

I just took measurements of the TRC on the actual price list. It's symmetrical, so like Grot noted it's an optical illusion and is probably more like the metal TRC used in the '60s.

 

[chazmo]

I'm sure the dude who drew it knew we'd all get our knickers in a knot over it too!

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

I'm sure the dude who drew it knew we'd all get our knickers in a knot over it too!

This is what happens when you use an outside source for your artwork! They also have the peaked Guild logo way too low!

 

[bobouz]

Memo to Yamaha: Item #1455 from Fender’s classic book of “How Not To Market Guild”…….No artist renderings!

 

[Wilmywood]

I'm sure the dude who drew it knew we'd all get our knickers in a knot over it too!

We?

 

[mushroom]

It’s a good idea.
You can’t get it wrong.

 

[lungimsam]

They should do away with those antiquated t rod covers and just do trod holes at the headstock like fender does. Much more elegant than two screws on a cheap plastic plate. Less fumbling with tiny screws. If they wanna fancy it up put a mop binding around the hole. Better yet, just do carbon fiber necks then you never need a truss rod again.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

They should do away with those antiquated t rod covers and just do trod holes at the headstock like fender does. Much more elegant than two screws on a cheap plastic plate. Less fumbling with tiny screws. If they wanna fancy it up put a mop binding around the hole. Better yet, just do carbon fiber necks then you never need a truss rod again.

Different geometry on a Fender as the Truss Rod is parallel to the headstock.

How do you sent relief without a truss rod?

 

[fronobulax]

They should do away with those antiquated t rod covers and just do trod holes at the headstock like fender does. Much more elegant than two screws on a cheap plastic plate. Less fumbling with tiny screws. If they wanna fancy it up put a mop binding around the hole. Better yet, just do carbon fiber necks then you never need a truss rod again.

Just stick to the Westerly Collection where the adjustment is from the other end and you access it through the soundhole.

 

[lungimsam]

How do you sent relief without a truss rod?

That's a good question. I Don't know. The few guys I know who have carbon fiber guitars said there is no truss rod in their guitars and no need to adjust neck. Some have non-adjustable truss rods. Next time I see one of them I will have to check out the relief to see how they set it from factory.

 

[Wilmywood]

The key to the truss rod cover screws is a simple magnetizing of a screwdriver. Magnetizing tools are available under $10. I wouldn't take those screws out without one. It's almost a necessity if you're doing much on a guitar.