The Pilot surprised me with how deep and clear it sounded with a relatively small body. The demo made me want to try one.
What you need are more Pilots! I'm really glad that @mavuser goaded me into buying my blue '86 (with Grot's preferred "foot" headstock) because it's the best of my three. I don't know whether it's the headstock or the poplar body but it just sounds great, so much so that Elliot Easton even remarked to the same. And it was $350 with the original case!My personal takeaway is going to be that I don't need to be interested in other Guild long scale basses as long as I enjoy my Pilot.