Just bought a 200-S

I just purchased a 1961 Guild 200-S. It's all original except for the handle, a few tubes and the filter caps, and it's pretty clean. It came with the original footswtich, manual and mono->stereo converter. Interestingly, it has factory Oxfords while the other ones I've seen have had Jensens. Click to enlarge:



Does anyone know if these were built by Guild or sourced from another manufacturer? I used to have a 50-J which was almost certainly built by the same factory that made Univox amps, and I've read in Hans's book that some chassies may have been punched out by Ampeg. Where does this amp fit in?

Hi Noah; congratulations on your new amp. New member Emperor-TK recently uploaded the 200S schematic at Prowess Amps. Looking forward to reading more about the amp.

Thanks! I uploaded a scan of the manual, in case anyone's interested. It includes a schematic and an overview of the controls.

The manual is a sweet piece of Guildiana 8) What do you think; 35 wpc or so?

This amp now for sale on eBay ... member/seller says 50 wpc $999 OBO With links to sound samples.

It's $850.00 on the steelguitarforum and thegearpage.

Hi BR: thanks for the heads-up. GP link for those enabled. Seller also says 25 wpc.

Brown-Recluse said:

It's $850.00 on the steelguitarforum and thegearpage.

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Yeah, that's what I'd actually like to get for it.

It's a great amp, just too darn loud for my needs.

The 200S threaded here sold for $685

Another, in not as good condition, sold for $360.