New GSR T-500

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Just out in the latest Guild news email.. :shock: :shock: :shock:

Only pic I could find...none on the website.

Hot!!
 

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The number won't trigger yet on orders. Was also a big surprise in the office in Scottsdale by the sound of things.
 

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Wow! That is nice! Saw it in my email today - I hope it will sell for less than the MSRP...

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Oh wow. About time too!

That looks awful nice - I would have preferred a full-depth one, but it's not like I can afford it anyway - or as if I need another Guild archtop, ha!
 

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Zelja said:
I wonder if they are standard P90s or if they have been Franzified?

I hope they haven't been too Franzified. I've played a few Franz equipped old Guilds recently and was disappointed.
 

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Kslam said:
Zelja said:
I wonder if they are standard P90s or if they have been Franzified?

I hope they haven't been too Franzified. I've played a few Franz equipped old Guilds recently and was disappointed.

Franz pickups can be a little thin into the wrong amp, and if the setup isn't all there. Well set up, into the right Fender amp, with some reverb, they're heavenly!
 

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Walter Broes said:
Kslam said:
Zelja said:
I wonder if they are standard P90s or if they have been Franzified?

I hope they haven't been too Franzified. I've played a few Franz equipped old Guilds recently and was disappointed.

Franz pickups can be a little thin into the wrong amp, and if the setup isn't all there. Well set up, into the right Fender amp, with some reverb, they're heavenly!
I find on my CE-100D that the neck is fine but the bridge can do with some more grunt. Being modern "Duncan Franz P90 pickups" makes me think they will have more output than a vintage Franz but not quite that of a modern P90. I bet the bridge & neck will be different specs too.
 

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Would you consider this a "thin line"? Looks like it from the photo...

I could not find any specs regarding the body width.

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walrus said:
Would you consider this a "thin line"? Looks like it from the photo...
I could not find any specs regarding the body width.
walrus
The prefix "T" stood traditionally for the "thin" version, so a kind of thinner X-500.
I am positively surprised to see a Guildsby again !!!
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Zelja said:
I find on my CE-100D that the neck is fine but the bridge can do with some more grunt. Being modern "Duncan Franz P90 pickups" makes me think they will have more output than a vintage Franz but not quite that of a modern P90. I bet the bridge & neck will be different specs too.
Well, the way to set up a guitar like that, IMO, is to start out with the bridge pickup, get that as close to the strings as sounds good, then lower the bridge pickup until it balances with the bridge pickup, volume wise. It takes a while before you get it right there at that sweet spot, but it's worth it.

I have three Franz equipped hollobody Guilds, all three had the neck pickup too close to the strings to get any kind of balance when I got them.
 

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Yeah, baby! :)

What is a "franzified" Duncan Franz pickup? Seriously, what are you guys referring to regarding the pickup? Just curious...
 

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Chazmo said:
Yeah, baby! :)

What is a "franzified" Duncan Franz pickup? Seriously, what are you guys referring to regarding the pickup? Just curious...
A Franz pickup is physically very similar to a Gibson P90 pickup, but typically wound to a lower resistance - so we're wondering whether there are typical Duncan Gibson P90 clones under the hood, or a "wound for Guild" version that sounds more like the old Franz pickups.

Hey, that German price isn't half bad, compared to similar guitars!
 

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Thanks, SF, I should have realized that! I know some people like the wider body better, but the thin line will be more feedback resistant, especially since this appears to be a fully hollow body.

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walrus said:
Thanks, SF, I should have realized that! I know some people like the wider body better, but the thin line will be more feedback resistant, especially since this appears to be a fully hollow body.
walrus
But the one and only picture does not look like it is a very thin body. Really hard to say without seeing the specs yet.
Ralf
 
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