M-240E DeArmond ToneBoss...

Among the new lineup scheduled for FY17, Cordoba is adding the M-240E to line, MIC, but I am more interested in the DeArmond ToneBoss soundhole pup.
http://guildguitars.com/g/m-240e-troubadour/

Any experience with what that would sound like? I have already watched the video on guild's site, but wondering if anyone has experience with the pup itself.

I did not know Cordoba now owns DeArmond as well, but that was a Guild offshoot, no?

Marketing always cracks me, up, I assume that someone 6' 4" tall could still officially buy the guitar, but not so sure:

"The reduced size is excellent for smaller players or musicians looking for a great sounding travel guitar."

Westerly Wood said:

I did not know Cordoba now owns DeArmond as well, but that was a Guild offshoot, no?

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Well, technically a Fender brand created to market MIK Guild electrics, so yes, depending on how you define "offshoot".
EDIT: See post #7 below for correction, apparently Guild did actually own DeArmond for a period of time prior to Fender acquiring it.

Westerly Wood said:

Marketing always cracks me, up, I assume that someone 6' 4" tall could still officially buy the guitar, but not so sure

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I'm sure if you fudge the application nobody'll actually check.
It's not like the carnival rides where they have the height bar right there at the entrance.

adorshki said:

It's not like the carnival rides where they have the height bar right there at the entrance.

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LOL! Exactly!

Westerly Wood said:

LOL! Exactly!

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Of course, that doesn't rule out the possibility that they could send out a door frame for stocking merchants to use:
"If you can't walk through this frame without ducking then you can't buy this guitar".
:upset:

Wish they would bring back the Dearmond 260 mag for pickups. Has two sensors on it. I've got one and it works great with John Pearse Pure Nickel acoustic strings.
"Model 260 Attachable Humbucker, for roundhole flat-top guitar. This pickup is unique in being the only DeArmond pickup with two separate sensors - a set of humbucking coils and 'DeArmond's exclusive Piezo-Magnetic Sensor (PMS)' which both operate together."

plaidseason said:

http://www.vintagearchtop.com/dearmond.htm

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Thanks Plaid, shoulda remembered they were making pickups long before Fender owned 'em, was so focused on the guitars, in fact didn't realize Guild had owned 'em at one point, according to the statement "Fender bought the DeArmond Company from Guild" in that article..

Fender, afik, owns the DeArmond brand and given its use with Gretsch guitars is not likely to relinquish it. My guess is that either Fender is making them for Cordoba/Guild or C/G is making them under license. Fender owned the DeArmond brand before it purchased Guild back in the '90s.