Guild Blues 90 style updates!

Hobbesickles · Mar 28, 2017

I've had my Blues 90 for about two and half years now and I've really warmed up to this guitar during that time. I've been wanting to change the control knobs as I dislike the factory knobs that Guild put on the guitar. I finally went ahead and ordered a set of Fender white amp knobs last week along with a set of ivory tuner tips that I have had my eye on for some time. I got the parts yesterday and quickly put them on. I have to say I really like the new look and the changes are easily reversible. I'll let the pics do the rest of the talking!

jcwu · Mar 28, 2017

Stylin'!!

adorshki · Mar 28, 2017

Got real retro vibe to it now.
:friendly_wink:

walrus · Mar 28, 2017

I like it! The tuners match the pup covers nicely!

I replaced the knobs on my Bluesbird with Gibson bell knobs...

walrus

Quantum Strummer · Mar 28, 2017

Yow, that looks fine! Especially love the tuner knobs.

-Dave-

Hobbesickles · Mar 28, 2017

walrus said:
I like it! The tuners match the pup covers nicely!

I replaced the knobs on my Bluesbird with Gibson bell knobs...

walrus

The tuner knobs are nearly a dead match to the pup covers. I was hoping the control knobs would have slightly more of a yellow hue to them, but maybe that will happen with time.

F312 · Mar 28, 2017

I like that.
Ralph

adorshki · Mar 28, 2017

Hobbesickles said:
The tuner knobs are nearly a dead match to the pup covers. I was hoping the control knobs would have slightly more of a yellow hue to them, but maybe that will happen with time.

Wonder if a little UV exposure might accelerate the process?
Not sure if a modern plastic lie a PVC(if that's what they are) will actually do that, though.
Ahhh, quick google check seems to confirm that it will:
https://www.polymersolutions.com/blog/what-makes-plastic-turn-yellow/

Hobbesickles · Mar 28, 2017

walrus said:
I replaced the knobs on my Bluesbird with Gibson bell knobs...

walrus

I did the same thing with my Bluesbird when one of the original knobs broke apart.

txbumper57 · Mar 28, 2017

Looks Great Hobbesickles! I remember when you got that guitar. That was a great deal.

TX

DThomasC · Mar 29, 2017

It looks great! I don't like the gold / clear Guild knobs either. The replacement pickups in my Blues90 came with black covers. I need to get a set of black knobs like yours.Are they available in black?

davismanLV · Mar 29, 2017

Those tuner knobs are AWESOME!!! :encouragement:

Hobbesickles · Mar 29, 2017

DThomasC said:
It looks great! I don't like the gold / clear Guild knobs either. The replacement pickups in my Blues90 came with black covers. I need to get a set of black knobs like yours.Are they available in black?

I didn't see any in black when I was searching but I wasn't really keeping my eyes open for them either. I did see brown though!

http://rvrb.io/2016-knob-wy6 Here is a listing for the ones I got in brown on Reverb...

DThomasC · Mar 29, 2017

I really like that style of knob. Now I need to search for some black ones. I might try the dark brown to see how they looks.

Cougar · Mar 29, 2017

Hobbesickles said:
....I finally went ahead and ordered a set of Fender white amp knobs last week along with a set of ivory tuner tips that I have had my eye on for some time.

Quantum Strummer said:
Yow, that looks fine! Especially love the tuner knobs.

It's a period piece! :applouse:

But jeez, Hobbes, you had me going there for a sec with the "ivory tuner tips," wondering whether here's someone else who added a little bling to the tip of their tuning posts. But alas, you meant the knobs, not the posts.... The F50R I picked up happened to have these emeralds....

Hobbesickles · Mar 30, 2017

Cougar said:
It's a period piece! :applouse:

But jeez, Hobbes, you had me going there for a sec with the "ivory tuner tips," wondering whether here's someone else who added a little bling to the tip of their tuning posts. But alas, you meant the knobs, not the posts.... The F50R I picked up happened to have these emeralds....

Now those are some fancy tuners! You're right, I meant tuner knobs.

Hobbesickles · Mar 30, 2017

I am adding a few more pics in much better lighting as a few people are interested in doing this to their guitars.

Guild Blues 90 style updates!

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