Guild Factories

Impressive, Ralf!

walrus

Damn! I haven't even heard of some of those!

My mind is officially blown, Ralf.

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Yes, now to find the amp factory in Elizabeth!

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Oh yes! If we would add all the other things with a Guild name on it, the list woud be much longer!

A good first little overview of the amps was a 2010 article: https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Guild_Amps_of_the_1950s_?page=1
https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Guild_Amps_of_the_1950s_?page=2
https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Guild_Amps_of_the_1950s_?page=3


There were things like the Guild Model 1 and Model 2 Echorec made by Binson in Italy...(shown in 1966 Guild catalog)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4krDZKDHBD8
http://www.effectrode.com/binson-echorec-pages/binson-history/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDLReikvoM8
http://www.gilmourish.com/?page_id=74

Or the Guild E-4 Custom Copycat made by WEM (Watkins Electric Music) in England shown in the Guild 1968 catalog:
http://www.watkinsguitars.co.uk/copicats.htm
http://www.wemwatkins.co.uk/history.htm


There was just so much stuff...

Like 18 different padels/effects listed here:
http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/guild

The Guild Foxey Lady Fuzz by Mosrite and later Mike Matthews.
The padal was originally made by Mosrite based on the Mosrite Fuzzrite. Around 1967, Mosley came back from the NAMM show with an order from the Guild company to build Foxey Lady fuzztones for them.
Mike Matthews took over and built this pedal in 1968 for Guild, and also made the exact same pedal under the name "Axis".
Later models have a tone control added to them. Later on, Mike Matthews started the production of pedals under the name Electro Harmonix.
Lot's of history and pictures in the links: http://electroharmonix.vintageusaguitars.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10&Itemid=45
http://www.davidmorrin.com/home/trouble/troubleeffects/foxey-lady
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-mike-matthews-electro-harmonix-founder-546155
http://www.kitrae.net/music/History_of_OEM_Big_Muffs.html

Or the Guild Trioct (Kurt has one)
http://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=18689.0
http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/guild/trioct#

Some of them in an add:




Also Speakers, Microphones,...where to start and where to finish...

Ralf

Wally did not get everything in his article. Not his fault, but he missed a few models along the way. Also, the original Model 60s all had two transformers, one for the power section and an additional transformer to provide 6.3 volts for the preamp filiments. He did the best he could with the limited information available.