Hello LTG, I joined a few months ago because I wanted to find out more about my guitar and what an X-2000 originally came with.
This is actually my first electric guitar as my Uncle gave it to me because he doesn't play guitar. Now I know what you're thinking, why does he have an X-2000 and not play guitar? Its because he worked at the Westerly RI factory and worked with the woods/bodies, good carpenter, not a musician. The serial number is CL000054 Making it the last X-2000, I think. The difference with my guitar, according to my uncle, is that this was a body on the wall when the factory was closing, and they didn't have the X-2000 components available. So they used Bluesbird components instead. The hardware is chrome/silver not gold, and the master tone/volume pots don't have coil taps. Before I knew what this guitar was I had my local shop modify the phase switch to coil tap both pickups. I just think its an interesting part of Westerly Guild History, everything on it was done at the factory, well, besides my coil tap conversion.
What I want to know is:
What pickups originally came with the X-2000 Nightbird? I think GAD said something about EMGs?
How can I tell what pickups are in it now?
Should I put original pickups in (if it's even possible to find them) keep the ones I have, or put HB-1s in it?
Here's the link to some photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/DxujIbTMujr3lXRT2
I'll be sure to add more when I get home tonight.
This is actually my first electric guitar as my Uncle gave it to me because he doesn't play guitar. Now I know what you're thinking, why does he have an X-2000 and not play guitar? Its because he worked at the Westerly RI factory and worked with the woods/bodies, good carpenter, not a musician. The serial number is CL000054 Making it the last X-2000, I think. The difference with my guitar, according to my uncle, is that this was a body on the wall when the factory was closing, and they didn't have the X-2000 components available. So they used Bluesbird components instead. The hardware is chrome/silver not gold, and the master tone/volume pots don't have coil taps. Before I knew what this guitar was I had my local shop modify the phase switch to coil tap both pickups. I just think its an interesting part of Westerly Guild History, everything on it was done at the factory, well, besides my coil tap conversion.
What I want to know is:
What pickups originally came with the X-2000 Nightbird? I think GAD said something about EMGs?
How can I tell what pickups are in it now?
Should I put original pickups in (if it's even possible to find them) keep the ones I have, or put HB-1s in it?
Here's the link to some photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/DxujIbTMujr3lXRT2
I'll be sure to add more when I get home tonight.