Guild bass from 1974 ?

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JOHN CAREW

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I'm new to this site and to posting in general.
My question is about my Guild Electric bass, but I don't know how to post a pic.

My bass is:
BLACK 1974 GUILD ELECTRIC BASS, SERIAL # AE 100340
BLACK BODY WITH VERY LONG HORNS, TOP HORN LOTS LONGER THAN LOWER ONE
WHITE PICK GUARD, 13 VISIBLE SCREWS AT EDGES AND ONE SCREW BETWEEN PICKUPS
STANDARD CHUNKY AND SIMPLE GUILD UNMARKED ADJUSTABLE BASS BRIDGE
TWO BLACK PICKUPS, LOOKING LIKE THEY HAVE 8 POLE PIECES, TWO SCREWS, ONE BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND STRING, OTHER BETWEEN 3D AND 4TH. ARE THEY SOAP BAR PICKUPS ?
GUITAR CORD SOCKET IS CLOSE TO BOTTOM STRAP BUTTON, BUT ON WHITE PICK GUARD
3 STANDARD “POT” KNOBS IN A ROW PARALLEL WITH STRINGS,
BIG STANDARD TOGGLE SWITCH AHEAD OF AND SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN MOST FORWARD POT KNOB
20 BIG FRETS, 17 TO THE BODY
9 DOTS ON ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD
HEAD HAS ANGLED "GUILD" WITH PEAK AT CENTER AND CHESTERFIELD LOGO.

WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP IN IDENTIFYING MY BASS. THANKS.
 

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John,

Welcome to the forum! that is a killer bass, the SB-202. Definitely 80s, and not 70s, as are all of the details you describe.
perhaps there was a typo or some confusion along the way, the bass may have been purchased or completed in 1984, but not 1974. As Chris reported, the serial number on the headstock is 1982 (final assembly and retail point of purchase could easilly be a year or 2 later).

Also, those are Guild DP-8 bass single coil pickups (yes DP-8= "double pole/8 pole"), big improvement from 1970s Guild bass pickups.
 

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An SB-202 once listed on Reverb (from Olivia's).

My guess is you don't have the truss rod cover :)

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