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Goldtop was a limited edition and I have one ! Great guitars.
Update on the back of the Newark St. Aristocrat: All info was in my NAMM 2013 report (I only repaired post #1 and #5 there, the other posts all still have missing pictures as the old picture hosting company went out of business):
NAMM 2013: Newark St. Collection electric models
NAMM 2013: Newark St.™ Collection electric models "Guild is proud to announce the Newark St. Collection, the return of eight classic Guild electric favorites from the 1950s and ’60s—once again putting the distinctive Guild styling and voice that helped shape popular music into the hands of...letstalkguild.com
Ralf
Yes. The only difference was that the Newark St. version comes with quick connectors between pickup and harness and in the American Patriarch the pickups were soldered to the harness as far as I remember.The Franz reissues in the Newark St. Aristocrat are the same like in the Patriarch?
Ive seen this somewhere before. Just cant put my finger on it. Still a sharp guitar!Hi, my first post ;-)
I‘ve recently bought a very inspiring M-75 Goldtop: great guitar, fine build quality, fantastic tone, superb playing comfort.
No need for any modding except a bridge swap (Truarc Serpentune).
But I‘d like to know:
is it a laminated or massive spruce top?
Are sides and back laminated or massive mahogany?
What about the woods used on the old originals? Massive or laminated?
Thanks much for some information!
Ive seen this somewhere before. Just cant put my finger on it. Still a sharp guitar!
Hi, my first post ;-)
I‘ve recently bought a very inspiring M-75 Goldtop: great guitar, fine build quality, fantastic tone, superb playing comfort.
No need for any modding except a bridge swap (Truarc Serpentune).
But I‘d like to know:
is it a laminated or massive spruce top?
Are sides and back laminated or massive mahogany?
What about the woods used on the old originals? Massive or laminated?
Thanks much for some information!
I mean the gold ones in your first picture as they are not the standard clear Guild knobs. They look like Gibson top hats.@parker_knoll: Nope, just ordered. They‘re from the Savoy, a bit different but nevertheless pretty similar.
Yep, those are Gibson Hats from the pre owner, the originals were in the case and already swapped. But I prefer the vintage clear amber knobsI mean the gold ones in your first picture as they are not the standard clear Guild knobs. They look like Gibson top hats.
That is a great review on Gretsch Talk! Regarding the mounting of the pickups. On the original 50ies version there are actually two fat braces in parallel which run on both sides of the pickup holes. Below is a view again through the removed output socket. Where I have the red arrow there is the bridge pickup hole and towards the right the neck pickup hole. Guild added at the holes another additional piece of wood and you see where they routed through the main bracing and why that added piece of wood makes sense. (where the light shines through).
Now to lower the pickup you could simply take a sharp chisel and take a bit of the wood away, so the pickup sits lower in the hole.
The below picture shows the same spot from the top, again marked with a red arrow. You can also see that the main bracing is where the pickup is screwed into and the additional piece just closes the sides. So sanding the plastic cover will not lower your pickup, you need to chisel a bit of the two main bracings out. If you have a Dremel tool you could also just mark the outline of the bottom plate of the pickup and rout the bracing out. You can't really damage anything, in case you routed too deep you simply add a wooden shim and your pickup goes up again.
Ralf
These Goldtops are beautiful, I have one myself. Anyone on here have an idea of the value of one these days?