Willie talks about Guild

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Just now stumbled upon this video on youtube...I never realized my 1963 S-100 "Jetstar" had "Franz" pickups...
(all these years I thought I had a Polara with DeArmonds--tsk!)
I think if that "guy from the Netherlands" doesn't write a new book on Guild, Willie should do it...
 
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I had no idea!

i like this guy. he is hilarious...

he calls Fender and asks for Guilds at this shop. You want Fenders too? No....BWAHAHAHAHHA awesome!
 
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wait, Epiphone became Guild? They "guilded" together? lol

oh my, hysterical.
 
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the pickups are Franz, which sounds German, but it's New York....

regardless of his obvious inaccuracies, you can't fault him for his effort or passion, and he is like a comedian.

I can only imagine Han's face while watching this video. Like a look of total consternation and hopefully some light chuckling....
 
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SFIV1967 said:
Well, the Mickey Mouse pickups are not from DeArmond either, they were Guild made.
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True, but my Polara has the white face single coils on page 32 of Hans' book(not the MMs), and I guess I thought Willie's "Jetstar" had the same.
All this time I'd assumed mine were white faced DeArmonds--so they were Guild made?
 
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I found the video fantastic, but I have been locked down for a year. Does a great job representing the brand, plus minus a couple hysterical inaccuracies.

Jet Star, Jetsons. To think this became the gorgeous hunk of an S-100 with super humbuckers a few years later, it's kinda like turning a Nova into a Corvette.
 
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spoox said:
True, but my Polara has the white face single coils on page 32 of Hans' book(not the MMs), and I guess I thought Willie's "Jetstar" had the same.
All this time I'd assumed mine were white faced DeArmonds--so they were Guild made?
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The middle picture on page 32 (and on page 156) of Hans book are Guild made pickups. Either Chrome cover or white cover.
The pickups in that Willie's "Jet-Star" (he got confused with the picture on page 157 showing that headstock) are Mickey Mouse (also Guild made) however (see left picture below from the video above).

Look at the differences:

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Ralf
 
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SFIV1967 said:
The middle picture on page 32 (and on page 156) of Hans book are Guild made pickups. Either Chrome cover or white cover.
The pickups in that Willie's "Jet-Star" (he got confused with the picture on page 157 showing that headstock) are Mickey Mouse (also Guild made) however (see left picture below from the video above).

Look at the differences:

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Ralf
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Aha, yes I watched the video again on my TV and could tell that Willie's had the Mickey Mouse PUs. My Polara has the ones in your
central photo. Thanks!
 
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