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    Lovely Guild Capri

    1965 GUILD CE-100-D “Capri” (Humbuckers) https://reverb.com/item/78109626?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=78109626 I saw this (near) mint Guild Capri from 1965. Seller lives in Antwerp (Belgium, Europe) just like me. I am very unsure about prices...
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    10 gauge strings on an reissue Aristocrat ( reissue hollow burst version)

    I am searching an excuse for buying a sunburst ( fully hollow reissue) Aristocrat M 75 to complete the collection ;-) I absolutely love my goldtop and black aristocrats but these are fitted with 11 gauge strings , I love the tone but sometimes my - not so very talented- fingers get a little...
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    Starfire 2 bass , which practice amp ?

    I am planning to buy a (korean reissue) Starfire 2 bass. Which compact (practice) amp would you recommend ? I live in an appartement so no high volume possible. Going for rather "vintage sound" (Beatles, Byrds,) some blues, older rock. I play with a pick. Line out for recording is a plus. Denis
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    When did the franz pu cover changed from black to white

    Guild X-175 1960 https://reverb.com/item/66627852?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=66627852 Very nice guitar but in my opinion maybe also an optimistic price (?). I just wondered : when did the pu covers change from black to white in the guild x...
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    Capri from the eighties

    Does anyone have experience with a Guild CE 100 D Capri from the eighties ? As I've read these are a little deeper than the older models. Does this mean they are more subject to feedback also ? Is it still posdible to use these with a blues- overdriven tone ? What is the average price for...
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    Bigsby b 5 on a bluesbird...

    Would it be possible to install bigsby B 5 on a reissue Newark Bluesbird ? Evt. with a vibramate ?
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    Dearmonds in an Aristocrat

    Quote from a member (JP) in another topic : " I also like to play an Aristocrat with original Dearmonds and a Bigsby " This made me think : Would it be possible in an reissue Aristocrat M 75 to swap the Franz pick ups with Dearmond like pickups. ( It's not that I don't like the Franz pickups...
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    American made Guild Starfire IV - This guitar can be mine !

    Found it in Italy. Owner wants me to organise the shipping. (I live in Belgium, also Europe) Normally tomorrow the deal will be finalised !
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    Insured shipping ?

    Buying guitars online a makes me "nervous" : I do not have a lot of experience with it and have nightmares about lost shippings, damaged instrument . So as a buyer I always ask for shipping with full insurance. Now I am wondering is this a wise thing to do : it costs me more and what...
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    Starfire 4 2005 which pickups ?

    I'm interested in a guild starfire 4 from 2005 but am wondering which pickups are in it. Here's a pic I received . Is this the Seymour Duncan version of the Guild HB1 ?
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    Guild Starfire II 1998 - action.

    So I saw a "blonde" Starfire II online in Europe. The guitar seems to be near mint and I contacted the seller for some more information. He responded very quickly and did send some extra pictures. The guitar still seems to be very clean but the action seems to be high : low E is almost 3 mm (=...
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    Nitro and guitar straps.

    As you may have seen I have a very nice Guild X 500 incoming. This guitar deserves a very nice strap. However : the guitar may have nitro laquer ( guitar was built in 1987 or 1988) and I don't think I would survive a "print" of my strap on the body of my guitar 😱😱😱😱 So : are there any...
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    Another vintage Guild x 175

    So I am still on the hunt for a vintage x 175. I found this one from 1966. Seems to be in a very good condition. The seller mentions there might have been a neck reset at some time because there are some touch ups at the neck joint. I add this picture where this " damage" shows. Something to...
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    Neck reset - impact on guitar value ?

    I am still looking at listings of vintage guild guitars . So maybe onr day I can buy one. I saw an X 175 from 1966. It looks ok but the seller said that the thinks the guitar had a neck reset in the past. Does this affect the value of the instrument and should I be more cautious ? Denis
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    Which type of guild guitar is this ?

    I am a it confused with this guitar. The website mentions " Guild X 170", the label mentions X 175. Production year seems to be : 1974 . But : too "thick" to be a X 170 and the seventies models of the X 175 all have a master volume and the pu swith is in a different place. Experts help please ?
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    Guild x 175 (korean)- upgrade pots etc ?

    The electronics of my korean x 175 are giving me troubles . I suspect there is a bad solder joint somewhere because when I get it out of the case there is no sound after plugging in, if I shake the guitar a little there is sound for a while. Should I just get this one issue repaired or would...
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    Guild t 100 d brazilian rosewood fretboard.

    Still on the " hunt" for a vintage (semi) hollow guild. I sawv very nice t 100 d from around 1959. But is the fretboard on these guitars made from brazilian rosewood ? In ads this is often claimed but this would make importing the guitar in de EU complicated (CITES). So I rather prefer it is not.
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    Shipping insurance

    If a guitar is shipped from Uk to Europe and the shipping is standard ups , Until which amount is it insured ? Sorry if dumb question but I have no experience with this and would like to have full insurance. Denis
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