guildzilla
Senior Member
I'd been curious about the Brian May Guilds, but the prices tend to be in the untouchable range for me.
This one, the Poor Man's version, wound up being an e-Bay exception, so I grabbed it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=004
It looked like a bargain, even though I was the only bidder in a 10-day auction. On Dec. 12, an identical BM Standard (in black) went for $1,785 with four bidders over $1,300.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=010
Does anyone on LTG own one of these? Comments from the guys working at Westerly at the time?
Depending on the routing under the pickguard, it seems to me that someone could make an alternative pickguard, replacing the 5-way switch with the six switches for pickup on/off and phase on/off and relocating the volume and tone controls. Then rewire the pickups. That would be an interesting experiment, reversible and not very invasive. And it would replicate (?) the electronic features that are characteristic of the Brian May design.
No tremolo. Interesting combo stop tailpiece and bridge -where did that come from?
I'm bummed this model lacks the zero-fret feature, as that is one of the features of the Brian May guitars that intrigues me. But the price was right, and I should get it next week.
I can't seem to keep my hands off this stuff as the Tour de Guild continues into 2009. :roll:
This one, the Poor Man's version, wound up being an e-Bay exception, so I grabbed it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=004
It looked like a bargain, even though I was the only bidder in a 10-day auction. On Dec. 12, an identical BM Standard (in black) went for $1,785 with four bidders over $1,300.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=010
Does anyone on LTG own one of these? Comments from the guys working at Westerly at the time?
Depending on the routing under the pickguard, it seems to me that someone could make an alternative pickguard, replacing the 5-way switch with the six switches for pickup on/off and phase on/off and relocating the volume and tone controls. Then rewire the pickups. That would be an interesting experiment, reversible and not very invasive. And it would replicate (?) the electronic features that are characteristic of the Brian May design.
No tremolo. Interesting combo stop tailpiece and bridge -where did that come from?
I'm bummed this model lacks the zero-fret feature, as that is one of the features of the Brian May guitars that intrigues me. But the price was right, and I should get it next week.
I can't seem to keep my hands off this stuff as the Tour de Guild continues into 2009. :roll:
