Too many guitars here, so even some favorites have to go. (Besides, I'm looking for my first guild ...) These are creme de la budget instruments, beautiful, quality way out of proportion to price:
Dearmond M-75T. One of the earlier ones. Excellent condition, some scratches on the pickguard, little else even worth noting. Has the excellent 2k pickups. Frets were soft and square, so I had it refretted and set up by Bill at Dave's Sound in Whippany, NJ. Plus new pots, caps, jack, treble bleed mod on the bass p/u, graphite nut. Tremelo is on the stiff side, but precise and quite effective. Comes in a pricey Gretsch hard case - a little oversize, still offers excellent protection. An extremely playable, toneful guitar. 500
Dearmond M-72. Came NOS from a shop, not pre-owned. Chambered body, thin maple, flat cap. Fine enough in stock form, much further along now. Swapped in Z90s, a vibramate mounting plate and Bigsby B5. New pots and caps, graphite nut, jack too. All work and setup by Bill at Daves Sound. This thing has a HUGE sound, as much Duane Eddy in there as P90. Nothing else looks or sounds quite like this one. Gig bag. 700
Cash is king, but if you have a nice guild electric (S-100, starfire, CE100), I'm interestecd. Thanks.
MD
Dearmond M-75T. One of the earlier ones. Excellent condition, some scratches on the pickguard, little else even worth noting. Has the excellent 2k pickups. Frets were soft and square, so I had it refretted and set up by Bill at Dave's Sound in Whippany, NJ. Plus new pots, caps, jack, treble bleed mod on the bass p/u, graphite nut. Tremelo is on the stiff side, but precise and quite effective. Comes in a pricey Gretsch hard case - a little oversize, still offers excellent protection. An extremely playable, toneful guitar. 500
Dearmond M-72. Came NOS from a shop, not pre-owned. Chambered body, thin maple, flat cap. Fine enough in stock form, much further along now. Swapped in Z90s, a vibramate mounting plate and Bigsby B5. New pots and caps, graphite nut, jack too. All work and setup by Bill at Daves Sound. This thing has a HUGE sound, as much Duane Eddy in there as P90. Nothing else looks or sounds quite like this one. Gig bag. 700
Cash is king, but if you have a nice guild electric (S-100, starfire, CE100), I'm interestecd. Thanks.
MD