Guild S65D

[GAD]

Here's my review of my Guild S65D from 1979.

Guild S65D | GAD's Ramblings

Today’s guitar is a relatively uncommon Guild S65D that I sought after for years. While only seen rarely, sometimes with a ridiculous price and almost always with a fair bit of hyperbole, these guitars are beloved by those who own them and misunderstood by those who don’t (and some who do). I’ve...

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As always, please PM with any typos or errors.

Thanks!

 

[GGJaguar]

Nice! I now better understand an often misunderstood guitar. The series-parallel switch is, well, a switch from the expected splitter switch. G&L used them in the 1980s and brought them back recently (I usually just park them in series mode).

 

[SFIV1967]

Great review again!

Ralf

 

[cupric]

Excellent! Down to earth and super informative, as always. Thank you.

 

[Rocky]

The series-parallel switch is, well, a switch from the expected splitter switch.

That is how the DiMarzio insert for the DualSound recommended switching, back in the day.

 

[Nuuska]

Good reading - thank you sir

 

[walrus]

Another great review!

I loved the sound of the S-60 I had - bought from GAD, in fact - but could not bond with the neck. And yes, the tuners sucked.

walrus

 

[jp]

As usual, very nice review, GAD.

 

[HeyMikey]

Another excellent and entertaining review. Very interesting about the pickup wiring.