New Guild Electrics at NAMM 2013

[hansmoust]

So what's on Newark St.?

Anybody have any insight/guesses on this?

That's the street the Hoboken factory was on.

That may have been the backdoor entrance but the Neumann Leather building was on Observer Highway.
But I must admit that the choice of Newark Street is a clever one! That's how they got in....... through the backdoor and now they act like they've always lived there!

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

(Damn! Hans beat me while I was gathering the photos!)

So what's on Newark St.?

Anybody have any insight/guesses on this?

That's the street the Hoboken factory was on.

Well the Hoboken Factory address was 300 Observer Highway which I knew, but upon further investigation I see that Newark St. (or Ave.?) ran behind the factory and it's probably how you got into the parking lot so I guess there is a connection there.


From Bing Maps;

From Google Earth;

 

[Memphis]

Well, I have to say that I actually really like the look of the Orpheum models! Especially the slop-shoulder dreads! :mrgreen:

 

[coastie99]

Well, I have to say that I actually really like the look of the Orpheum models! Especially the slop-shoulder dreads! :mrgreen:

I can't help but think though, that they opted for the wrong sunburst shading. Guild have produced some of the nicest sunbursts out there and IMHO that ain't one of them.

 

[Charlie Vegas]

It's official.

http://www.guildguitars.com/instruments ... Collection

These are definitely new photos confirming the old ones were photoshopp’d.

 

[Zelja]

Interesting. So are the radii of these reissues the same as the originals? I was surprised to see that a bunch of these guitars have a 9.45" radius. My 60s Starfires feel like they have flatter radii than that, though I've never measured them.

Measured my 66 SFV with a gauge from Stewmac at 10".

 

[twocorgis]

Well, I have to say that I actually really like the look of the Orpheum models! Especially the slop-shoulder dreads! :mrgreen:

I can't help but think though, that they opted for the wrong sunburst shading. Guild have produced some of the nicest sunbursts out there and IMHO that ain't one of them.

I think they were going for the "Roy Smeck" vintage Gibson look, and I'll agree that there's far better bursts out there, especially in Guild's quiver.

That being said, other than the blue marquetry, I like it!

 

[Zelja]

It's official.

http://www.guildguitars.com/instruments ... Collection

The same "Guild® "Frequency Tested" Single-Coil" is used on both the Newark & Patriarch series. 3 piece neck & bone nut too. Bodes well I think.

 

[southernGuild]

8) You're right it does pretty much have the Roy Smeck look about it. Except for that blue.

Grot. Thanks for posting those Hobokin factory photos. I'm been meaning to have a look at that site myself via Google. Very nice to see that it's still there. Nice connectrion from Guild with the Newark St.

 

[Charlie Vegas]

New Guild photos on the Gretsch Pages!

Guild Electrics

 

[jcwu]

New Guild photos on the Gretsch Pages!

Guild Electrics

That's quite a write-up! Thanks for the link.

 

[ladytexan]

New Guild photos on the Gretsch Pages!

Guild Electrics

Quite a nice review from the Gretsch side.

 

[Qvart]

Just got THIS by email. If someone else posted it already, sorry (didn't read back through the whole thread).


And yes - a new S-100:

 

[ladytexan]

Just got THIS by email. If someone else posted it already, sorry (didn't read back through the whole thread).

I just received the Guild eNewsletter, too! Sorta funny that we've been posting about the new models for a few days!

 

[Zelja]

^^^
That's a positive report!

 

[chazmo]

New Guild photos on the Gretsch Pages!

Guild Electrics

Quite a nice review from the Gretsch side.

Awesome!

 

[SouthernSounds]

That's a positive report!

Yes, indeed!

Although we need our own report: Ralf? Where are you, Ralf?

All the best,
B.

 

[chazmo]

I'm sure Ralf is a kid in a candy store today! We PM'd earlier and I think he was pretty excited about the show!

Man, I wish I could be there for this.

 

[southernGuild]

New Guild photos on the Gretsch Pages!

Guild Electrics

Quite a nice review from the Gretsch side.

Awesome!

Man, I'm stoaked.....Great news for Guild! Great to see!
Edit.
GO RALF!

 

[chazmo]

At this point in the festivities, I feel compelled to send a shout out to our Ovation and Hamer friends who are (hopefully) lurking a bit... I fear much of what we're seeing here for the 60th Guild anniversary comes at the expense of Ovation and Hamer products, and thus I can only wish that "it's worth it" to us and to Fender to see this resurgence of Guild in the wake of those brands that were the core of Kaman Music.

It might also be worth a tip of the cap to Tacoma as well. They paid the price back in the mid oughts, but you know what I mean.

:bow: :scrape: