New S65D owner

[puhio]

Aloha. I'm new to electric guitars and to posting. I have been playing, collecting and making ukuleles. Just got a S65D Ser No. ED100452 by way of ebay. Internet searching states that this guitar has a coil tap switch. The pickguard has a puka for one but there is only a black disk in the hole. I could take it apart and look but I don't want to screw any thing up-everything works. Great, well made guitar with lots of sustain - something ukes don't have - will be learning a lot. Mahalo to all for the posts I have surfed here. Happy to learn from some fellow geezers. A hui hou.

 

[Guildmark]

Aloha! What a great new topic -ukeleles! I think Guild may have actually built a few in their early days. Where's my copy of Hans' book? :?

One of the 'leckies (electric players) will be by soon to help with your question, I'm sure. In the meantime, be prepared for questions about ukes from all us howlies (sp?)

Welcome aboard!
Post well. Post often.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Guild built Baritone Ukes with their left over pieces of 'hog;

Welcome to the Zoo puhio, and congrats on the S-65D

 

[Guildmark]

Is that one in your collection, Grot? If so, there must be a story, yes?

 

[Default]

Howdy!

I learn something new every day. Ukes, who'da thunk it.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Is that one in your collection, Grot? If so, there must be a story, yes?

Why would you think there is a story?
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Weeeellll actually there is a little story.

I first became aware of the Guild uke in a '60's catalog. The first one I saw in real life was at the New York Guitar Show but it was beat to s**t.

The next one that came up was on eBay and I bought it. When I recieved it I found out the the stamped "Guild" in the headstock had lost it's gold paint.

I cleaned it up anyway and since it came without a case I hung it on the wall. This is it here;

Then another one came up on eBay that was a lot nicer and came with a case. I paid twice as much as the first one but I got that one too. This is the condition it came it;

I was going to sell the first one but since it's on the wall and I like to take it down and noodle on it from time to time I've decided to keep it. The second one is packed away in it's case for safe keeping.

 

[Guildmark]

Excellent! Most excellent!

Now, back to puhio ..... anyone around who can answer this poor newby's question about the missing coil tap switch on his newly acquired S65D? :shock:

 

[capnjuan]

Hi puhio, welcome, and congratulations on your new guitar! Is there a native Hawaiian word or expression for Geezer? If not, what is the expresssion for old fart? Again, welcome :wink: John

 

[puhio]

Aloha John, I am not Hawaiian, but I have lived here some 40 years(and my wife is Hawaiian). Just so you know the source... The Hawaiian word- 'elemakule = means old man. Per Mary Kawena Pukui's book on Hawaiian Proverbs: 'Elmakule 'auwae lenalena. Yellow chinned old man. Said of an old man whose teeth are gone and whose chin wags toothlessly. Puhi'u or puhio means to break wind audibly. Also means irreverence or rude. I had a dog named Puhio, told my daughter it meant "little puff of wind". Guess this ain't much about guitars. Mahalo Grot for your story and pictures of Guild's ukulele - I have heard good things said about them. A hui hou.

 

[capnjuan]

Guess this ain't much about guitars. Mahalo Grot for your story and pictures of Guild's ukulele - I have heard good things said about them. A hui hou.

Thanks for the translation. If you get the time, wander around in the threads - you're gonna find that staying OT here is sort of a part-time thing. Best wishes, John

 

[Guest]

Hey Phio, I'm new here myself and also a proud S65-D owner. I think that you're gonna love it, the neck on these babies is unbelievable. BTW, any of you 'elemakule-ies know if they used the same neck for all the s-series guilds? Mine is a late '79, if that makes any difference.

 

[danerectal]

I don't think I qualify for the age group, but my experience says that the S-100 has a thinner neck than the other body shape. I've played pretty close to every variation on the S-100 and I've played an S-60d to compare.

 

[hansmoust]

Aloha. I'm new to electric guitars and to posting. I have been playing, collecting and making ukuleles. Just got a S65D Ser No. ED100452 by way of ebay. Internet searching states that this guitar has a coil tap switch. The pickguard has a puka for one but there is only a black disk in the hole. I could take it apart and look but I don't want to screw any thing up-everything works. Great, well made guitar with lots of sustain - something ukes don't have - will be learning a lot. Mahalo to all for the posts I have surfed here. Happy to learn from some fellow geezers. A hui hou.

Hello puhio,

Welcome! It sounds like you bought the guitar we discussed on this board a while ago.

Take a look:

http://www.letstalkguild.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9322&p=97364#p97364

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[danerectal]

Neato burrito. That's a super-sweet one. I kind of wish I had jumped. Good for you, bad for me. :mrgreen: