Newbie question about Guild archtops with P-90s

[MAXRB]

Hello:

My name is Max and I'm new in this forum. I don't know too much about Guilds but I feel attracted to them for a while (I've got a couple of Gretsches and a Gibson...)
Since long time I've been wanting one of those deep bodied archtop with one cutway and p-90s. I think this kind of guitar will suit my sound: kind of early electric blues, raw r&r and garage.

Vintage Gibsons are pretty nice (es-175, es-350...)but they have those crazy prices. On the other hand the new cheap oriental archtops look a bit...cheap.
Walter from the Gretschforum -member of this forum as well- pointed me towards Guild archtops. Actually they seem to be as cool as Gibsons for half the money.
So I'm searching in Internet. But I don't know nothing about the different models (apart from the Starfires).
Which Guilds have deep hollowbodies and p-90s. Are there a few models to choose from?
Can you recommend me some realiable online shops? I only know archtop.com.

Thanks a lot in advance

MAx

 

[coastie99]

Hello Max, from New Zealand.

Welcome to the forum; you're certainly in the perfect place to receive a thorough Guild education.

You may like to try this link...........

http://gbase.com/

Heaps of Guilds to be found here.

A great many of these dealers are known to our members.

Someone will be along soon to advise you further, I'm sure.

 

[jp]

Hey Max,

Certain Guild models had Franz PUs which look a lot like P-90s, but they have a sound all their own. They can get that bluesy growl that I think you're hearing in your head.

There are several single cutaway, deep body models that had them in the 50s and early 60s: X-150, X-175, X-375, and the CE-100. I'm sure I've missed a few, especially the exotic ones.

Some examples here: http://www.ggjaguar.com/guild.htm
As suggested by our kiwi friend above, search gbase.com for these models.

CE-100 are AWESOME! and nice 50s and 60s examples can be had for a LOT less than a Gibson from the same era.

Good luck, and welcome to the forum!

 

[MAXRB]

Hi Coastie,
Thanks for the link to gbase.com.
I'm checking it everyday until I find what I'm looking for.

Jp,
Thanks for all the info and that link.
I thought those white single-coils where P-90s, I din't know anything about Franz pickups. I hope they are similar to the P-90s because definitely is that bluesy growl the sound i've got in my head!

And the looks are quite similar to a Ce-100. Are those the Guild equivalent to the es-175?

 

[jp]

I would guess that they were designed to go up against the ES-175, but the design is slightly different. They're both 24 3/4 in scale. The CE-100 is about 5/8 in shallower, a little wider at the lower bout, and to me just feels like a different guitar--a bit slimmer overall--and perhaps sound a little punchier, but still with the full rich resonance for jazz. They just feel right to me.

I've tried for years to find a gibson that feels right to me, but they just don't do it. I dunno what it is. I ended up with my first when I was specifically shopping for an ES-175. Read here:
http://letstalkguild.com/phpBB2/viewtop ... c&start=60