NGD S-300d replacement parts

[Zduck]

Hi there! New to Guilds, just picked up a 77 s300d that I’d like to restore back to original.

Three issues:

1) the headstock was burned in a fire and the mother of pearl inlays are gone and some of the black overlay is gone. Is there any source for a replacement headstock overlay? Or is my best bet to remove the remaining overlay, paint the headstock black and just settle for a fake mother of pearl chesterfield water slide decal?

2) anyone have a source for original style 3 screw pickup rings for the DiMarzio pickups?

3) any source on replacement or original knobs that aren’t $30 plus each?

thanks for any information or advice!

 

[hansmoust]

Hello Zduck,

Welcome! I can help you out with most of the parts, but I'm located in the Netherlands and the postal service is a mess these days.
Where are you located?

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[SFIV1967]

Welcome to LTG!

@hansmoust : Did those S-300 have that kind of black fiber (laminated paper) overlay on the headstock?

Ralf

 

[Zduck]

Thanks, I’m in Canada. Would love to get a quote on the parts I need from you, if you ship here. cheers

 

[ruedi]

How did this happen? Rammstein is this you?

Welcome Zduck, nice guitar and cool project you have there! You found the right place for your questions, lots of Guild knowledge gathers here (not me though). Let us know how you proceed!

 

[kakerlak]

I have seen those replacement overlays pop up on ebay from time to time. It might be tricky trying to blend it in sympathetically with the wood that's worn/burned away at the upper corners of the headstock. BTW - original inlays were pearloid on these, which is probably why they perished in the fire.

 

[SFIV1967]

I have seen those replacement overlays pop up on ebay from time to time.

Mostly original older all-celluloid veneers. But wooden or even those laminated paper overlays rarely showed up.
Ralf

 

[GAD]

I would replace the rings and knobs, leave the headstock alone, and play the hell out of that guitar. Having an S300 that I could leave hanging or in the corner would be a cool thing to have!

Congrats on the guitar and for wanting to fix her up!

 

[matsickma]

A suggestion...

Given the extensive damage you could consider using standard two hole black pickup bezels and simply unsolder the two hole tab that was soldered to Dimarzio pickup. So for a few $ you can remove the metal pickup flanges.

Headstock...that is another hard to come by item. I've seen them sell for $150 when they do come up on ebay. Consider a plain black cover and add a Guild sticker that you can get on eBay or Guitar Center.

Knobs...another tricky item. You might luck out and see them on eBay or possibly the Guild web store.

TRC...their are some S300's on eBay or you can add an inexpensive copy from eBay without the model markings to have the correctly shaped TRC.

The above recommendation can get your guitar in the ball park of normal and then over time watch out for an occasional bargain on stock items.
M

 

[Zduck]

How did this happen? Rammstein is this you?

Welcome Zduck, nice guitar and cool project you have there! You found the right place for your questions, lots of Guild knowledge gathers here (not me though). Let us know how you proceed!

haha it was the sellers dads guitar originally who passed and he sadly didn’t know the story behind it but my guess is a firework attached to the headstock situation or some Hendrix

A suggestion...

Given the extensive damage you could consider using standard two hole black pickup bezels and simply unsolder the two hole tab that was soldered to Dimarzio pickup. So for a few $ you can remove the metal pickup flanges.

Headstock...that is another hard to come by item. I've seen them sell for $150 when they do come up on ebay. Consider a plain black cover and add a Guild sticker that you can get on eBay or Guitar Center.

Knobs...another tricky item. You might luck out and see them on eBay or possibly the Guild web store.

TRC...their are some S300's on eBay or you can add an inexpensive copy from eBay without the model markings to have the correctly shaped TRC.

The above recommendation can get your guitar in the ball park of normal and then over time watch out for an occasional bargain on stock items.
M

This all makes a lot of sense. With the damage to the headstock it will never be a mint condition original, so I shouldn’t probably spend a ton of money on original parts. I paid 700 Canadian for it btw.

 

[Zduck]

I pulled the control cavity and found that it was white originally?! Interesting!

 

[DThomasC]

And the inside of the control cavity is cherry...

What's the note say?

 

[GAD]

I've seen a lot of Guilds from this era with the wrong covers on the control cavity. I have no idea why, but it's easily the fifth or sixth I've seen. Hell, I even had or have one.

 

[fronobulax]

My '71 JS didn't even have a label on the control cavity cover and it left the factory that way.

 

[jp]

If Hans doesn't have an overlay, there's currently a 60s headstock overlay on Reverb.

https://reverb.com/item/34136555-guild-hedastock-veenr-1960s

It's a different shape, but the MOP can be salvaged and placed into a new veneer. Pricey, though.

 

[SFIV1967]

And the inside of the control cavity is cherry...
What's the note say?

The cherry was handpainted over the white and over the copper foil and even drops on the one tone pot, see the two arrows left and right. So it was white before.
That paper note again would be intersting to see what's written on it. Did you notice that unusal pickup selector switch?

An old Washburn bass had the same switch:

Ralf

 

[cupric]

Not another note!

 

[SFIV1967]

Not another note!

Scavenger hunt!

Ralf

 

[SFIV1967]

We could open a new thread with "Guitars with hidden notes" !

Ralf

 

[hansmoust]

We could open a new thread with "Guitars with hidden notes"
Ralf

You could, but the best story I've heard was this one and it's going to be hard to beat:

Joan Baez: "We found a scroll inside my guitar which said, 'Too bad you're a communist'"

The folk legend on her storied career, gear and winding down

www.musicradar.com

Hope this is not against the 'no politics' rule!

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl