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[Bluesra]

I posted a thread a few days ago about a 70s T50 and yesterday I bought it, a 74' T50. It's a nice red one which I haven't seen much of in pictures, anyone know how common these red ones are?

The guitar has a little be more scuffs than the guy led on and i noticed the holes where a pickguard was previously but it's a very nice guitar. After playing it I was in love immediately. This is my first hollow body electric and i hadn't played a full hollow body electric before but I have always liked the tone I've head from old archtop acoustics. This one sounds very nice unplugged and plugged in, I found it hard to put down the tone and ease of playing was inspiring.

I can't tell exactly what strings are on there, they look like the could be monels of some sort, they seem to be 11s if I had a guess. I might try some DR blues but I'm hesitant on thicker strings because the action is already a tad high but we shall see.

 

[cupric]

Very nice! Enjoy.

 

[hansmoust]

I posted a thread a few days ago about a 70s T50 and yesterday I bought it, a 74' T50. It's a nice red one which I haven't seen much of in pictures, anyone know how common these red ones are?

Hello Bluesra,

The Cherry Red finish on the T-50 was not uncommon, but by the time your guitar was completed, the model was already taken out of the line and no longer in the price lists. Still a few leftover superstructures were completed and left the factory during 1974.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[shihan]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a red one; Hans will soon tell all, I’m sure. Electric archtops rule! Glad you got a good one. Enjoy it in good health!

 

[walrus]

Very cool! I LOVE it in red! Congratulations!

walrus

 

[Guildedagain]

Incredibly cool guitar, major score ;[]

 

[GGJaguar]

Oooh, that looks great in red! Congrats!!

 

[HeyMikey]

Yeah that T50 is red hot ! Congrats Bluesra.

 

[drlucky]

Sweet T-50! Congratulations and enjoy!

 

[Shakeylee]

congratulations!! i have a red T-100 we should do a duo show!

you talked about playing delta. the 11's might be a touch light for that,

if you put a capo on,and the action is ok, the nut needs slotting.

are the bridge adjustment wheels all the way down?

what amps are you using?

congratulations on a beautiful guitar that will be great for your blues playing!!

 

[Bluesra]

congratulations!! i have a red T-100 we should do a duo show!

you talked about playing delta. the 11's might be a touch light for that,

if you put a capo on,and the action is ok, the nut needs slotting.

are the bridge adjustment wheels all the way down?

what amps are you using?

congratulations on a beautiful guitar that will be great for your blues playing!!

Yeah, the strings are a bit light for slide playing, I lowered the bridge a little with the wheels but I do have one question: is it bad to lower the bridge all the way to the base that rests on the body? The guy that sold it called it a floating bridge, and at the moment there is a approx 1mm gap between the bridge and the base of it, is it OK to lower that all the way down leaving no gap?

I'm going to look into the action some more, check out the neck relief tonight, I've been too busy playing it. I'm probably being overly cautious but as long as the truss rod isn't bottomed out is there anything to worry about if I decide to put heavier strings on?

I'm using a Peavey delta blues 210, this guitar sounds absolutely great through it. Thick and warm and with some dirt on it gets a nice raunchy earthy tone.



Here's another pic!

 

[Shakeylee]

lowering the bridge all the way won't hurt anything.

once again,congratulations!!

 

[Shakeylee]

Yeah, the strings are a bit light for slide playing, I lowered the bridge a little with the wheels but I do have one question: is it bad to lower the bridge all the way to the base that rests on the body? The guy that sold it called it a floating bridge, and at the moment there is a approx 1mm gap between the bridge and the base of it, is it OK to lower that all the way down leaving no gap?

I'm going to look into the action some more, check out the neck relief tonight, I've been too busy playing it. I'm probably being overly cautious but as long as the truss rod isn't bottomed out is there anything to worry about if I decide to put heavier strings on?

I'm using a Peavey delta blues 210, this guitar sounds absolutely great through it. Thick and warm and with some dirt on it gets a nice raunchy earthy tone.



Here's another pic!

i also think the peavey delta blues is a great match. you have the dark and warm characteristic of neck only pickup, enhanced by the bright and Vox-like EL84's of your amp.

a lot of members here make a big deal about intonation of whether you use a wound G or not with your bridge,
HOWEVER. if you are playing primarily in open G and open D, either bridge would intonate OK,and it's just a matter of getting all three D strings intonated and in tune with each other at the fifth and seventh fret.

here's a nice set of strings to try for your style:

Darco D910 Heavy Gauge Electric Guitar Strings

Nickel wound, heavy gauge .012 .016 .024 .032w .044w .056w.

www.elderly.com

you could trade the 12 out for a 14.

 

[Bluesra]

i also think the peavey delta blues is a great match. you have the dark and warm characteristic of neck only pickup, enhanced by the bright and Vox-like EL84's of your amp.

a lot of members here make a big deal about intonation of whether you use a wound G or not with your bridge,
HOWEVER. if you are playing primarily in open G and open D, either bridge would intonate OK,and it's just a matter of getting all three D strings intonated and in tune with each other at the fifth and seventh fret.

here's a nice set of strings to try for your style:

Darco D910 Heavy Gauge Electric Guitar Strings

Nickel wound, heavy gauge .012 .016 .024 .032w .044w .056w.

www.elderly.com

you could trade the 12 out for a 14.

I like the price on those strings! I did notice the intonation on the unwrapped G string that's a good tip for open tuning intonation though, Thanks for that.

 

[jp]

That's one of the richest, deepest cherry red finishes I've ever seen on a Guild. Quite the looker! Congratulations and have fun with it!

 

[rbrcbr]

Nice! I messaged the guy about this but never followed through as I just picked up a jazzmaster. Very cool. Sounds like this may need a neck reset if the action is super high and the bridge is basically bottomed out. Putting heavier strings on it won't hurt it, but it might be a bit harder to play if the action is already high. I suppose if you're gonna play slide/blues then that's not a huge deal. Congrats!

 

[Bluesra]

Does anyone know if the hard case for the guild ns t50/starfire will fit my 70s T50?

 

[cupric]

Does anyone know if the hard case for the guild ns t50/starfire will fit my 70s T50?

There's a case I posted on the Ebay, Reverb area that claims it's for a T50. TKL, and a good price!

https://letstalkguild.com/ltg/index.php?threads/tkl-case-b2314.207848/