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[The Guilds of Grot]

I assume you mean you haven't seen many chrome hollow M-75s!

Oops, yes I meant M-75

I would think it has the block, but I could be wrong.

Upon further inspection, it looks like a stud mounted bridge requiring a block and not the "foot" type bridge used on the hollow bodies.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Good deal. I am sure some of us were temped! :twisted:

Thanks for siting on your wallet!

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

I hope I'm around when you need to thin the herd or maybe I should just offer you a commission because your Guild sleuthing skills are much better than mine.

If it's any consolation, the bass came from Belgium. Took for ever to get here, and had to wade through quite a bit of customs red tape.

 

[hansmoust]

Actually, I've been waiting for a cherry Bluesbird to match my solid one and the bass, (seen here

But I couldn't let this one go by. I'm also into chrome over gold and I haven't seen many chrome hollow M-75's.

Hey Grot,

Just to tease you...........this is probably what you're looking for!

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Gee.. thanks Hans!

I see that guitar has the "foot" bridge. I'd assume it's from the mid to late sixties?

Not looking to sell it are ya?

 

[hansmoust]

I see that guitar has the "foot" bridge. I'd assume it's from the mid to late sixties?

No, in that case it would have had the small humbuckers and those are usually gold plated.
This one is from the end of 1970 and consequently it's equipped with the big HB-1 humbuckers.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[hansmoust]

Not looking to sell it are ya?

No, it's part of the M-75 collection and I'm not ready to break it up yet.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[Walter Broes]

If it's any consolation, the bass came from Belgium.

No kidding!?! That beautiful M-85 bass you posted?

 

[fronobulax]

[quote="The Guilds of Grot":96171]
If it's any consolation, the bass came from Belgium.

No kidding!?! That beautiful M-85 bass you posted?[/quote:96171]

I'll presume to answer. My lust for Grot's '70 M-85 has been a running joke and that is the bass he says came from Belgium. Would you like to help find another one? :lol:

 

[Walter Broes]

LOL, I actually have a friend who is on the lookout for one, so he comes first if I come across one.

I was just suprised, usually vintage guitars "travel the other way around", and I hardly see any Guilds, or at least Guild electrics over here.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

No, in that case it would have had the small humbuckers and those are usually gold plated.
This one is from the end of 1970 and consequently it's equipped with the big HB-1 humbuckers.

Well wrong again, I guess that's why you're Hans and I'm me.

So was I at least right about the "foot" bridge and that it's completely hollow?

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

I was just suprised, usually vintage guitars "travel the other way around", and I hardly see any Guilds, or at least Guild electrics over here.

I'm pretty sure that's where it came from. I'm not real good at documentation. I know I found, and bought it through ebay though.

 

[hansmoust]

So was I at least right about the "foot" bridge and that it's completely hollow?

Yes sir!

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[capnjuan]

Congratulations Kurt; it's a beauty! cj

 

[Walter Broes]

I'm pretty sure that's where it came from. I'm not real good at documentation. I know I found, and bought it through ebay though.

Oh, I'm not doubting you at all, just surprised is all!

But I've been surprised before in Belgium - a friend of mine had been playing harmonica in a band for a year or two when his uncle noticed "he was playing through one of those Fender amps". turns out Uncle dear had a mint condition tweed bassman (a '60) - he played his organ through it at really low volumes, and it had never left the house.... :shock:

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Now should I wait and have it shipped after the Holidays? :shock:

OK now it's really getting weird, I'm quoting myself!

But seriously, do you think I should wait and have it shipped after Christmas?

Opinions please? (Barbara, I think I know your answer!)

 

[Jeff]

Prolly ought to wait. Holiday's a madhouse, lots of inexperienced temporary help.

 

[Walter Broes]

Seems like a good idea to me, if the mail in the US is as chaotic as it is here this time of year.

 

[fronobulax]

Prolly ought to wait. Holiday's a madhouse, lots of inexperienced temporary help.

That's more true than they want to admit. I worked with a guy who had written software for what we would now call a GPS Receiver. UPS liked the technology so much they bought the company the guy worked for. He stayed for several years and every fall there was a mandatory one day training session for all employees, regardless of their job description. At the session they learned how to help in a sorting facility or how to operate a delivery route. The latter included things like truck driving, loading and unloading the truck, when to cut across lawns, how to double park and not get a ticket and all of those other tricks the delivery drivers do to make sure you get your package. Anyway, since everyone was trained, they would then surge from the existing workforce. The software guys with low key products would spend most of December on the trucks while the mission critical projects only lost their staff for the week before Christmas. But for that week, there were about 10 people in an office that normally housed 150 and all the rest were on trucks or sorting packages somewhere. And you wonder why a job description for an IT position says "lift up to 50 lbs."

 

[BluesDan]

[quote="The Guilds of Grot":0ad7a]Now should I wait and have it shipped after the Holidays? :shock:

OK now it's really getting weird, I'm quoting myself!

But seriously, do you think I should wait and have it shipped after Christmas?

Opinions please? (Barbara, I think I know your answer!)[/quote:0ad7a]

I hear New Mexico is nice this time of year........"roadtrip".......pick me up on the way........we'll document the trek for the board......."The Adventures of Grot & BluesDan".............or "Have Guild, Will Travel".............any donations?? anyone?
:wink: :mrgreen: