The best Guild with P90s

[vates]

@vates I'm not sure if I'm adding anything valuable here, but there was some recent purchases of Gabojo pickups here on LTG that I think were well-liked. I don't know if these P-90-ish models have been tried, but maybe you could mate them with a Newark Street Aristocrat model and build something great. I don't know. Just a thought.

Pickups - P90 - Gabojo

www.gabojo.com

Thanks for the idea! I'm more interested in guitars though.
I have a few different sources of great P90 pickups already.
So if I find a good Bluesbird with P90s, I have plenty of options to replace the awful overwound SDs

 

[vates]

To summarize this thread.

The general opinion here is that '90s-'00s era Bluesbirds with P90s are the way to go.
Pickups replacement is what I had in mind already. It's a very personal thing anyway.

Other models are one-offs or rare as hen's teeth (and are mostly hidden deep in the vault of GAD anyway).
Plus, the proprietary Franz pickups are not the same size as Gibson P90s, so older models are probably a no-go too.

Again, thanks everyone for your ideas!

The search engines are loaded

 

[GAD]

Wow! That's nice

Right? And no matter how nicely I've asked he won't give it to me.

 

[walrus]

I owned a Bluesbird P90, i really loved how it sounded., loved the fat neck, etc. Alas, it became too heavy for my aging body.

 

[SFIV1967]

I have to check the model pickups on this Nashville Custom shop model. I never popped the covers and pulled the pups.

I believe they are Seymour Duncan P-90's.

Just some more old info from you about the Starfire IV Special:

https://letstalkguild.com/ltg/index.php?threads/triple-p90s-on-a-starfire.155320/post-1341897

Ralf

 

[matsickma]

Wow! I remember taking that picture. I think I still own all the guitars in that picture except the blond Guild Crossroad guitar with the zebra humbucker. That is the only Crossroads I ever seen that had a passive pickup combined with an active surface contact pickup. I also acquired a red Crossroad with active EMG neck pickup and it had a slightly different looking electronics package.
That picture shows the P90 "Nightingale" with the ivory P90 covers prior to I installed the Guildsby.
That picture also show the red Custom Shop SF4 with 3 P90. I have been considering installing vintage DeArmond 2000 on it.

 

[vates]

Yeah, that P90 Nightingale checks all the boxes. However, it's a one-off, made by an ex-factory worker, as far as I understand.

 

[chazmo]

Yeah, that P90 Nightingale checks all the boxes. However, it's a one-off, made by an ex-factory worker, as far as I understand.

I'm sorry, I lost the train here somewhere... Which guitar are you talking about here? Do you have a link?

 

[Guildocaster]

For reference here are pictures of my Blues 90 and a Bluesbird 90. I had the Blues 90 for sale here a couple of times but it didn't sell.

 

[chazmo]

@vates sounds like you and @Guildocaster should have a little chat.

 

[GGJaguar]

The Blues 90 recently got a pickup transplant. Definitely better now.

 

[chazmo]

The Blues 90 recently got a pickup transplant. Definitely better now.

Are those the Gabojos, GG?

 

[GGJaguar]

Are those the Gabojos, GG?

Yes!

 

[matsickma]

Wow! That green Blues90 with DeA pickup is cool.

 

[mavuser]

Blues 90. If it were me I would probably just swap in Gibson P-90's. good luck!

 

[vates]

I'm sorry, I lost the train here somewhere... Which guitar are you talking about here? Do you have a link?

We were talking about this beautiful guitar from this ancient post:

 

[mavuser]

Wow! I remember taking that picture. I think I still own all the guitars in that picture except the blond Guild Crossroad guitar with the zebra humbucker. That is the only Crossroads I ever seen that had a passive pickup combined with an active surface contact pickup. I also acquired a red Crossroad with active EMG neck pickup and it had a slightly different looking electronics package.
That picture shows the P90 "Nightingale" with the ivory P90 covers prior to I installed the Guildsby.
That picture also show the red Custom Shop SF4 with 3 P90. I have been considering installing vintage DeArmond 2000 on it.

is that Nightingale maple? thanks

 

[vates]

For reference here are pictures of my Blues 90 and a Bluesbird 90. I had the Blues 90 for sale here a couple of times but it didn't sell.

Yeah, I've re-joined this forum a bit too late. You've already traded your emerald green Blues 90.

That Bluesbird 90 is a beaut though!
I you decide to let this bird go - please, drop me a line. Thanks!

 

[HeyMikey]

@vates
For your consideration….

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I can’t read the description because it won’t show up on my phone (thanks ebay engineers) but it’s a pretty one and decent price.

More info on the seller

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[SFIV1967]

@vates
For your consideration….

2001 Guild USA Blues 90 Transparent Red | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2001 Guild USA Blues 90 Transparent Red at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

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Just in case it matters, it's a year 2000 made one, not 2001.

Ralf