The One that got away...You know

[F30]

Back in the 90's I picked up an X-700 at a fairly reasonable price because frankly it was just plain cool.
I was in a band playing classic rock and blues at the time and also doing quite a bit of acoustic side gigs.
It was so cool but because it wasn't getting much play back then I regretfully had to sell for monetary reasons.
This was my first true love affair with Guild Electrics. It was all about timing. It was just the wrong time to own it
and I just couldn't afford to keep it. It was truely a fine guitar and I wish I was able to have held on to it.
Here's a pic I found on the web of what that guitar looked like.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... CCMQ9QEwAg

Mine was pretty amber like this:
http://www.gryphonstrings.com/instpix/34984/34984.php
Those alligator cases they came in were real nice :mrgreen:

But amazingly there are still some mint ones left out there:
http://www.justjazzguitars.com/X%20Pic% ... 0X-700.htm

Anyone else regretting a Guild let go in the past?

 

[Brad Little]

Anyone else regretting a Guild let go in the past?

Had to sell a Brazilian D-50 when I needed an electric for a band gig, around 1974.
Brad

 

[F30]

That would have been worth quite a bit now, I bet.

 

[powerwagonjohn]

Yes... there was a beautiful 1958 Guild X-550 all orig. w. orig. case. It belonged to a lady's uncle who had died in 1968 and it had been in the case ever since. Every thing worked and the neck was straight, the frets were almost black from sitting and the guitar was filthy, ebony fingerboard and the fancy tuners with the pearl buttons. The only problem was it needed a neck reset, all new frets and all new binding. Mn winters are long and dry! I offered her $1500.00 which I thought was reasonable at the time and considering the work it needed but she took it home. I later found out it went through a local shop and on to some guy in Canada. I will always remember that one, it's the one that got me started with archtops. I really hope she went to a good home!!!!
Thanks John

 

[F30]

58' X-550... I had to look that up in my Guild book. Man that would have been a great catch.

 

[dogrocketp]

I had to sell an X700 to pay bills at the beginning of my divorce. The neck was just a little too narrow for my clumsy hands. It had the best small ensemble jazz sound I could ever have imagined. I also played it with a big band. Then I had to sell my mid 90's, blonde X170 which was simply the most beautiful guitar I have ever seen. I understand it's in Australia now. That one had a narrow neck also. I just got another X170 that is mid 90's with a slightly wider neck, and I haven't put it down since it arrived. It's sunburst, which is very beautiful. Nothing can touch the splendiferous flame of the blonde one, though. A friend who ls a professional cabinet maker told me it was the most 3 dimensional maple he had ever seen. Some day I'll find that 1 & 11/16's Stuart in any color, and fall in love with the sound all over again. I played it through a Tech 21 Trademark 60 with 4/10" speakers. That is my desert island amp, and I'll die with it. It'll do any style of music very well.

 

[guildman63]

I sold a Starfire V, CE-100D, Yamaha SBG-2000, and an Ibanez GB-12, all to pay college expenses. The Yamaha and Starfire V were players, but the Ibanez and CE-100D were in dead mint condition. I am now making up for it as I have a Hoboken CE-100 and X-175, and a GSR Starfire VI and GSR T-500. I am planning on handing them all down to my 7-year old son when I am no longer able to play, which will hopefully be a LONG time from now. I also hope that I learn to play them properly before that time comes :mrgreen:

 

[Jahn]

i just recently tweaked my SFVI to sound just as good as what i remember my SFV to sound like. i had regretted trading that one in for a crappy Taylor forever, so i'm glad karma finally worked its way back around this way. but somewhere out there is a black 1967 Guild Starfire V that has a little extra mojo workin'.

 

[mad dog]

Yes. A Starfire VI, '75 I think. I wasn't bonding with it in comparison to my old ES-335 (which has been the cause of other mighty fine guitars sticking around.) But in this case, I didn't realize that it was more of an amp issue. The SF VI didn't mesh so well with my main amp at the time. Several amps and a lot of speaker/tube swapping later, I now know more about how different guitars act with different amps. It's obvious I acted hastily. That Guild would work so well with the amps I'm playing now.
MD