Finally after three weeks and a ransom of 153 euros I received today the B stock T bird I ordered.
I just unpacked it, oiled the fingerboard and polished a little the tarnished fret. Interesting guitar.
Sorry for the bad pictures and the lousy kitchen table!
First impressions: I heard a lot of complains about the two anti-hum pickups and their mismatched DC resistance but at least on my Vox AC30 the output of the two pickups is even and I just had to raise their height to my liking . Also, the infamous Hagstrom vibrato unit besides having a limited movement is not too bad for the string, it´s slightly firmer than a Fender Strat unit but it works reasonably well for what it was originally designed.
The sound is Gibsonian more than Fenderish, the "brightness" switch works relatively well but it feels more like certain positions of a Varitone than a coil split for instance. The neck pickup is biased toward the bass spectrum so I inclined a little like a Fender pickup, the bridge is very good but both units have a relatively low output.
The offset shape of the guitar is the most striking feature, but it balances very well with a strap. Playing seated it gives the impression that the guitar is very long, but this is not the case, actually it´s slightly shorter than my Strats. At 3.15 kg it is reasonable lightweight too.
Fit and finish are typically Korean, that means very good besides the nut that is massively oversized and whose action is way too high. I found the D´addario strings too hard for my taste and replaced them with a set of Hybrid slinky. Neck adjustment was good from the factory, the triburst finish is beautiful (perhaps a little too glossy, but the guitar is clearly not American) and the mahogany has a hint of figuring.
In conclusion, this is my first electric Guild, it´s a nice piece of 60s stravaganza that I will explore in this period of Coronavirus emergency in Europe.
I just unpacked it, oiled the fingerboard and polished a little the tarnished fret. Interesting guitar.
Sorry for the bad pictures and the lousy kitchen table!
First impressions: I heard a lot of complains about the two anti-hum pickups and their mismatched DC resistance but at least on my Vox AC30 the output of the two pickups is even and I just had to raise their height to my liking . Also, the infamous Hagstrom vibrato unit besides having a limited movement is not too bad for the string, it´s slightly firmer than a Fender Strat unit but it works reasonably well for what it was originally designed.
The sound is Gibsonian more than Fenderish, the "brightness" switch works relatively well but it feels more like certain positions of a Varitone than a coil split for instance. The neck pickup is biased toward the bass spectrum so I inclined a little like a Fender pickup, the bridge is very good but both units have a relatively low output.
The offset shape of the guitar is the most striking feature, but it balances very well with a strap. Playing seated it gives the impression that the guitar is very long, but this is not the case, actually it´s slightly shorter than my Strats. At 3.15 kg it is reasonable lightweight too.
Fit and finish are typically Korean, that means very good besides the nut that is massively oversized and whose action is way too high. I found the D´addario strings too hard for my taste and replaced them with a set of Hybrid slinky. Neck adjustment was good from the factory, the triburst finish is beautiful (perhaps a little too glossy, but the guitar is clearly not American) and the mahogany has a hint of figuring.
In conclusion, this is my first electric Guild, it´s a nice piece of 60s stravaganza that I will explore in this period of Coronavirus emergency in Europe.
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