What's Special About the Guild Duane Eddy Models

[krysh]

Unfortunately I couldn‘t bond with my GSR T-400, but this is how it sounded in my hands:
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/5T2cyukLE8ypWNhQ9
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/MPTnyJZicSNWCogy6

 

[Bonneville88]

Nice tune Jack - well done!

 

[Bonneville88]

Sounding good Krysh!

 

[Bonneville88]

Have owned several of the DeArmond T400s - nice guitars -
have been advised (here on LTG) that any significant similarities between
it and a Guild DA pretty much end at the body shape / depth.

 

[Teleguy61]

... and to save you having to sit through the video, here's a photo just of the guitar...

Sweet!

 

[matsickma]

I had a number of the DeArmond T400's and found them to be very nice guitars. Interestingly I eventually picked up one of Crimson red early model T400 and it had a number of issue with the neck. I returned it. I did have a Blond and TOrange one also. Both great guitars. I sold them after picking up a Red mahogany DE400. In hind sight I wish I kept the T400. The T400 was considered DeArmonds top of the line guitar. Where the typical DeA neck had a "scarf" joint Bonded Headstock the T400 had a Head with "ears"" on the neck like a standard Guild guitar.

Had I kept them I would have swapped pickups and added Franz and a set of 2000's. Those DeA T400 don't show up very often. During the DeA blowout days they were selling in the $300 to $400 range, no case.
M

 

[matsickma]

BTW...what I like about the DE400 is it is less prone to feedback when compared to a SF3.
M

 

[Bonneville88]

mat, had completely forgotten the neck detail (no scarf joint) on the T400 -
thanks for the reminder!

 

[jack.plugg]

Nice tune Jack - well done!

Thank you Bonneville88.

 

[Nuuska]

My ex DE - I had the metal parts gold-plated and got new Guildsby and bridge - they could not plate original aluminum parts.

Needles to say I've regretted a lot that I ever let it go.

 

[Nuuska]

That tree is still there - 8525 Pillsbury Ave S - MN 55420 Bloomington

 

[matsickma]

In looking at that back of headstock joint I also now recall that neck was a multi piece assembly. That design is a very stable and significantly less prone to warping as compared to single piece neck. In hind sight it wouldn't make much sense to do a scarf joint on that design.
I see my SF1 series of Guild guitars have scarf joints.
M

 

[Bonneville88]

A little odd perhaps with the T400 in that the nicer-looking wood
is on the back and sides - sure isn't on the front

 

[matsickma]

Very true! That was an odd feature.
M