Hi all,
I'm new to the forum, just acquired a X-180 GSR (no.2/5) and I'm in love! Please welcome me.
I want to get also a Guild solid body, I was looking for vintage or reissue S100s, but found a S-50 from 1974 for 600EUR. That's a good deal, right?
There is quite a lot of info on the S100 and S300, but can't find much about 70s S-50s, why is that?
I understand that they "recycled" the Jetstar "S-50" designation and offered the S-50 as a cut down version of S-100 in 70s, with the SGish shape.
Apart from having 1 pickup instead of 2, are there any differences between the two models? I mean, the stoptail and the bridge looks like the same as in S-100, are they truly same? And it has the same famous HB1 pickup right? The wood seems to be the same as well.
I suppose it was not a "student" version like the Musicmaster/Mustang family, but can I expect a good quality instrument if I go 70s S-50? I don't care having 1 pickup only, actually the simplicity of the S-50 attracts me. Actually more than the Bluesbird for example. 60s Thunderbirds are cool though!
I hope some Guild lovers can share their experience and reviews of 70s S-50 under this threat.
Cheers from Barcelona,
Onur
I'm new to the forum, just acquired a X-180 GSR (no.2/5) and I'm in love! Please welcome me.
I want to get also a Guild solid body, I was looking for vintage or reissue S100s, but found a S-50 from 1974 for 600EUR. That's a good deal, right?
There is quite a lot of info on the S100 and S300, but can't find much about 70s S-50s, why is that?
I understand that they "recycled" the Jetstar "S-50" designation and offered the S-50 as a cut down version of S-100 in 70s, with the SGish shape.
Apart from having 1 pickup instead of 2, are there any differences between the two models? I mean, the stoptail and the bridge looks like the same as in S-100, are they truly same? And it has the same famous HB1 pickup right? The wood seems to be the same as well.
I suppose it was not a "student" version like the Musicmaster/Mustang family, but can I expect a good quality instrument if I go 70s S-50? I don't care having 1 pickup only, actually the simplicity of the S-50 attracts me. Actually more than the Bluesbird for example. 60s Thunderbirds are cool though!
I hope some Guild lovers can share their experience and reviews of 70s S-50 under this threat.
Cheers from Barcelona,
Onur
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