guildzilla said:
Nice gear, Dane.
What would your observations be about the playability, pickups, etc., if you compared and contrasted the S-90 and S-100's? Which one do you gig with? It would be cool to hear your comments while they are all sitting in front of us.
Not to jump in to this in front of Dane, but he's home now sans internet, so it'll be a little while before we get to hear his response.
Comparing my gits I can tell you that they are similar, but the S-90 definitely feels like the little brother of the S-100: a slightly lower line production. With one tone and one volume and no phase switch the S-90 has a more limited range of sounds. The pickups have the same sound in both but the S-100's pickups have more oomph and are hotter. But then again I remember seeing something about Guild improving the HB-1's at some point, I think maybe '73, which might explain it. My S-90 is from '72 and my S-100 is from '74.
As for gigging, I don't have any projects going (and I played drums in my last band anyway). That question is totally in Dane's court. But if I were playing out at the moment I wouldn't hesitate to use any of them. But the S-90 would be the backup. Dane is a big fan of the S-90 so I think he does use that one. Actually, if I remember correctly, his band uses two Guilds.
I'm with you - I'd like to hear Dane's analysis and comparison. Also, I'd like to hear how an S-100 from some year earlier than mine differs from later years, and how an earlier S-100 compares to the S-90.
Hope that contributed a little bit to the discussion.
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