fronobulax said:
A definite step up :wink:
One way of looking at it, although while we all know that Guild's are great guitars, accurately described by Michael Wright, author of The Different Strummer feature in Vintage Guitar magazine as, "perhaps the most underrated quality guitar line in American history," Peaveys are the most underrated mid-priced guitar line in American history. That T-60 is a groundbreaking guitar, and the fact that you can find them in great condition for $300 or less continues to amaze to me.
The fact that you can get Peaveys so cheap was a factor in why I made the trade, even in giving up a rarer honeyburst '79 T-60 with toaster pickups.
Replacing a T-60, I decided, would be easier (and cheaper) than picking up another vintage S-100, even one that had been wounded in action.
Qvart said:
He shoots, he scores!
How's the string tension compared to your '73? I still haven't tried out a later '70's S-100 with the closer tailpiece spacing.
Oh yeah, one more and you'll join the cool kids' club. As it stands, you're only 66.66666666666666666666666% a cool kid. :lol:
Thanks. I just got it yesterday, so I haven't had enough time with to fully evaluate it compared to the '73 walnut, but it is different. Getting that much closer to the self-proclaimed "cool kids club" also factored into the decision to make the trade a little. :wink: Might take me a while to get to three, though. I'm holding out for an S-100 Deluxe or a first reissue S-100.
Maxer said:
I have to say I love those crazy T-60s. I keep looking for one on the local Craigslist. Not too keen on that particular finish but I do dig the whole vibe.
But your cherry Guild, as beaten as it looks, is awesome. Congrats. How's it play? I kinda like all the mad distressing it has. As long as it's all holding together, it's fine by me.
I've bought and sold four T-60s and a bunch of other vintage Peaveys, and I continue to hold on tightly to my sunburst '82 T-25 (like a T-60 but with a 24.75-inch scale neck as opposed to the T-60's 25.5-inch scale, one volume knob instead of two and no phase switch). They are great guitars, particularly for the price you can get them for.
I kind of like the beat-up look of the S-100, too. Not nearly as cool, though, as your modded S-100, Maxermillian. So far, it is holding together, although I did have to glue the backplate together. I'm planning on bringing it to my guitar repair guy to have him check it out and see if I'm not missing anything.
killdeer43 said:
Qvart said:
VEERAGE ALERT!
Hey Q, speaking of scoring, I like the new avatar.
Is that from the headstock of a
QUILD guitar? :lol:
Joe
Doh! I liked the new Avatar as well, but I thought the tail on the Q was just a mark in the headstock. You would think I would have noticed. It's like I was distracted by a pending guitar or something.
