by eddie mack » Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:47 pm
Hey Jami, I've owned two Guilds with that PU. A '69 Studio 302 (like an Epi Casino with pointy horns) dbl PU's & completely hollow and a 1972 M-65 (like a mini LP hollow-body with sngl neck PU). I probably used 'em wrong, but my memory says they were real quiet, both in noise & volume, and like cheepaxes said kinda' thin, more suited to low-volume work, like supporting a soft-jazz or folk-Americana type vocalist. The feedback was impossible for me to control, playin' high energy R'N'R & top 40 thru' a Music Man 130 W 4x10, but I was young & stupid. The necks on both were beautiful man, slim, fast & comfortable. You could literally play for hours. No kiddin'.
Wish I still had 'em both! In fact if anyone knows where a cherry red ST-302 ser # ES 296 is please contact me. Same for M-65, I can't remember ser # of 1972 M-65 Cherry, but it was also bright red and Pyramid Guitars in Detroit put a stop-tail on it for me, floating BR a pain. Hope that's not improper in this thread.
Anyway, all Guilds I've owned had killer necks. If you want to hear what an M-65 sounds like, there's video on you tube of Tom Waits playin' a brown one. Can't remember the song. Also back in 60's-70's Zal Yanovsky & John Sebastian of the Lovin' Spoonful were Guild endorsers, so there might be video of them too ,altho' they almost certainly used Starfires with the Guild HB PU's. IMO, American made Guilds from late 50's--late 70's have the best necks & finish in the world, they're just a little weak in their electronics. I hope this gets some more info out there, Guilds don't get the respect they deserve!
Thanks for lettin' me babble----Eddie.