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Looks like a winner if you're happy with it.
A very cool and underrated vintage instrument. Enjoy!
Seems reasonable-I really like instruments that show this much honest wear. Frets are probably leveled as they look a little low and wide. Looks like flats on there, which is good for the remaining life of the frets.
When it comes in, the play test will be the deciding factor. If you like it, it's a great deal!
I played a B302 once and really liked it. Kind of an East Coast take on the Ric. Passed on it because it was natural, though the asking price was $650, which was well worth it. If it were black, there would have been a NBD post here.
When it comes in, the play test will be the deciding factor. If you like it, it's a great deal!
I played a B302 once and really liked it. Kind of an East Coast take on the Ric. Passed on it because it was natural, though the asking price was $650, which was well worth it. If it were black, there would have been a NBD post here.
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Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Guilds of that era are great instruments - always underappreciated. Whether it was a good but can only be decided by you.
If it is as advertised, you got a great buy. A friend had one of these I got to play some. Comfortable neck, good sound. The only thing you may have to adjust to is a bit of neck dive.
These are well-built, great-sounding basses. If it's fully functional with no major flaws you've done OK price-wise.
I'm a big fan of Guilds from this era and my only real gripe with them is the bridge design. But, if it arrives with a setup to your liking, just leave it "as-is", play and enjoy.
I'm a big fan of Guilds from this era and my only real gripe with them is the bridge design. But, if it arrives with a setup to your liking, just leave it "as-is", play and enjoy.
I think that price is more than fair. From a quality standpoint it's a great deal. As others point out Guild basses are under appreciated and the market is a lot softer than other vintage brands.
I'd have paid that for it, I think you did good
@Jon Clegg is in the middle of recreating 2 versions of this bass, one as a comission for @Fat Freddy, and one for the winter build off.
Maybe those cats can give you more details
I'd have paid that for it, I think you did good
@Jon Clegg is in the middle of recreating 2 versions of this bass, one as a comission for @Fat Freddy, and one for the winter build off.
Maybe those cats can give you more details
I'm old enough to remember when having a Guild was soooo cool! Looks great!
What I'm building is a recreation of the Hammersmith Model K which never went into production. It's more like what you'd get if you left a B301 and a RIC 4001 together unchaperoned; back end of B301 with the horns of the 4001.I think that price is more than fair. From a quality standpoint it's a great deal. As others point out Guild basses are under appreciated and the market is a lot softer than other vintage brands.
I'd have paid that for it, I think you did good
@Jon Clegg is in the middle of recreating 2 versions of this bass, one as a comission for @Fat Freddy, and one for the winter build off.
Maybe those cats can give you more details
As for this bass, yeah, I'd say 700 seems reasonable. The cosmetic flaws could be pretty easily fixed if you're so inclined.
Think it's fair to say that Guild were most certainly an inspiration for the bass that Jon is creating for me but what we're actually trying to achieve is a custom version of the Hammersmith "K" bass that never saw it to production...I think that price is more than fair. From a quality standpoint it's a great deal. As others point out Guild basses are under appreciated and the market is a lot softer than other vintage brands.
I'd have paid that for it, I think you did good
@Jon Clegg is in the middle of recreating 2 versions of this bass, one as a comission for @Fat Freddy, and one for the winter build off.
Maybe those cats can give you more details
Ha!...Jon beat me to it!...Think it's fair to say that Guild were most certainly an inspiration for the bass that Jon is creating for me but what we're actually trying to achieve is a custom version of the Hammersmith "K" bass that never saw it to production...
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I'm actually glad you brought that up... I feel like there's good wear marks and bad wear marks. The good wear is like when the paint gets rubbed off around the high-friction areas and the bad wear is when a string end scraped across the paint in a high-viz area. This bass has a little bit of both. I'm going to investigate how to remove the unwelcome scratches (pictured) without making it look like I did any work on it.
...I owned one of these when I lived in NYC... great bass... I paid less than $200 for that one...
got nuthin' --- just wanted to see it.
cool! hope it's 'priceless' for you!
cool! hope it's 'priceless' for you!
Whether or not it was a good buy depends on who you ask.
If you dig it, and can afford the price, then yes, you made a good buy.
If you ask a bunch of dorks on Facebook, they'll probably tell you that they couldn't handle the slight blemish in the binding on the $400 Chinese Ibanez they just returned to Musicians Friend, let alone all those nasty scratches.
If you dig it, and can afford the price, then yes, you made a good buy.
If you ask a bunch of dorks on Facebook, they'll probably tell you that they couldn't handle the slight blemish in the binding on the $400 Chinese Ibanez they just returned to Musicians Friend, let alone all those nasty scratches.
"Facebook dorks"... Dying over here.
Nice!!! An all original Guild B301!
Distinctive look and sound. And for $700 in decent condition with some rather (IMO) attractive legitimate and reasonable age related road wear on it? I like an older instrument that looks like it has a story to tell. What’s not to like?
I think for $750 all in you made a great buy. Congrats on a very cool purchase. Play it well.
Distinctive look and sound. And for $700 in decent condition with some rather (IMO) attractive legitimate and reasonable age related road wear on it? I like an older instrument that looks like it has a story to tell. What’s not to like?
I think for $750 all in you made a great buy. Congrats on a very cool purchase. Play it well.
