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Post by grayn on Nov 7, 2023 18:10:23 GMT
I went out today, to try out some Guild semi and hollowbody electrics. An M-75 Aristocrat, a Starfire III and an X-175 Manhattan Special. It was a bit of a sense of deja vu, in that I have previously owned, some years ago, a Starfire III and an X175B. The M75 has the look of a glitzy Les Paul, with no sound holes but a hollow body. The pickups look and sound quite P90ish. I liked this guitar, it had some thick single coil tones and played very nicely. I wasn't totaIly sold on it's looks but would be very happy to own one. The Starfire III is an excellent, thin bodied semi, with some very snappy humbuckers. Guild's take on mini-humbuckers sonically, though I prefer these to most mini HBs I have heard. It was very well set up and played very comfortably. It's Bigsby's arm did seem a little low, which left little room for waggling. But it still functioned quite smoothly. The X-175 Manhattan Special came in a satin Golden Coast finish, which looks surprisingly cool. The pickups are DeArmond Dynasonics, which have a great, clear but gutsy tone. The tune-o-matic bridge seems to have roller style saddles, which seems ideal for Bigsby use and this trem works very smoothly and does dips and flutters in a lovely vintage style. The overall quality of build and hardware is really good and the ebony fretboard is smooth and solid. From the pics, you see it was the X-175 that came home with me. The only things I'll change are some heavier strings and put on a Vibramate string Spoiler. Overall a really lovely, hollow bodied guitar.
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Post by ocarolan on Nov 7, 2023 19:00:22 GMT
Congrats Graham - you certainly manage to find some extremely looking guitars! Have fun together. Keith
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Post by leoroberts on Nov 7, 2023 21:15:25 GMT
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Post by grayn on Nov 8, 2023 7:08:55 GMT
Not seen that one before, Leo. I noticed, just behind, is a mellotron, my all time favourite prog rock keyboard.
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