Author Topic: guild bluesbird (Read 7007 times)

sgmypod · « **on:** March 28, 2006, 01:02:57 PM »

Have 2 questiones...to owners of these

1 what pickups bkps would you put on

2 or would you leave original?

am uncertain on this one

Kilby · « **Reply #1 on:** March 28, 2006, 02:35:19 PM »

Well the question is what do you see yourself playing on it ?

rob ...

sgmypod · « **Reply #2 on:** March 28, 2006, 03:02:54 PM »

true....am looking for vintage lp tone

willo · « **Reply #3 on:** March 28, 2006, 04:08:00 PM »

How are blubirds? They always look quite interesting.

I'm sure someone on here has one, because they mentioned it in the thread about Poplar body woods in the 'Guitars Amps FX' section. :)

sambo · « **Reply #4 on:** March 28, 2006, 04:14:28 PM »

are guild any good in general? i once saw a sub-£200 guild aaaaaaages ago in total guitar when i had just started playing... and remember thinking.... "damn... i simply HAVE to have that..."...

sgmypod · « **Reply #5 on:** March 28, 2006, 04:23:29 PM »

well is an aaa bluesbird....plays far better than any les/p or tokia...is mahogony with sound chambers.....can hold a note for days and looks like this

sambo · « **Reply #6 on:** March 28, 2006, 04:29:35 PM »

awesome! im not a fan of flame tops but looks great none the less.....

are guild a good make in general then?

sgmypod · « **Reply #7 on:** March 28, 2006, 04:37:00 PM »

missed out on the red version*L*

38thBeatle · « **Reply #8 on:** March 28, 2006, 07:06:53 PM »

Hey Sambo, Guild are pretty good- usually very well put together and overlooked. They are owned by Fender nowadays- they make great acoustics too. I used to have a Guild Bass years ago- beutiful guitar but hard times forced me to sell it.

Kilby · « **Reply #9 on:** March 28, 2006, 07:45:24 PM »

The acoustics certainly up to the early 70s have a great reputation.

The Bluesburd is the favourite guitar of one of the members of Garbage (Erickson I think) and they have a great reputation, I know other more famous players have used them but I can't remember who.

I would be tempted to suggest Mules may be a good place to start.

Rob...

blue · « **Reply #10 on:** March 28, 2006, 07:58:48 PM »

Quote from: willo

How are blubirds? They always look quite interesting.

I'm sure someone on here has one, because they mentioned it in the thread about Poplar body woods in the 'Guitars Amps FX' section. :)

nope, that was a Gibson Blueshawk, close but no cigar :lol:

Kilby · « **Reply #11 on:** March 28, 2006, 08:47:50 PM »

Quote from: blue

Quote from: willo
How are blubirds? They always look quite interesting.

I'm sure someone on here has one, because they mentioned it in the thread about Poplar body woods in the 'Guitars Amps FX' section. :)

nope, that was a Gibson Blueshawk, close but no cigar :lol:

As I remember the blueshawk can be thought of as a low calorie LP

I see Gibson now do a Blueshawk style Lucielle (pardon spelling), how cool is that (still can't afford one though).

Rob...

sgmypod · « **Reply #12 on:** March 28, 2006, 09:34:25 PM »

where as the guild bluesbird can be thought of as a high calorie one *L*

Kilby · « **Reply #13 on:** March 28, 2006, 10:32:51 PM »

Quote from: sgmypod

where as the guild bluesbird can be thought of as a high calorie one *L*

Well you can only describe a Gibson LP as fat (it's not a critisism just a statement of fact)

I guess the Bluesbird is the skinny latte ;)

Rob...

blue · « **Reply #14 on:** March 29, 2006, 11:10:13 AM »

i see where you might get the idea that the blueshawk is like a baby les paul, but it's really nothing like it. of course it's much smaller and lighter, but also it has a very different neck with a 25 1/2 " scale length like a fender, and actually feels and sounds quite a bit like a telecaster, all together it's like a cross between a tele and a les paul junior.
the pickups are unlike any others, they look like p90s but are made more like fender single coils, with six magnetic poles rather than a bar under the coil. i love mine! :P
slightly off topic though...sorry...guild bluesbird, eh? looks nice