The justjazzguitars collection of
vintage and rare jazz archtops.
D'Angelico NYL-2 For Sale, D'Angelico, NYL-2, NYL 2,
New Yorker, NYL, For Sale,
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#095
GUILD X-500B STUART. 1986
Rhode Island. |
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The jazz
guitarists choice! Blonde - just
like Johnny Smith's favourite Guild. |
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Perfect!
From Guilds Golden era at Waverley. Rhode
Island. |
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Superbly detailed. |
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Style icon.
The classic split G shield. |
Nothing but the
best! |
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Real craftsmen
left their mark here! |
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My love of these genuine
Waverley., Rhode Island., full body archtops grows stronger
with each new acquisition. From the Golden Age of Guild
jazz guitars, they were always so beautifully crafted with
meticulous detail and superb finish, but it's that short
scale/full body combination that gets me every time!
Loved by jazz
guitarists for its pure tone and legendary resistance to
feedback, the sound of this guitar is 100% Guild.
Put it through a Polytone Amp and you are immediately back
to the 50's East Coast. It has that
classic jazzy sound that only comes from a hand built
archtop of this quality.
This is one of only 16
Stuarts made in 1986 - a classic, handmade, jazz
archtop, built when Guild were at the height of their
abilities. The Blonde jazz guitars were
not so common at that time but now are much sought after.
Guild always used the best of woods on their Blonde
instruments and the grain on this guitar is superb.
It has lived in its case, un-played, since 1987
and so the natural finish has stayed nice and light in
colour (like
new) with very little aging.
It was purchased new by
a budding singer/songwriter, who
tragically died a year later. Her guitar, still
like new, was kept by her fiancée for 25 years (just
occasionally checked over and lovingly polished). I
acquired it directly from him in 2012.
The tone is
mellow and sweet or bright and punchy, depends how you set
it up. I intend to play it in, gently,
over the next few years to try and bring out the best of
these old woods.
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Return
to Guilds.
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