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Topic: Guyatone Conqueror HG 306 C |
Peter Funk
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Posted 30 Jun 2014 11:38 pm |
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I think it would be nice, to play a lapsteel guitar with stands 
Right now, there is one for sale over here in Germany. It's an old Guyatone from the 70s (Guyatone Conqueror HG 306 C), it looks a bit like a 6-string Fender Stringmaster. Does anybody have some expierience with a guitar like that?
Thanks in advance ... |
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Joe Burke
From:
Toronto, Canada
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Posted 1 Jul 2014 4:24 am
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| I have a dual 8 Guyatone. I'm not sure of the model, but I love it. |
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John Mulligan
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted 1 Jul 2014 5:02 am
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| I bought a six string Guyatone with legs a couple of months ago. It has two pickups. I like the sound of it and it's fun to play. |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 1 Jul 2014 10:23 am
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I was going to point out the same thing. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Peter Funk
From:
Germany
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Posted 1 Jul 2014 11:23 pm
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Thanks for answering!
So, I will work my way through the mentionened thread. I'll be back in a few days  |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 2 Jul 2014 8:47 am
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| Peter Funk wrote: |
Thanks for answering!
So, I will work my way through the mentionened thread. I'll be back in a few days |
It will take you a few days just to read everything that has been posted about Guyatone.  |
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Peter Funk
From:
Germany
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Posted 2 Jul 2014 11:27 pm
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It will take you a few days just to read everything that has been posted about Guyatone. |
That is what I wanted to say |
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Peter Funk
From:
Germany
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Posted 18 Jul 2014 3:03 am
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After reading that "mother-of-all-guyatone-threads", I think, I will get me one (can't afford a Stringmaster anyway).
What should I pay for it? Is 450 $ okay?
Thanks in advance for your opinions ... |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 18 Jul 2014 6:20 am
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If the guitar is in good condition and plays well, that sounds like a reasonable price.
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Brad’s Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 18 Jul 2014 10:01 am
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| It's well worth $450. I love mine. I even bought a second one as a gift for a friend of mine in England. |
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Peter Funk
From:
Germany
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Posted 31 Jul 2014 11:57 pm
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Got it
The seller said, it's from the 1970s, but to me it looks like brand new. Does anybody know, how to date it?
Here are some pictures:
...& here is, how it sounds: "Beyond The Reef"
Recorded directly into a Zoom H4n, using the "Fender Clean" preset.
By the way, does anybody know, what the two switches (M1, M2) exactly do? |
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Joe Burke
From:
Toronto, Canada
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Posted 1 Aug 2014 3:05 am
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| What a beautiful steel. Looks and sounds very nice! |
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John Limbach
From:
Billings, Montana, USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2014 4:43 am
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The switches bring the two pickups into or out of the circuit it. So, you can play on the bridge or neck pickup only or both together.
I have one with the same slide switches, not nearly as nice as yours though.
John |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 1 Aug 2014 6:25 am
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Unfortunately I don't know of any dating scheme for Guyatone guitars similar to that for National/Supro/Valco instruments.
That's one of the nicest ones I've seen, and certainly worth the money you paid! Congratulations.
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Brad’s Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars |
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Peter Funk
From:
Germany
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Posted 1 Aug 2014 6:49 am
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The switches bring the two pickups into or out of the circuit it. So, you can play on the bridge or neck pickup only or both together.
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Doesn't that mean, I could turn off both PUs? I can't ...
@all: Thanks for the kind words, they are appreciated |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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John Limbach
From:
Billings, Montana, USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2014 7:02 am
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| Peter Funk wrote: |
| John Limbach wrote: |
The switches bring the two pickups into or out of the circuit it. So, you can play on the bridge or neck pickup only or both together.
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Doesn't that mean, I could turn off both PUs? I can't ... |
Well, I can turn both mine off. I have the wiring diagram around somewhere since I just had to send one of the pickups out to be rewound. Dang, can't lay my hands on it right now. Will keep looking and send it along if I find it.
Not sure why you'd want to turn them both off. I have another Guyatone with the rocker type switches and I accidently turn them off all the time while picking. That was the main reason I got the one with slide switches in the first place. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 1 Aug 2014 9:27 am
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| Peter Funk wrote: |
| ...Does anybody know, how to date it?... |
Saw through it and count the rings in the wood. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Ron Funk
From:
Ballwin, Missouri
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Posted 1 Aug 2014 9:43 am
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Beautiful
Congrats Peter |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2014 11:41 am
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| The bottom line on Goya's is the real old ones (pre-StringMaster style) are generally the better sounding steels, but it's all about what sounds good to you. Good luck! |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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