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Topic: Guild amp any good |
John Roche
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England
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Posted 28 Jul 2012 1:52 am |
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Found a Guild valve amp , wondering if it's any good and what it might be worth..
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Dave Hopping
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Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 28 Jul 2012 6:47 pm
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| Not very common,but very decent quality.Well worth fixing up.I remember seeing ads in the Sixties for Guild amps with cosmetics like yours.If you can find a model name and get a date code from the speaker(if it's original)you can probably get some comparables from Ebay and US retail prices from Gbase.com.Cool little amp! |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 28 Jul 2012 8:22 pm
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It looks similar to this amp ---> Click Here
Here is a link to a site for Guild enthusiasts. Lots of photos. Someone there may be able to give you more info on your amp.
Click Here
Home page for that site ---> Click Here |
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John Roche
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England
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Posted 29 Jul 2012 2:12 am
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| Thanks Lee & Dave, the amp has a 12″Jensen Ceramic magnet Speaker in it , also the amp is in great condition and working... |
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Stephen Cowell
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Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2012 7:21 pm
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My Blue Book (Fjestad, 3rd Ed) shows 2 Guilds with 12" speaker and six knobs... if you'd post the model number we'd have an easier time, btw.
First model, 66-J, 20W,1-12 in Jensen, six tubes, two channels, tremolo, four inputs, six knobs, (v1,v2,b,t,s,i), mid-50's to 1965, excellent $300-350, average $150-200.
Next model, 99-J, 30W, seven tubes, same other specs, excellent $350-425, average $200-250. |
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Steve Humes
From:
Tampa, Florida, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2012 2:07 am
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| I would venture to guess that that amp was manufactured by Ampeg for Guild. |
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John Roche
From:
England
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Posted 30 Jul 2012 2:55 am
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| I found out today from the owner that it is a 66J...so thanks to all for your help on the amp... |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 30 Jul 2012 10:59 am
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the best (and maybe only) way to check out little oddball amps is to play whatever instrument you want through them. this will give you an indication of their value to 'you'. if you are trying to capitalize on something you know nothing about, i wish you poorly.
this amp might be cool for a certain lapsteel application, but you'd have to try it. |
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Michael Lee Allen
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Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 30 Jul 2012 12:05 pm
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Last edited by Michael Lee Allen on 1 Aug 2012 11:45 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Dave Hopping
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Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 30 Jul 2012 6:44 pm
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A whole lot like a tweed Tremolux with separate treble and bass controls and a little more power for $35 less list price when new.Not bad at all.  |
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Jussi Huhtakangas
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Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 30 Jul 2012 10:56 pm
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| I agree with Steve, most likely made by Ampeg and similar to their Mercury model. |
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