Guild Pilot

[warriorbass05]

Anybody have experience with these? Just got one that looks like it was made yesterday and it is a 1986...Pics to follow

[Nocturnal]

I've messed around with a couple over the years while hanging out in stores. They go for almost nothing around here. I saw one recently for $275 w/case in a pawn shop. Looked like new. All of the model's I've tried all seemed well made and played fine.

[Pilgrim]

Had one for a while (actually the later DeArmond version).  Very nice bass, good player, nicely made.

[FrankieTbird]

I've got one from around '86.  Very nice instrument and even though it has the EMG's, it still sounds pretty good.  Very versatile in the tone department.  Only thing I don't like is the hockey-stick headstock, much prefer the more traditional look that was used on other Pilot models.

[gearHed289]

I played Pilots from around 1988 to 2000. A 4 and a flame maple 5. I always loved the necks, and I was way into EMGs for a long time. Basically a "Super J Bass". Or as some have called them - poor man's Sadowsky. Some fine tuning of the frets and a good setup is all they need to be every bit as good as some much much more expensive basses. And yes, you can get even the older USA (pre-DeArmond) ones for next to nothing.

I still have my 5 string. It's actually the one and only 5 string I've ever owned. I had replaced the bridge J pup with a 40DC dual coil and added a EMG BTS pre-amp. vol/blend/stacked bass/treble. It now has Duncan passive pups and no pre. Here's an older pic.

[warriorbass05]

This one's mint and has the OG case etc...I think it will be traded for something..I am not liking it as I thought I would...