Another Guild reissue

[Dave W]

$1700 list for MIK? No thanks.

[drbassman]

$1700 list for MIK? No thanks.

I agree, it is higher than I thought it would be.  Street price would be over a grand.

[Basvarken]

Nobody bothered to look at the site?

It's already there;)

http://www.guildguitars.com/instruments/details/?partno=3791100806

it wasn't there yesterday.

Too bad it doesn't have two pickups...

[Chris P.]

Too bad it has one pickup and only in black... I was loooking forward to seeing it, but no... No GAS. Maybe good...

[drbassman]

Well, I will reserve final judgment after I play one.  A lot will depend on the feel of the neck and sound for me.  I like black basses, got a couple of them and one pup is good for me.  At this price point it still is a good price compared to gretsches.

[gearHed289]

That's very boring looking.  Needs more knobs and switches. And another pickup. And more colors to choose from...

[Granny Gremlin]

Not that I could buy one either way, but BOO! re pup position, personally.

[Pilgrim]

Well, I will reserve final judgment after I play one.  A lot will depend on the feel of the neck and sound for me.  I like black basses, got a couple of them and one pup is good for me.  At this price point it still is a good price compared to gretsches.

That's true.  Gretsch takes a back seat only to Gibson in overpricing mass-produced basses.

[Basvarken]

Whoops?
5000 USD?

I think not.

http://guildguitars.com/instruments/details/?partno=3820300888

[drbassman]

Whoops?
5000 USD?

I think not.

http://guildguitars.com/instruments/details/?partno=3820300888

Just insane!  I love the bass, hate the price!!!

[drbassman]

That's very boring looking.  Needs more knobs and switches. And another pickup. And more colors to choose from...

One could always add another pup.   

[gweimer]

Just insane!  I love the bass, hate the price!!!

When the RI costs more than the originals that are still out there, I would just walk away.  Isn't the purpose of the RI to make an affordable replica of the rare and often expensive original?  Seems to me, someone got their thinking reversed.

[drbassman]

When the RI costs more than the originals that are still out there, I would just walk away.  Isn't the purpose of the RI to make an affordable replica of the rare and often expensive original?  Seems to me, someone got their thinking reversed.

The concept of a USA made RI is a good one, but the marketing folks sure have their heads up their butts.  If they couldn't do it for under $3000 MSRP, they should just have skipped it.  I have to say, the quality of the build looks excellent and consistency when compared to an original is excellent.  Guild is to be commended there.  I too would rather spend 3 or 4 grand on a vintage one before I'd lay out this kind of cash for an RI.  Carlo's comments on vintage basses are right on, too.

[drbassman]

That's true.  Gretsch takes a back seat only to Gibson in overpricing mass-produced basses.

I think Guild just booted Gretsch into second place in terms of pricing stupidity.  Mass produced or not! 

[Granny Gremlin]

What brain genius photoshopped  the tuner buttons out of that pic?