guild pilot bass 1984

[allnighterblu]

I have a vintage guild pilot bass ,of which i bought new in1984.
i have been blessed with an outstanding neck and have the original emg p/j bass pickups.

I also have it running as 18 volt.
i am curious as to any tweeks or recommendations that may be made to my bass .

I am always looking for great sustain and eveness through the entire finger board

 

[The Golden Boy]

Is that the one with the 2tek bridge?

 

[alotawatts]

I have a vintage guild pilot bass ,of which i bought new in1984.

I am always looking for great sustain and eveness through the entire finger board

That will be a challenge with a bolt on neck.

 

[allnighterblu]

I have the original badass bridge

 

[allnighterblu]

The head stock for the year that I purchased was the rounded off version .i think after 1984 the headstocks were pointed

 

[62jazz]

Somebody said that would be a challenge with a bolt on neck.......hmm....I disagree.

 

[Hypersloth]

Somebody said that would be a challenge with a bolt on neck.......hmm....I disagree.

+1. I think it's the other way around! The only benefit to a neck through is the tone and sustain. I think it's easier with the bolt on.

Yah I have an '87 witht the pointy headstock. It reminds me of a butter knife.
I won't sand it off for value's sake but yuck! Not sure what you can do besides the 18volt mod. Maybe copper foil shield the cavity? Shielded cable and pot covers maybe.

 

[allnighterblu]

The Bass still sounds as good today as it did the first day I bought it.

Believe me --i have played just about every high end bass

the tone is second to none.

but I am always searching for that perfect tone.

This bass matches great with my SWR 350 "vintage" head and 2 Goliath III cabinets

 

[Kitsapbass]

Got pics????

 

[Bassomatic]

I had a fretless in electric blue, an '86 with the EMG P/J setup. STILL kick myself for letting that go. Hired Harvey Citroen to touch up the fretboard - improving factory surfacing.

 

[Kitsapbass]

The head stock for the year that I purchased was the rounded off version .i think after 1984 the headstocks were pointed

I have a 86 Pilot V, which also has the rounded headstock...I think it was 87 that Guild switched to the pointed headstock