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Topic: Picked up a new Guyatone (I think) D8 |
Andy Henriksen
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Michigan, USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2017 4:43 pm |
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Got this guy a few days ago. It's got no maker's mark on it, but it sure looks a lot like my other guya. I am thinking it's a refinish, but I'm not sure. It looks very professionally done and even had a bit of a burst look to it. Any info on likely age, etc. would be welcomed!
My main question is with regards to the switches. The leftmost one seems to simply be a neck selector, the next two seem to be some sort of boost for the rear neck, and the far right one a boost for the front neck. But I don't really know what's going on electronically.
What I do know is that I really love it, and I'm really glad I didn't buy that teisco at Elderly a few weeks ago...
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Michael Lee Allen
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Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 1 Feb 2017 4:49 pm
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Andy Henriksen
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Michigan, USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2017 5:02 pm
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Thanks, Michael! Yeah, my other one just has 3 switches - one for each p/u. this one is doing something else with those 3 switches - seems like a boost.
But based on your comment about how they came from the factory, why would they have a neck selector AND on/off for the pickups? That seems redundant. |
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Michael Lee Allen
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Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 1 Feb 2017 5:11 pm
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James Mayer
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back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
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Posted 2 Feb 2017 10:08 am
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I have a single neck, 6-string, 2 pickup version of this guyatone. My two slider switches work as follows:
Left up, right down: neck pickup only
Right up, left down: bridge pickup only
Both up: both pickups, series
Both down: both pickups parallel
I would guess your two-pickup neck might function the same way |
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Michael Lee Allen
From:
Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 2 Feb 2017 11:06 am
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James Kerr
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Scotland, UK
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