Never knew there were any of these made... DEjr
Duane Eddy Jr
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Jan 28, 2010 3:33 p.m. JazzBoxJunky:
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Jan 28, 2010 3:38 p.m. Walter Broes:
It's what later became the DE400 (DE for Duane Eddy, of course..), the slightly plainer version of a DE500. (less binding, chrome hardware, mahogany neck, instead of the 500's full binding, gold hw, maple neck..).
While this certainly is a rare and sought-after guitar, in a rare finish, ànd in pretty great shape, the asking price seems a little over-ambitious...
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Jan 28, 2010 4:06 p.m. tommy59:
". . . classic twangy that all we love"
I agree with WB regarding the price. Luckily in the range where I can't afford to be tempted. A quite lovely piece nonetheless.
And notice the sig on the truss rod cover -- just like on Pigat's CC. I guess Duane's been at this sort of business for a while, huh?
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Jan 28, 2010 5:07 p.m. Bear:
Now that is a nice guitar!
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Jan 28, 2010 10:46 p.m. Ric12string:
WB said: While this certainly is a rare and sought-after guitar, in a rare finish, ànd in pretty great shape, the asking price seems a little over-ambitious...
LOL ... ya think so? Really? -
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Jan 28, 2010 11:22 p.m. yettoblaster:
I'm trying to remember if I once had a Guild DE 400 in full thickness, sunburst, chrome "harp" Guild tailpiece, with the DeArmonds of course (one had been replaced).
For years I remembered it as a DE-100!
It was beat almost beyond recognition by the time I traded a guy some amp repair work for it. I didn't have it long. It was hard to play. The fingerboard was grooved and shot.
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Jan 30, 2010 4:22 p.m. hansmoust:
Hello yettoblaster,
Since you remember it as a DE-100 and having a full thickness body, sunburst, chrome 'harp' Guild Tailpiece and DeArmonds, would it be possible that you had a Guild CE-100 with DeArmond pickups?
Here's an example of one:
Probably just as rare as a Guild Duane Eddy Jr.
Sincerely,
Hans Moust www.guitarsgalore.nl
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Jan 30, 2010 6:49 p.m. yettoblaster:
I think you've hit it exactly on the money Hans!
Not sure I remember the big block inlays but I definitely remember that Chesterfield headstock logo and the sharp cutaway.
Unfortunately mine was in terrible condition and almost unplayable (not to mention filthy).
I cleaned it up, but the front pickup was a substituted humbucker and the frets and fingerboard were terribly worn.
Now that you mention it, my brain is beginning to remember (possibly) that it was designated a CE-100. It was at least 20 years ago.
I think about the same era I had an all laminated 16" non-cutaway Guild acoustic archtop called a Granada 100 too? Not very loud, very simply appointed, but handy and fun. As I recall it was unstained mahogany throughout. That one I kind of miss sometimes, as well as a nice old Westerly Savoy X-150D in pretty maple. I'm kinda missing the Guild archtops these days. I hope FMIC will find it feasible to start production again someday.
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Feb 7, 2010 1:01 p.m. BillyZoom:
I remember the Duane Eddy Guilds, but what makes it a Junior?
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Feb 7, 2010 2:04 p.m. Clem:
Billy - That is what was written on the labels on some of the early DE-400's
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Mar 18, 2010 11:03 a.m. PCBudd:
I still have my 62 Duane Eddy Guild Jnr. I bought it for 245 pounds from Potters Music in South Croydon England in 63. Its in the process of being refinished, and yes I know it will take a beating in value, but I am not selling it as it is my keeper. It has the same pickups as the Gretsch, the old dearmonds. My Avata shows me playing it in 63.
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Mar 19, 2010 5:12 p.m. hansmoust:
Hello PCBudd,
Good to hear you still have your Duane Eddy Jr. When I was doing the research for The Guild Guitar Book, your Junior was the only one I'd heard of so far. Since then I found most of the others from that same batch. You also may have seen the 'blonde' one on eBay not too long ago, which was from the same batch as your guitar as well. Are you going for the original type of sunburst?
And by the way, did I ever give you the date that your guitar was finished in 'final assembly'? It was strung up and made it's first musical sounds on Dec. 28, 1962. Thought you might enjoy that info!
Sincerely,
Hans Moust www.guitarsgalore.nl
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Mar 20, 2010 8:27 a.m. PCBudd:
Thanks Hans! I found the original sales slip and will e-mail it to you. It looked so good when it was stripped down to the bare wood that we kept the back blond, and the front was painted an off white that looks like it is very old, sort of a yellowed antique finish. I kept the frets as they are, worn but very playable. The date was really interesting. Thanks again. Peter
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Apr 3, 2010 7:12 p.m. Richard Baguley:
Hi PCB - Potters Music?! I hung around that place a lot in the early 60s, too: many interesting people there.
What a strange place this is!
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Apr 8, 2010 6:36 p.m. PCBudd:
Jeff Beck, my brother Roy used to hang around there all the time. I used to play with Ted Potter with his big rehearsal band across the street from Potters in the back room of the pub. Some very good memories of Potters. I bought my Burns Vibra artist, Black Bison, and the Duane Eddy guild from there plus all of my gadgets.
