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
