The dual pickup Guild SB-202 was launched in 1982, shortly after the single pickup Guild SB-201. It was a robust bass, with the same heavy duty BT-4 bridge, and DP-8 pickups as the B-302 that it replaced. Likewise the same set neck construction, headstock style, Chesterfield inlays and tuning keys. Just a more current body shape, and a wider range of finish options.
The example shown below comes from the 1982 Guild catalog. Note the pickguard shape and pickup placement - effectively a 'bridge' pickup and a 'middle' pickup. The majority of SB-202 production had pickups placed in the middle and neck positions, and typically two DP-8, eight pole single coil pickups (rather than the P-bass style split pickup shown in the middle position below).
Similar models Guild SB-201, Guild SB-203, Guild SB-502E
Electric bass advertisements originally published from 1982 onwards. Click on the images for larger copies. Check out other vintage Guild advertisements
Guild SB-202 - When the thrill is gone... get it back with Guild (1982)
By the 1980s, American guitar manufacturers were struggling somewhat to find mass acceptance with new solid-body designs; the likes of Fender and Gibson had more commercial success with updated ver...
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