Guild hollowbodies are great guitars and I'm sure yours will get the job done with a good setup with decent strings (10s or 11s -- something substantial but not piano wire). The amp is really a hindrance, even a decent solid state guitar amp will sound better than that Rumble for blues. I saw an old 80s-era Peavey Backstage Plus for $50 bucks in a store the other day and was tempted to get it, but I don't need it. It's a small amp with a 12" speaker and reverb plus the EQ and drive are designed for electric guitar. You could find something like that in a pawn shop or on Craig's List cheap. If you're playing solo or duo in a small room that's all the amp you'll need. Of course if you have the cash a vintage Vibro Champ would also be a cool amp for this. Your post sounds like you will not be playing with a drummer so you have a lot of flexibility in what you get amp-wise. A used Super Champ or Roland Cube would also work fine. Later you can upgrade to something fancier if you like.
Sounds like a fun idea, how's it going?
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