fronobulax
Bassist, GAD and the Hot Mess Mods
- Joined
- May 3, 2007
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- Reaction score
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- Location
- Central Virginia, USA
- Guild Total
- 5
https://reverb.com/news/gibson-back-to-basics-2019-model-lineup-released
I don't recall many discussions of walnut as a tonewood, perhaps because Guild hasn't used it yet. Will people buy walnut because it is "better" or "different" or will they buy it reluctantly because it is all that is available or affordable?
How about the beeswax? I know a lot of people have difficulty remembering to humidify their instruments and it would not surprise me if the "regular new application of the beeswax finish" never gets done. So if this takes off will the used market be flooded with unmaintained beeswax finishes in a few years? Beeswax finishes have been around for a while. Any interesting experience?
I deliberately did not put this in Acoustic etc. because it is about "not-Guilds" except to the extent it tells us what Guild might be doing in five years.
Also new this year is a Gibson Sustainable Series, which uses a unique and environmentally friendly beeswax-based finish, and will also include L-00, J-45, and Hummingbird models. Like the Studio line, these guitars will be built using walnut as the primary tonewood. For buyers of these guitars, Gibson suggests regular new application of the beeswax finish to keep the wood well moisturized.
I don't recall many discussions of walnut as a tonewood, perhaps because Guild hasn't used it yet. Will people buy walnut because it is "better" or "different" or will they buy it reluctantly because it is all that is available or affordable?
How about the beeswax? I know a lot of people have difficulty remembering to humidify their instruments and it would not surprise me if the "regular new application of the beeswax finish" never gets done. So if this takes off will the used market be flooded with unmaintained beeswax finishes in a few years? Beeswax finishes have been around for a while. Any interesting experience?
I deliberately did not put this in Acoustic etc. because it is about "not-Guilds" except to the extent it tells us what Guild might be doing in five years.