Al, I actually was comparing Westerly to Westerly.
One of the shops here had a vintage JF30 and a well-used F-50. (plus a few J-200s and other cool things. He always has HUNDREDS of cool vintage guitars, amps, etc.).
In fact, it was when I played that very F-50, that I KNEW I had to have one! They were BOTH pretty amazing guitars, but that F-50 just sounded HUGE! The JF30 was the only thing that even came close.
Ultimately, a little while later I traded and got my JF30 from a private party. This JF isn't quite as loud as I remember that other JF was, but it sounds so sweet! And there really aren't any other vintage F-50's around to compare to that one I played. I would have bought it if I could have made a deal. But for what he wanted, and then having to install a pickup, the $ didn't work for me. Later, I got my N.H. F-50, with factory DTAR, from a mid-west retailer for far less than what he was asking for the older F-50...so it all worked out! Couldn't be happier!
The modern-era N.H. F-50 is in a class all by itself. Nothing even comes close.