The D 50 remains probably my favorite Guild Dread. I just picked up a 1980 Westerly built D 50 and it's pretty special. I'll give it up for the bling/features on the D 55 though. Also, a great Guild.
Yes you probably would. As at least a couple of guys mentioned, the evidence is pretty strong that Guilds in general are amazingly consistent in quality even from factory to factory.Yeah, that is my thinking - $1900 is high, but it served its purpose - validated that I do love these D-55’s. Several months ago there was a really nice looking - like mint looking - Reverb D55 from New Hartford for 1900 I offered $1600, as that is where I was at the time. I wish that guitar was still available now, but that guitar does confirm that if I am patient enough, I should find it.
As sympathetic as I am to the possibility of getting enough back from 'em to justify fixing the glitches of a bird-in-the-hand with tone you know you already love, I'm also firmly in that camp that doesn't believe in rewarding less-than-up-front-sellers by keeping the instrument. It just encourages ever-more common deceptive selling practices..... on the other hand if I could negotiate a deal (which is of course doubtful), I could keep this sweet sounding guitar for awhile and resell it for what I paid and still move forward with the one I find. Ah, but who’s to say it will sell fast. And, I honestly doubt GC will knock much off - they seem less and less open to negotiation everytime I try. Return is probably the best route.
Well "lighter" IS supposed to equate to more lively and resonant, but whether it'll feel "toy-like" is a subjective judgement on your part.I would still be interested in hearing thoughts about New Hartford d55’s - any merit to my concern that they could feel super light and toy like as my Taylor does - I do really like the heft of this westerly D55.
Attempting to post pics
https://imgur.com/a/oh7vBtF
I think you should be able to see them at this link?
Again - these are the pics that I requested from the guitar center guy. They don’t really show the most problematic areas. They put the best foot forward in these pics. Still an awesome guitar just might not be quite perfect enough. I’m on the road for work most of this week but will try to get some pic of the trouble spots when i get home.
It's come up before that a lot of us are pretty surprised by how good those old "overbuilt" Guilds sound.My point about weight is really just a matter of aesthetic preference. I really like the feel of a heavier guitar. I’m not arguing anything about tone and weight. In fact, as I said my super light Taylor sounds louder than the D55 (although I like the D55 tone more). Again, I just like the feel of the heavier guitar - not questioning anything about tone and effective guitar construction.