West R Lee
Venerated Member
Have any of you had the chance to play a d-55 ? Where you guys let down as much as I was ?
Growing up my top tier guitars was a
Guild d-55
Martin d-28
Martin d-35
Martin d-45
Gibson dove.
I’ve gotten the chance to play all that Martin’s including an 60s d-45 and for the most part I really enjoyed them .
The dove i haven’t had a chance and until today I never had the opportunity to play a USA made guild .
Just a few weeks ago my friend bought a second hand 2019 guild d-55 and he told me to try it out if I’m out his way.
Well I was over at his place and I wasn’t wowed or star struck with the guild like I was when I first tried a d-35 v18 or the 96 Taylor 810 that I bought from the guy with the guild .
Honestly something I told my friend was “ wow my Taylor’s a lot brighter than this”
Maybe it was the pick not being one of mine but I felt like the guild was missing something.
Over the summer I bought 2002 Taylor 410ce from my friend who moved cross country and it rings out for days even with dead string .
Is this normal for a guild d-55 to feel lifeless or was my expectation too high?
Either way I walked away fairly discouraged because I was hoping for it to be my next
Not to step on anyone's toes here, and they are beautiful guitars. I've owned three of them and it's why I don't own one now. I just never bonded with any of my D55s, but I'll bet you there are some incredible D55s out there.Have any of you had the chance to play a d-55 ? Where you guys let down as much as I was ?
Growing up my top tier guitars was a
Guild d-55
Martin d-28
Martin d-35
Martin d-45
Gibson dove.
I’ve gotten the chance to play all that Martin’s including an 60s d-45 and for the most part I really enjoyed them .
The dove i haven’t had a chance and until today I never had the opportunity to play a USA made guild .
Just a few weeks ago my friend bought a second hand 2019 guild d-55 and he told me to try it out if I’m out his way.
Well I was over at his place and I wasn’t wowed or star struck with the guild like I was when I first tried a d-35 v18 or the 96 Taylor 810 that I bought from the guy with the guild .
Honestly something I told my friend was “ wow my Taylor’s a lot brighter than this”
Maybe it was the pick not being one of mine but I felt like the guild was missing something.
Over the summer I bought 2002 Taylor 410ce from my friend who moved cross country and it rings out for days even with dead string .
Is this normal for a guild d-55 to feel lifeless or was my expectation too high?
Either way I walked away fairly discouraged because I was hoping for it to be my next buy
West