d100 a quality unit?

[West R Lee]

The d60 i had was built in 95, i tried changing the saddle, and strings, i am not talking a little difference either, the d60 maple guitar i had sounded like it had a blanket laying over the top, it was dead, the top just would not vibrate like it should...

I played quite a few '90s D60s (Not to be confused with the Walker era D60)... all were duds -- yet not nearly as bad as the DC-130

Amen to that.............a maple top just wasn't a good idea.

West

 

[GardMan]

...not nearly as bad as the DC-130

That's the maple top dread cutaway?

 

[hideglue]

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[West R Lee]

...not nearly as bad as the DC-130

That's the maple top dread cutaway?

It's a maple dread with a maple top....beautiful guitar and they may have made some in a cutaway, the one I played wasn't though. D100 trim......with all the abalone.

West

 

[GardMan]

It's a maple dread with a maple top....beautiful guitar and they may have made some in a cutaway, the one I played wasn't though. D100 trim......with all the abalone. West

I guess I just assumed from the C that it was a cutaway... I remember when one sold on EBay, and we discussed the maple top tone... just didn't remember the dteails of the guitar.
Dave

 

[West R Lee]

It's a maple dread with a maple top....beautiful guitar and they may have made some in a cutaway, the one I played wasn't though. D100 trim......with all the abalone. West

I guess I just assumed from the C that it was a cutaway... I remember when one sold on EBay, and we discussed the maple top tone... just didn't remember the dteails of the guitar.
Dave

I does on most, but on some of the high end models, JF 100, D100 and D130, I think it meant "carved heel". But come to think of it, it seems like the "C" comes after the number designation, "DC" may be a cutaway. Seems like a carved heeled D100 is a D100C.

West

 

[i want a d100]

I was always under the impression that my 95 d60 had had a spruce top like my 81 g37, it sure looked like a spruce top, if it was made from maple that would have been a mistake on my part for buying it and guilds part for making it.Does anyone have any promotional paperwork for those d60's made in the late 90's?

 

[West R Lee]

I think the D60 does have a spruce top.

West

 

[hansmoust]

I was always under the impression that my 95 d60 had had a spruce top like my 81 g37, it sure looked like a spruce top, if it was made from maple that would have been a mistake on my part for buying it and guilds part for making it.Does anyone have any promotional paperwork for those d60's made in the late 90's?

Your '95 D-60 does have a spruce top. That's what happens when people start talking about different models in the same thread.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[Tony Burns]

I got to use my D-100C before it went off to Guild for some repair work for just a brief period of time, but hopefully I can answer some of your questions.

My D-100C, while having a similar feel of a D-55 (or a DV-72/73 for that matter), has a few manufacturing differences, from what I've heard.

The official Guild description lists the wood in the D-100 as being the "most select AAA spruce and finest rosewood" they had to offer and I can tell you that it sure looks that way, although interestingly the Guild literature also says the DV-72/73 had AAAA spruce.

As far as sound goes, my D-100C (even before the neck reset, etc...) had a deep tone, wonderful sustain, and high volume output. I can only hope that when it comes back it will be even better. As far as I know, with the exception of the carvel heel and supposed wood selection, I'd assume it has very similar construction to that of a D-55. I do note, however, that the nitro finish on mine seemed significantly thinner than on my D-55.

Now I'd like to make a comment about your experiences with your prior Westerly Guilds. The general consensus is that Westerly Guilds were built like tanks, which is a good thing... until over time the top deflects a bit and the saddle height becomes too low to actually move the top the way its supposed to move. What I'm getting at is this: A solid built Westerly needs adequate string break angle to drive the top in a satisfactory manner. The only disappointments I've had from Guilds in general (I've seen Tacomas with the same issue, of course) has been when the string break angle was too low to produce the sound the guitar was capable of making.

This is why I am ever vigilant on saddle height and break angle on any guitar purchase.

FYI: My JF-100C suffers from this problem at the moment. I'm saving up for the neck reset its going to need at some point. It sounds great as it is, but it lacks the deepness that I know its capable of.

Just my 2 cents.

We all have our opinions about certain models - the Early Guild D-55's were made of the best of the best materials available period - simalar to how you describe the D-100 - where as i view the D-100 as just a dressed up guitar in the same league as the guild d-55 from the late 60's to early to mid 70's . Just putting a higher number on the model doesnt make it a better instrument with better materials . Those years are totally different animals from later years - besides a different body style- they are handmade guitars not production models -hoping hans will chime in here on this- but either way dont take this like im saying bad things about the D-100 . you almost need to put a early 70's D-55 next to a later -they are not cut from the same cloth.

 

[Frosty]

... d-55 from the late 60's to early to mid 70's...

Rare as hen's teeth.

 

[Tony Burns]

... d-55 from the late 60's to early to mid 70's...

Rare as hen's teeth.

Maybe -Seems I took alot of ribbing back then because it wasnt a Martin - But when i played it their wasnt anything i ever played that sounded as good - . Why so many had bugs up their a-- about Martins at the time still confuses me -maybe just a stigma thing or this or that Star played one .Who was in Guilds corner at the time -The Smothers Brothers ?. I bought it because i liked it . Besides guitars back then were relitively cheap - compared to today .

The D-100 is a beautiful instrument -But at the time the D-55 came out- it was Guilds top of the heep Dread - and the early ones were all custom instruments .