davidbeinct
Member
What would you do? My wife has given me the go-ahead for a 60th birthday guitar. I have been emailing with a custom builder in Mass who can build me a carved maple archback mini jumbo. I have always regretted selling my GF30 (although I love the Waterloo WL-K the sale helped fund) and that’s the main reason I’m leaning towards the custom built carved archback.
Now however there’s a GF30 for sale here that looks intriguing. Very good shape. I figured this group would be somewhat biased towards the Guild but might also help me decide.
Pros of the GF30: known quantity, cheaper always appealing to my wife, obviously a gorgeous guitar. Cons: heavy (although I mostly play seated), not my absolute favorite neck but I got along fine with it before.
Pros of a custom build: I’d have my very own guitar that no one else has, lighter, neck to my preference.
Unknowns: would the custom build sound better? Would the carved back actually make any difference over the Guild laminate? I wouldn’t pull the trigger with a deposit until I get the chance to try one of the builder’s other guitars, but it’s physically impossible to play a custom built guitar before it’s built.
So what say you, Guild fans?
Now however there’s a GF30 for sale here that looks intriguing. Very good shape. I figured this group would be somewhat biased towards the Guild but might also help me decide.
Pros of the GF30: known quantity, cheaper always appealing to my wife, obviously a gorgeous guitar. Cons: heavy (although I mostly play seated), not my absolute favorite neck but I got along fine with it before.
Pros of a custom build: I’d have my very own guitar that no one else has, lighter, neck to my preference.
Unknowns: would the custom build sound better? Would the carved back actually make any difference over the Guild laminate? I wouldn’t pull the trigger with a deposit until I get the chance to try one of the builder’s other guitars, but it’s physically impossible to play a custom built guitar before it’s built.
So what say you, Guild fans?