Help me sort out what to do…

[Wilmywood]

I wonder if he was the guy who made sure the action was too high on the student M20 builds?

I dunno, but ya better not ask him

 

[adorshki]

I dunno, but ya better not ask him

Roger that.

 

[Nuuska]

Al , their always making improvements such as moving the battery packs to the back to improve balance . That’s all I’m saying on the topic .

Battery packs on the back . . .

Is THAT what Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland is all about ?

 

[E-Type]

And then I added, on Reverb - Good thing I requested (correctly, as it turns out) a remeasurement.

Do you treat everyone who asks a question like this?

If you’re trying to sell to people who cannot hold the guitar in their hands, you gotta be transparent and make potential customers confident in what they are getting. I don’t get this attitude. And arguing that 3/16” action should be perfectly acceptable to anyone is just crazy.

 

[bobouz]

My '72 G37 is extremely light, much lighter than even a '78 G37. May be because the '72 has a mahogany neck and the '78 is 3 piece maple.

Fwiw, my ‘76 G37 has a one-piece mahogany neck & is an absolute tanker. Regardless, it has that lovely piano-like quality that many G-37s seem to have.

 

[adorshki]

Battery packs on the back . . .

Is THAT what Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland is all about ?

You'll have to ask Steely Dan.

 

[Rayk]

Battery packs on the back . . .

Is THAT what Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland is all about ?

Not sure but worth a giggle

 

[Rayk]

One of the G37’s says it weighs in 5 lbs 5oz . Not sure if anyone seen the weights ?

 

[chazmo]

If you’re trying to sell to people who cannot hold the guitar in their hands, you gotta be transparent and make potential customers confident in what they are getting. I don’t get this attitude. And arguing that 3/16” action should be perfectly acceptable to anyone is just crazy.

Honestly I think you guys need a nice glass of wine and perhaps a NGD (from another seller).

 

[E-Type]

Honestly I think you guys need a nice glass of wine and perhaps a NGD (from another seller).

I’m seriously considering keeping this one.
I was hoping for a super light one and this one will eventually need new frets, but I so love the burst. Like all my Guilds, I will soon cost me more than it’s worth, but it’ll play and sound great and make me happy for years.

 

[jeffcoop]

... In '84 George Gruhn was asked to revamp the dreadnoughts and F-bodies and those guitars began a progressive lightening again, through end of Westerly in '01, though I've read of heavy guitars being built in early '90's...."

Oh goodness, my '90 D25 was my first Guild acoustic, and I will always love it, but it is an absolute boat anchor, the heaviest acoustic I own by good measure.

 

[adorshki]

I’m seriously considering keeping this one.
Like all my Guilds, I will soon cost me more than it’s worth, but it’ll play and sound great and make me happy for years.

In 5 years it'll appreciate and at least catch up, giving you free rent.

 

[E-Type]

In 5 years it'll appreciate and at least catch up, giving you free rent.

I'm not sure it will be worth $2,000 in 10 years, but if I keep it that long, I'm sure it will just cost me a few pennies per song. A great deal indeed!

 

[E-Type]

One of the G37’s says it weighs in 5 lbs 5oz . Not sure if anyone seen the weights ?

That one is a '74, so just an oz heavier than my arch-back '74 D-25.

 

[Rayk]

That one is a '74, so just an oz heavier than my arch-back '74 D-25.

You want less weight then that right ? Where are you at on what to get ? I might of missed the final choice or is it still in discussion ?

 

[adorshki]

You want less weight then that right ? Where are you at on what to get ? I might of missed the final choice or is it still in discussion ?

Final choice?
Final choice?!?!?!
Ahahahahahahahahah....

 

[Boneman]

Wow, is 5.4 pounds heavy to most? I don’t think much about it. My D46 feels like a heavy guitar compared to my D25, but they both weigh the same, 5.4 lbs. My Les Paul @9.4 lbs is my heaviest guitar, followed by my ultra luxe Strat at 8.8, which also has an ash body. Heck even my NS SF4 is 8 lbs, so a 5 lb acoustic is a featherweight lol.

 

[davenumber2]

Wow, is 5.4 pounds heavy to most? I don’t think much about it. My D46 feels like a heavy guitar compared to my D25, but they both weigh the same, 5.4 lbs. My Les Paul @9.4 lbs is my heaviest guitar, followed by my ultra luxe Strat at 8.8, which also has an ash body. Heck even my NS SF4 is 8 lbs, so a 5 lb acoustic is a featherweight lol.

Probably about right for an older Guild but my dreads from other makers are all under 5 lbs. one is under 4.

 

[E-Type]

Wow, is 5.4 pounds heavy to most? I don’t think much about it. My D46 feels like a heavy guitar compared to my D25, but they both weigh the same, 5.4 lbs. My Les Paul @9.4 lbs is my heaviest guitar, followed by my ultra luxe Strat at 8.8, which also has an ash body. Heck even my NS SF4 is 8 lbs, so a 5 lb acoustic is a featherweight lol.

5 lbs is not heavy for a an hour or so, but after 3 hours (practice length), I feel it. But it's the weight combined with the way my right arm is out over the guitar. My 7.5 lb Les Paul shaped "Firebrand" is less taxing, despite being heavier.

But yeah, most new Guild dreads are under 4.5 lbs. Only the arched maple F-55 is over 5lbs.

 

[E-Type]

You want less weight then that right ? Where are you at on what to get ? I might of missed the final choice or is it still in discussion ?

I have until tomorrow (Friday) to send it back. Unless I learn something new about it between now and then, I'll be keeping it. I love the burst, the neck angle is great, neck feels good, sounds great, so I think it's a keeper. So now I still have an excuse for my next one!