Help w/ badly Damaged Guild acoustic

[silverfox103]

All is good here, well that is except your guitar. But soon you'll have that problem figured out.

Tom

 

[Westerly Wood]

I just it’s cool that Nash has answered every single reply individually. That’s thorough. He will fit right in here.

 

[silverfox103]

I just it’s cool that Nash has answered every single reply individually. That’s thorough. He will fit right in here.

I would say that is a first! Nice job Nash.

Stick around, we have a great community. But the one draw back at times, is that we are old. We need new members.

Tom

 

[davismanLV]

Stick around, we have a great community. But the one draw back at times, is that we are old. We need new members.

Tom

Isn't that the truth!! We're just chock-full of amazing information and experience, if we can just remember.

 

[GGJaguar]

we are old

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Well, y'all wanted replies, you got replies!

 

[Westerly Wood]

Well, y'all wanted replies, you got replies!

well now what are we gonna complain about?

 

[Wilmywood]

well now what are we gonna complain about?

Give it a minute sumthin' will pop up

 

[chazmo]

No doubt.

 

[Athens-Nash Guild 33]

You're welcome
No not a luthier, just been readin' and postin' here for a long time. Have 3 US flattops from '96-'03, all bought new, so a pretty big fan.

We found out about the parts thing on the imports when an owner related his experience here many years ago, around '10 or '11 maybe?.

But just solving the mystery of who made 'em was a pretty significant accomplishment which was largely if not entirely due to our resident sleuth @SFIV1967 (Ralf), who simply likes researching stuff like that. Fender wasn't talking, and Cordoba didn't really advertise it either.

Fender did at least admit maintaining control (purchase and shipment) over the woods used, in order to maintain their QC standards. And the blueprints were Fender owned and created intellectual property, not just cookie-cutter guitars with the Guild name slapped on. (And as far as I know Cordoba didn't acquire the GAD intellectual property rights, that's why they had to re-vamp the line as "the Westerly Collection")

By all accounts they were very very good value for the price. But a funny thing happened to a lot of the guys who joined to share and learn about their new Guild GAD instruments: they kept hearing about that something extra the US-builts had, tried some out, and realized by golly it's true!

Time to graduate, grasshopper.

Haha, yes sir, i hear you there.... i know i know... time to invest more $ on the NEW axe (aside from my $ toward the taxidermy/homage on my deceased baby G) -- thanks again, awesome input.

 

[Athens-Nash Guild 33]

Just a little note about the Westerly Collection ( Chinese) models, which may help your selection if you choose to buy one. The first number indicates whether the guitar is all solid wood, or laminate back and sides (all models are solid top). 1 indicates all solid and 2 is for laminate. That is not the whole story though! With the exception of a couple of models (P-240 Memoir and DS-240 Memoir), all the 200 series guitars feature an arched back, without bracing. This has been a feature on many Guild flat top guitars for as long as they have been making them. It's easy to tell them apart visually, as all 100 series guitars have a "Chesterfield" logo, whereas the 200 series just have the Guild name. I believe that all GAD models were all solid wood.

right on... thank you for that intel! good to know, thanks!

 

[Athens-Nash Guild 33]

The rosewood Martin in the FS section below might work for you. Even though not a Guild, buying from fellow LTG members has always been enjoyable, in my experience.

thank you... when you say "the rosewood Martin in the FS section below might work for you" -- what is the FS section? This forum's format is tough to follow, ha, and i can only log on every so often due to my schedule :/ thank you!

 

[AcornHouse]

thank you... when you say "the rosewood Martin in the FS section below might work for you" -- what is the FS section? This forum's format is tough to follow, ha, and i can only log on every so often due to my schedule :/ thank you!

It looks like it sold, but on the LTG home page, the For Sale by members section is lower down. You just need to scroll down.

Here a link to that section directly. https://letstalkguild.com/ltg/index.php?forums/buy-sell-trade.138/
These are only listings by LTG members and are prefixed by if they are for sale, or trade, or wanted, or sold. (Listings by non-LTGers, like Reverb and eBay are in a different section.)

 

[Athens-Nash Guild 33]

This forums is tough to follow b/c of how the messages thread... vs FB or IG, where you can read in-thread comments... so I apologize if I missed anyone's comments! GOing to scroll through again tomorrow to check. Thank you all for the awesome input... musicians/people like you are what life's all about... i am very grateful to have fellow Guilders here. I can't thank y'all enough. To all, rock on! -Paul

 

[adorshki]

This forums is tough to follow b/c of how the messages thread... vs FB or IG, where you can read in-thread comments... so I apologize if I missed anyone's comments! GOing to scroll through again tomorrow to check. Thank you all for the awesome input... musicians/people like you are what life's all about... i am very grateful to have fellow Guilders here. I can't thank y'all enough. To all, rock on! -Paul

Don't be a stranger! (Time allowing)

If you're looking to replace the "feel" of the GAD30 I'd focus on any of the several versions of US-built F30's, it's been one of Guild's "hallmark" models. Available with 'hog or rosewood bodies, even arched back versions, although as time goes on I've become more fond of the flatback sound.

There're also some with 1-3/4" nuts (New Hartford's "Standard" series which are both available and reasonably affordable, and young enough to likely be in very good nick) and even some low-production long-scale (25-5/8") versions. Those are going to be at least 25 years old, but likely well-kept by their owners.

You know where to come if you got questions about a piece you're looking at.

 

[Prince of Darkness]

thank you... when you say "the rosewood Martin in the FS section below might work for you" -- what is the FS section? This forum's format is tough to follow, ha, and i can only log on every so often due to my schedule :/ thank you!

The for sale section. More accurately "Online Offerings, within the Member's Cove section and "Buy, Sell, Trade", within Fix it or Sell it.

 

[fronobulax]

This forums is tough to follow b/c of how the messages thread... vs FB or IG, where you can read in-thread comments... so I apologize if I missed anyone's comments! GOing to scroll through again tomorrow to check. Thank you all for the awesome input... musicians/people like you are what life's all about... i am very grateful to have fellow Guilders here. I can't thank y'all enough. To all, rock on! -Paul

LTG posts are somewhat loosely categorized into forums. Forums are broken down in to threads. Threads consist of posts and the posts are displayed in chronological order of posting. Chronological posts can be hard to follow when there are veers from what the thread title suggests the topic is supposed to be and when posters reply without reading all of the posts and/or fail to make it clear what post they are replying to.

My experience has been the information content is usually worth the effort spent to comprehend it.

 

[BigBeard]

The one that always gets me is ........1st post...."I've got this Guild........how much is it worth"?

West

I've been searching for a "this" Guild. They must be rare and worth a lot! I'm an infrequent member, too. Now if you want a rare guitar... I've got this 12 string 1975 Kasuga T-813 (with original bill of sale).... how much is it worth....oops, this isn't Let's Talk Kasuga. Pics next to my 79 F-212XL.

 

[chazmo]

@BigBeard your F-212XL looks to be in great shape. I'll bet that thing rocks! Nice. Thanks for posting the picture.

 

[BigBeard]

Thanks!! Bought in 98-99 with a slight bulge at the bridge. I took it to Westerly and they steam pressed the top, but it only held for about a year. I took it back and they put a new top on it. This was the last guitar serviced in Westerly. It was shipped it to the Custom Shop for finishing. My 2nd Guild acquisition, 98 JF-30AB. It's in Excellent condition.