If you disconnect from your maple thing, Hans' suggestion of an early (pre-'70) F30 gives you the comfort and tone depth that would probably satisfy. I play an awesome 1950 Gibson J50, but still struggle to bond with it and enjoy comfortable handling, but when I put it down and grab my F30, the comfort zone (shoulder issues) returns. Just enough bass thump too.
That '56 on Reverb is just superb.
It just hit me that the F30
ce might be one of the most confusing model numbers Guild ever issued, because of its similarity to the actual F30 model number.
But all the F--
ce's were based on the 16" jumbo outline whereas the "real" F30 retained its roughly 15" width for the duration of its production (allowing for the fractions of an inch variation between the 2 outlines).
So not sure if you got thrown off by the specs on that F30ce, or if you just goofed while citing Hans' comment, since his advice was that a maple F30 could be had from the first half of the '50's, but nothing was said about different comfort levels between the "early" and later more "jumbo" shaped (post '70) versions.
I'd be surprised if a difference would be felt, but I do get why Mikey's interested in maple.
It's not going to punch up the midrange like 'hog.
On the other hand, he may find that it's not what he was hoping for after all.
I
can vouch for its qualities in my F65ce, though.