plaidseason
Senior Member
After picking up that M240e (now with a Fishman Rare Earth Humbucker) and playing it a lot - two long gigs, and kitchen demos for seven songs, I started thinking a lot about about F20s and then a particular Oxnard M40 on Reverb. This is in addition to continually thinking about short-scale F30s, LG-2s, and that custom 000 (from a family friend) that I'm planning on for 2024.
I semi-obsessively watched videos of people playing Oxnard M40s, including one by my friend Ian who works at a local higher end acoustic shop. And then . . . I went back onto Reverb and looked over that sunburst M40 from 2018, and ordered it.
It came in this week. It's in fantastic shape overall with a few minor "factory" issues. But it's lovely and it's built and sounds like a guitar that costs quite a bit more. With shipping and Conn. sale's tax I was out the door for $1307, which is notably less than one would pay for a used Martin 0-18 or 00-18.
It plays wonderfully, and projects way more than you'd expect from an 0/00 guitar. It's undoubtedly a few steps up from the M240 (which sounds great).
I'll post pictures when I get it back from the best luthier I know (who I now currently only live two miles away from). I'm having it setup. Plus having a Fishman Rare Earth single coil installed. I plan to use it for gigs in less "rustic" venues, along with my M240e.
Here's the Reverb listing:
I semi-obsessively watched videos of people playing Oxnard M40s, including one by my friend Ian who works at a local higher end acoustic shop. And then . . . I went back onto Reverb and looked over that sunburst M40 from 2018, and ordered it.
It came in this week. It's in fantastic shape overall with a few minor "factory" issues. But it's lovely and it's built and sounds like a guitar that costs quite a bit more. With shipping and Conn. sale's tax I was out the door for $1307, which is notably less than one would pay for a used Martin 0-18 or 00-18.
It plays wonderfully, and projects way more than you'd expect from an 0/00 guitar. It's undoubtedly a few steps up from the M240 (which sounds great).
I'll post pictures when I get it back from the best luthier I know (who I now currently only live two miles away from). I'm having it setup. Plus having a Fishman Rare Earth single coil installed. I plan to use it for gigs in less "rustic" venues, along with my M240e.
Here's the Reverb listing:
Guild USA M-40 Troubadour | Reverb
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