philr
Junior Member
Well guys here she is, just arrived. Got this on eBay a few days ago and I really can't believe what a beautiful guitar this is. It was a little hard to take pictures of because it's so dark and reflective it's like taking pictures of a mirror.
There is no label inside but the serial# is DD100326. That would make it a 1980 Westerly D50. Not sure what the suffix would be? SB or AB maybe? Maybe someone else could help me out with that little piece of info.
It's one of the few Guilds I've seen from this era that has almost no finish checking. The person who sold it to me had not owned it very long and didn't know it's history, but it's obvious that this guitar has not been out of the case very much. There is some light scratching on the pickguard and a few minor blemishes, but that's it really.
To my ear it sounds like a guitar that hasn't been played very much. At least not in recent years. I think it's going to take some time and a lot of playing to hear it's real voice. In other words, the bonding period has begun.
The last pic is with my Tacoma PM28 parlor.
Phil
There is no label inside but the serial# is DD100326. That would make it a 1980 Westerly D50. Not sure what the suffix would be? SB or AB maybe? Maybe someone else could help me out with that little piece of info.
It's one of the few Guilds I've seen from this era that has almost no finish checking. The person who sold it to me had not owned it very long and didn't know it's history, but it's obvious that this guitar has not been out of the case very much. There is some light scratching on the pickguard and a few minor blemishes, but that's it really.
To my ear it sounds like a guitar that hasn't been played very much. At least not in recent years. I think it's going to take some time and a lot of playing to hear it's real voice. In other words, the bonding period has begun.
The last pic is with my Tacoma PM28 parlor.
Phil
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