adorshki
Reverential Member
I think the real issue was that they weren't offering arched-back MIC models at that time.I think, at the time, the Arcos was positioned as a step up from the contemporary MIC Guilds.
That's why the series was named "ARCOS".
I actually recall a couple of negative reviews about quality but those could have been flukes, and were from new-to-Guild buyers as well.
Not sure what they were using as a yardstick for comparison.
@Doug:
I'm sure the reason for the scarcity of info about these is that they were only around for something like 2 years before Fender sold Guild and they were a pretty narrow niche in the line anyway.
I wonder if it was more than coincidence that Cordoba started offering arched-back MIC models right after they bought Guild, as in, maybe they bought the Mexican steam press?
(the old Westerly arch-back press stayed with 'em throughout the '00's an '10's and made its way to Oxnard)
MORE for Doug's info:I'm not sure that would be true compared to today's MIC Guilds. There are a lot of Guilds with 1 11/16" nut width so you will have to check before you but your next Guild.
1-3/4 inch nuts started being offered as a standard spec on certain models in Tacoma era, the Contemporary series IIRC, otherwise it was the F30.
But up until then the 1-11/16 was by far the most common on acoustic flattops, with some exceptions prior to that during Hoboken and Westerly.