What acoustic are you playing today?

[West R Lee]

West, what a gorgeous DV73. The Turquoise accents always blow me away.
I still don't know the differences between the DV72, DV73 and the DV74. Since you have all three would you please elaborate? My curiosity is getting the best of me because I've asked myself exactly that every time I see one of them!

Well I'll do the best I can Walt, but someone else can come along and correct me, or elaborate. First off, my guitar pictured there is a DV72. Shelby and I may have confused you in our discussion of the DV73, which I used to own, but sold to Stuball.

The DV72, DV73 and DV74 are the same guitar, with slightly different inlay. The DV72 has a narrow turquoise inlay, the DV73 has a wider turquoise, black onyx and red coral inlay, and Shelby can describe the inlay on his DV74, but I think it's a pink coral. There is also a variation of the DV72 with a malachite inlay as opposed to the turquoise. There is also an elusive DV76 out there, but can't remember the inlay material. And if I'm not mistaken, there may even be a DV82 out there somewhere. Again, as far as I am aware, they are all the same guitar with varying material used in the rosettes.

And thank you Walt. She is my true Guild love.

West

 

[WaltW]

Thank You West! The descriptions of each is sufficient for this Piker. I believe I've seen the DV7__ with the wider Turquoise Rosette here on this forum and I've seen pictures of the Malachite inlays somewhere. that luscious green is unforgetable and the Coral is a somewhat expected combination. All those materials are used by Native American Jewelry Artisans and this now has me wondering what influenced the designers at Guild to use these materials and if they ever considered using Sterling Silver wire, or something like it that wouldn't tarnish, to accent the other materials used on these DV7__ guitars. For me it would have completed the American Southwest statement.
I just looked again at everyone"s Guild list and I see that Stewball has the DV72, DV73 and DV74 and I did search the web for information on them and there are pics on Reverb of the 3 plus a DV76.

 

[chazmo]

And, out comes the Favilla C-5 Overture for a few tunes... I learned how to play in the 1970s on this guitar. It was my mother's.

 

[Stuball48]

Thank You West! The descriptions of each is sufficient for this Piker. I believe I've seen the DV7__ with the wider Turquoise Rosette here on this forum and I've seen pictures of the Malachite inlays somewhere. that luscious green is unforgetable and the Coral is a somewhat expected combination. All those materials are used by Native American Jewelry Artisans and this now has me wondering what influenced the designers at Guild to use these materials and if they ever considered using Sterling Silver wire, or something like it that wouldn't tarnish, to accent the other materials used on these DV7__ guitars. For me it would have completed the American Southwest statement.
I just looked again at everyone"s Guild list and I see that Stewball has the DV72, DV73 and DV74 and I did search the web for information on them and there are pics on Reverb of the 3 plus a DV76.

Walt:

When you got a couple days off, take a look at "awagners" guitar lists. He has multiple DV 70s listing including the DV76

 

[WaltW]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm! and then there's that D-80-12. Thank You

 

[davenumber2]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm! and then there's that D-80-12. Thank You

Oh you mean this one? Just awesome.

 

[WaltW]

Yah, that's it

 

[jeffcoop]

I've been working on a recording project, and haven't wanted to switch back and forth between nut widths, so my Orpheum rosewood slope shoulder prototype has been neglected. I decided it was time to change that.

It's often said that Orpheums don't seem like Guilds. And that seems a funny thing to say, in some respects. I've played a variety of Guilds--different tone woods, different sizes, from different time periods and different time periods and different factories--and they're all different. And yet it's true, the Orpheum does somehow seem like a different beast. It's extraordinarily light and extraordinarily resonant, to the point that I can feel the vibrations on the neck with my fretting hand. Its sound profile is tilted a bit more to the treble than I'd expect from a Guild, but it's still a full sound across the spectrum.

My prototype has the blue marquetry that seems only to have been used for prototypes, and a regular Guild label rather than the Custom Shop label that production Orpheums got.

 

[Westerly Wood]

This day was the F30r. And my personal favorite acoustic chord progression.

 

[chazmo]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm! and then there's that D-80-12. Thank You

IIRC, that guitar was owned by Jerre Haskew, who was an executive at Guild in the '80s. I think it's one of a kind.

 

[Rich Cohen]

And, out comes my treasured F-512 for some play time.

Chazmo, that's a significant piece of axe. I've owned several over the recent years, and let go all of them for less intimidating to play guitars. But, I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for one.

 

[Rich Cohen]

My F-40 is still with me, and will be so unless Rich Petersen calls it home.

 

[Westerly Wood]

My F-40 is still with me, and will be so unless Rich Petersen calls it home.

stunning!

 

[Rich Cohen]

stunning!

Yes, it is a real looker, and cannon. Strangely, I offered it for sale on LTG...it got tons of views but no takers. Anyway, I love playing it.

 

[SJS]

Yes the Guild is maple back and sides. And the Martin was a restoration project. It went to Martin for a new top and bracing and while there they did a conversion and added the D45 bling. Awesome guitar but the G37 has that Guild character and punch. The Martin is amazing but the Guild is absolutely special.

 

[banjomike]

That is true, GG. I know my Martin 12-string friends love the "J" style. I've never tried one.

I owned one (a 6-string) for about 10 years. I got it to be the replacement for a D-28 I wanted to semi-retire and chose it for it's acoustic abilities after reading a few ga-ga reviews on it that were very starry-eyed.

When brand new, it really lived up to those reviews, but after about a year of steady, frequent playing, it became so bass-heavy I really didn't like its sound at all.
But it did continue to sound excellent when amped; the pickup that came in it was very good. As was the action. I have never played another Martin that was as smooth and easy to play. So it was a stage guitar for most of the time I owned it, and remained a stage guitar for the guy I eventually sold it to.

 

[WaltW]

The past few days I've been playing this, the F20 that I purchased here from RichardP. The D66 as been turned down 3 revs on each peg and placed in the humidified case. I like the F20 so much I gave the Rosewood Gibson Nick Lucas back to my son on Thanksgiving Day. Richard told me that he liked it without the pickguard, I agree, it looks nicely balanced. I pick guard remains in the case.

Yes, it's raining again with wind gusts in Connecticut. Quite a few trees down and lots of branches.

 

[davenumber2]

I've been playing my D15 (1992) a lot lately, including today. I've thought about selling it once or twice but have come to appreciate what it brings to the table. It has a very mellow, woody deep tone. It plays great and the intonation is pretty spot on.

I think I've also been playing it because I have a D30 incoming that will be here Thursday, with them both being archbacks it will be fun to compare.

 

[chazmo]

I've been playing my D15 (1992) a lot lately, including today. I've thought about selling it once or twice but have come to appreciate what it brings to the table. It has a very mellow, woody deep tone. It plays great and the intonation is pretty spot on.

I think I've also been playing it because I have a D30 incoming that will be here Thursday, with them both being archbacks it will be fun to compare.

That red is gorgeous. It was a D-25 from the '70s in this color that introduced me to Guild back around 1981 or so. Yum!

 

[davenumber2]

I've been playing my D15 (1992) a lot lately, including today. I've thought about selling it once or twice but have come to appreciate what it brings to the table. It has a very mellow, woody deep tone. It plays great and the intonation is pretty spot on.

I think I've also been playing it because I have a D30 incoming that will be here Thursday, with them both being archbacks it will be fun to compare.

A little sound sample from this evening.