Hi All,
Hi, I am new to the Forum. I have recently decided to sell some of my guitars. I have a "shop" on Reverb and have been letting go of some of my guitars there, but I was hoping that some of you could help me with one of them. I have a 1987 D60-NT that I bought in Australia in the mid to late 90s. It is one of the guitars I want to sell but I have no idea what it is worth. Here are some photos on Google Drive if you want to check it out (toggle to grid view):
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16jppYfUJawAScpuFBbFVTgKcb3Ahiu32?usp=sharing
These guitars appear to be quite rare. Here is what I know about it.
There were apparently only 308 D60s built between 1987-1990. The 1987 price list for Guild lists the D60 at $1,395. The building of the guitars was supervised by Guild Master Luthier Kim Walger. The D60 was designed by Kim and vintage guitar guru George Gruhn. My guitar has AAAA Sitka Spruce top, highly figured East Indian Rosewood on back and sides, ebony fretboard with unique D60 diamond slotted inlays, mahogany neck, clear pick guard, Grover tuning machines, hard maple bridge, Guild pearl inlays on headstock, herringbone purfling like an HD28, and herringbone around the soundhole rosette. Gruhn actually got Guild to lighten up on their (over-braced) tops and shift the X brace forward.
It has a few shallow pick scratches on the top, most if not all of which can be buffed out by a good Luthier. And there is a little pick wear at the bottom of the soundhole. Otherwise clean - no buckle rash, dings, etc. I play it occasionally but it has spent most of its life in a case and I have had my Luthier check it every few years. I have never seen another one of these guitars in person, and I have never even seen a picture of one with the clear pick guard, which I love because the spruce top is so beautiful. I never changed the bridge saddle, nut or tuning machines so assume they are original.
Johnny Cash played a sunburst version of the 1987 D60.
Interestingly, Westerly Guild Guitars shows the D60 as having curly maple back and sides, but I have never seen nor heard of one like that.
Would anyone venture a guess regarding what I should ask for it? It plays and sounds excellent.
I appreciate any guidance you might be willing to give me.
Cheers - Scott
Hi, I am new to the Forum. I have recently decided to sell some of my guitars. I have a "shop" on Reverb and have been letting go of some of my guitars there, but I was hoping that some of you could help me with one of them. I have a 1987 D60-NT that I bought in Australia in the mid to late 90s. It is one of the guitars I want to sell but I have no idea what it is worth. Here are some photos on Google Drive if you want to check it out (toggle to grid view):
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16jppYfUJawAScpuFBbFVTgKcb3Ahiu32?usp=sharing
These guitars appear to be quite rare. Here is what I know about it.
There were apparently only 308 D60s built between 1987-1990. The 1987 price list for Guild lists the D60 at $1,395. The building of the guitars was supervised by Guild Master Luthier Kim Walger. The D60 was designed by Kim and vintage guitar guru George Gruhn. My guitar has AAAA Sitka Spruce top, highly figured East Indian Rosewood on back and sides, ebony fretboard with unique D60 diamond slotted inlays, mahogany neck, clear pick guard, Grover tuning machines, hard maple bridge, Guild pearl inlays on headstock, herringbone purfling like an HD28, and herringbone around the soundhole rosette. Gruhn actually got Guild to lighten up on their (over-braced) tops and shift the X brace forward.
It has a few shallow pick scratches on the top, most if not all of which can be buffed out by a good Luthier. And there is a little pick wear at the bottom of the soundhole. Otherwise clean - no buckle rash, dings, etc. I play it occasionally but it has spent most of its life in a case and I have had my Luthier check it every few years. I have never seen another one of these guitars in person, and I have never even seen a picture of one with the clear pick guard, which I love because the spruce top is so beautiful. I never changed the bridge saddle, nut or tuning machines so assume they are original.
Johnny Cash played a sunburst version of the 1987 D60.
Interestingly, Westerly Guild Guitars shows the D60 as having curly maple back and sides, but I have never seen nor heard of one like that.
Would anyone venture a guess regarding what I should ask for it? It plays and sounds excellent.
I appreciate any guidance you might be willing to give me.
Cheers - Scott