NGD- Guild F-20

beecee

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Well..

Like everyone warned me....RichardP69 under-promised and over delivered.

Just got it sent to office and couldn't wait to rip the stout packing apart...Thanks for the 2 $10 bills btw...

Very nicely packed, really like the brown Guild HSC. A few sets of strings sent along for good measure too!!

What can I say? Much nicer than his reverb ad described. I tuned it up and played Mother Natures Son on it......Then an intro to Melissa,

This is one versatile little guitar!

Really VERY VERY Good shape. Neck angle is spot on, minimal fret wear...just a solid little guitar.

The wonderfully book matched top has a luscious amount of silking thoughout… Doesn't come out well in this pictures but it's there...almost 3 dimensional. As much as I really want a burst I would never have stained
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this top.

I just pinged him to thank him and I also added a line about how much it reminds me of my Madeira A-2. Gotta see them side by side.

Not faint praise for the F-20, that Madeira has been with me for over 40 years and I've sold a lot more guitars that were sexier than that one.

More pix later and I am going to do a side by side w/the A-2. Been wanting to share that w/all for some time. Might be an ear opening comparision
 

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Nice! Is that a New Hartford build? The silking looks like something out of NH.
 

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Richard, Hey, I called dibs if you ditch, WT.

Ralph
 

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NGDs are always the best day of the week. Congrats!
 

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Wow!!! That's beautiful, beecee!!! That would have been a great addition to my 1994 Guild collection and I love the smaller bodies, but you got there first!! Good on you!!! (y)
 

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I gotta put this thing down....too darned busy to be foolin' with this. This is really a fun guitar, some much sound from such a little body.

And boy it's really well put together. It's a solid Guild build through and through.

That arched back really adds to the........here comes that word again...lushness.

That would have been a great addition to my 1994 Guild collection and I love the smaller bodies, but you got there first!! Good on you!!! (y)


Well I have to thank Stuball again for heading me in the right direction to Rich's Reverb ad. I had seen it, not knowing who Richards Geetar Bar was, but still a tad leery of ebay/Reverb purchases.
 

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RochardP is like Dominos - He delivers.
You might buy a model from him for equal money but NOT better quality!
 
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