I recently bought an '87 GF-30 from LTG member MrBoZiffer. I don't feel like I've had it long enough at this point to offer a full LTG review, but I do have to say it's a great guitar. The GF body is very comfortable, the blonde maple works well, and the guitar just sounds and plays great. This guitar is the best acoustic I've ever had for quickly and easily grabbing a good F barre chord from an open chord. I guess it's the neck. It has a nice slim profile - almost an electric guitar neck, really.
What strikes me the most is how the guitar fills the room with sound without seeming loud or harsh in any way. My D-25 (born 5/87) and the GF-30 (born 4/87) are about as different from each other as any two guitars could be. I'm sure it'll fill the niche it was intended for.
I had it in to my luthier buddy last night for a fret dressing, some general tweaking, and a thorough cleaning. Also installed a new set of bone bridge pins. I don't want to imply that MrBoZiffer sent me a dirty or worn out guitar, by the way. It was really good out of the box. But this tweaking & cleaning on a recent acquisition is just something I like to do.
And it's nice to have a blonde back in the house. 8)
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Dave
What strikes me the most is how the guitar fills the room with sound without seeming loud or harsh in any way. My D-25 (born 5/87) and the GF-30 (born 4/87) are about as different from each other as any two guitars could be. I'm sure it'll fill the niche it was intended for.
I had it in to my luthier buddy last night for a fret dressing, some general tweaking, and a thorough cleaning. Also installed a new set of bone bridge pins. I don't want to imply that MrBoZiffer sent me a dirty or worn out guitar, by the way. It was really good out of the box. But this tweaking & cleaning on a recent acquisition is just something I like to do.
And it's nice to have a blonde back in the house. 8)
edit for some pics:
Dave