Guild D60 Rosewood
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Press it - hope that helps!
geoguy
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I believe it is the same as a D-66 (the D-66 may have been renamed the D-60, or vice versa).
I *think* the construction should be similar between D-55 & D-60/D-66. Spruce & rosewood, scalloped bracing. Differences should be mostly cosmetic, as I recall. The D-60/D-66 have slotted-diamond fret markers.
I've never played a D-55 from the 80's, but I have played a D-66 and it has a very warm, deep, resonant voice. More-recent D-55 examples that I've played (from Tacoma & New Hartford) sound more chimey or piano-like.
All are fine guitars . . . just different flavors re: their tones. Hope that helps.
I *think* the construction should be similar between D-55 & D-60/D-66. Spruce & rosewood, scalloped bracing. Differences should be mostly cosmetic, as I recall. The D-60/D-66 have slotted-diamond fret markers.
I've never played a D-55 from the 80's, but I have played a D-66 and it has a very warm, deep, resonant voice. More-recent D-55 examples that I've played (from Tacoma & New Hartford) sound more chimey or piano-like.
All are fine guitars . . . just different flavors re: their tones. Hope that helps.
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Is that the one that someone else was looking at that has the wedge under the fretboard extension? Or am I mixing guitars up?
You are thinking of the GF60-R
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Right, A. That's the one I was thinking of. Thanks for correcting me. After I typed my post I started thinking wait, maybe that was an F shaped guitar more, cuz I really liked it.
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If the price is right and the condition is good, these are *very* nce guitars.
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Be Be Be - question answered! That is an awesome guitar. Only drawback I see is, if you think COVID - 19 is making the days go by, slowly -- just order the D60. The days from shipping until it is delivered will be slower, still. Ha
I used to own a Rosewood D60. Spectacular example of a spruce/rosewood dread. It had that classic dread rumble, lots of presence and a bright crisp top end. Just a great guitar. Like many Guilds of that era it was a heavyweight. As I've gotten older (67 now) I've found dreads and jumbo's, long scales more uncomfortable to play. If that was not the case I'd never have parted with it.
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The Reverb link you attached is for a listing by a LTG member named Blake. Stand up guy and honest to a fault so if you have any questions on that front, no worries.
Between maple and rosewood, I'd go rosewood. I have a JF-30 and an HD-28 and if I had to give one up, it would be the maple JF-30. YMMV, depending on what you already have, and what you're looking to do with it.
Edit - just re-read your first link and saw it's a RW. Sorry - I was looking at the link. I also have an 85 Guild D-50, but would reach for the HD-28 first.
Edit 2 - Jeez, it even says "rosewood" in the title.
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Grab the D60. My 89 HD28 never comes out of it’s case.
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BlueRidge br180A or higher . Lol
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Congratulations on a fine fine fine guitar. Exciting times!
Congratulations on a fine fine fine guitar. Exciting times!