wisconsinred
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and the differences between a D-35 and D-40 are???
many thanks!
many thanks!
just a quick question...
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hansmoust
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wisconsinred said:
That depends on the period these instruments are from. No quick answer!
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Hans Moust
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adorshki
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HI Red: Check out westerlyguildguitars.com You got my curiosity up and I noticed the 35's a little shallower and the scale length was an 1/8" shorter as well as a couple of visible cosmetic differences, but they do look to be from the same general period.
wisconsinred
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sorry about that...early 70's...I've had a D-35 and loved it but wondered if the D-40 was a whole different beast...
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So, like maybe a D5? :wink:Ridgemont said:about 5.
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Ridgemont said:about 5.
Man that's bad..................funny, but bad :lol: :lol: :lol: .
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GardMan
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adorshki said:
The D-35 pic on the Westerly Guild Guitars site appears to be an older D-35, with the smaller pickguard. According to Hans, D-35s got the more standard shaped pickguard in ~'69 (my '72 has the standard pickguard), the depth was increased to 5" in ~'73 (my '72 is still closer to 4-7/8"), and the scale lengths for Guild dreads (excluding the G-41 which had a 26.25" scale) were all 25.5". So if you're looking at older instruments, they would have the same scale lengths. I don't know when the dread scales all increased ~1/8" to 25.63"... was it late Westerly, Corona, Tacoma, or New Hartford?
One of the things I like about all my Guilds is how similar they feel to play... although I can feel differences in the necks, they are very slight differences... with the scales all being the same, I can tell where I am on the neck w/o looking at my fingers. I can tell the slight differences in the body size of my D-35 and D-44 (which at 4-7/8" are listed by Hans as being an 1/8" shallower, and the lower bouts seem a little narrower).
Dave
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That is the one constant that I've experienced with every Guild I have or have had previously. The only difference, understandably, is with the 12-string. Duh!GardMan said:
My left hand knows the feel of the Guild neck quite well and it's certainly user-friendly. Good points made all around, Dave.
Dang me, I'm GASsed, :wink:
Joe
adorshki
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Hi Dave: My D25 has the 25-5/8ths so it was there at least in '96..second that about the feel of the necks...And thanks for the extra info our friend was looking for in the first place!GardMan said: