Concerning Gibson guitars vs Guild: a man who has too many guitars and not enough money dropped a ‘66 Gibson Country-Western off with me in hopes I’ll fall in love. So far, it hasn’t happened, and the $1100 tag somewhat retards my affection as well.
A week ago, I saw Richard Shindell, a very accomplished player, use what looked like a sixties vintage J-45 as well as an Epi Masterbuilt slope-shoulder on stage. The sound of the Epi was beautiful, beat the pants off the very ordinary-sounding old Gibson, but I know some folks like the ‘quiet’ quality of these Gibsons. In my limited experience, my '70 D-40 is a far superior instrument in both tone and projection to this old Gibby CW and newer CW's and J-45’s I’ve played in music stores. I was surprised to see a rough-cut cheap pickguard on the new J-45 in music stores as well, odd that they would forgo ten minutes of beveling and buffing for an acoutrement on a multi-thousand dollar instrument. On the other hand, I recently played a ‘62 Gibson Dove which was the most melodic guitar I’ve ever played. Came with a four grand price tag, unfortunately.
Wontox
A week ago, I saw Richard Shindell, a very accomplished player, use what looked like a sixties vintage J-45 as well as an Epi Masterbuilt slope-shoulder on stage. The sound of the Epi was beautiful, beat the pants off the very ordinary-sounding old Gibson, but I know some folks like the ‘quiet’ quality of these Gibsons. In my limited experience, my '70 D-40 is a far superior instrument in both tone and projection to this old Gibby CW and newer CW's and J-45’s I’ve played in music stores. I was surprised to see a rough-cut cheap pickguard on the new J-45 in music stores as well, odd that they would forgo ten minutes of beveling and buffing for an acoutrement on a multi-thousand dollar instrument. On the other hand, I recently played a ‘62 Gibson Dove which was the most melodic guitar I’ve ever played. Came with a four grand price tag, unfortunately.
Wontox