Hi all -
I'm new to the forum and am looking to purchase my first vintage Guild! I found a 1979 D25M in my area and am looking for opinions on the price/condition. The seller is asking for $580. He notes in the description "No alterations have been done, but when I bought it there was a crack in the bottom that had been professionally repaired (see photos)." He is the second owner, purchased it with the repair already done in 1998. He said he hasn't had any issues with it nor have any new cracks emerged. Do you all think this is still a decent deal? I'm not too worried about about the cosmetics side of it, but am looking to be able to play it for years to come, so more worried about the structure itself. I also asked him if it has had a neck reset. He said he hadn't played it in a while so he "adjusted the neck a couple weeks ago and the action is good." What thoughts do you all have?
Anyways he seems like a really nice guy. I'll probably go check it out this week. Anything else I should look for/ask about? Thanks!
I'm new to the forum and am looking to purchase my first vintage Guild! I found a 1979 D25M in my area and am looking for opinions on the price/condition. The seller is asking for $580. He notes in the description "No alterations have been done, but when I bought it there was a crack in the bottom that had been professionally repaired (see photos)." He is the second owner, purchased it with the repair already done in 1998. He said he hasn't had any issues with it nor have any new cracks emerged. Do you all think this is still a decent deal? I'm not too worried about about the cosmetics side of it, but am looking to be able to play it for years to come, so more worried about the structure itself. I also asked him if it has had a neck reset. He said he hadn't played it in a while so he "adjusted the neck a couple weeks ago and the action is good." What thoughts do you all have?
Anyways he seems like a really nice guy. I'll probably go check it out this week. Anything else I should look for/ask about? Thanks!