ac1dt3st
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hello, all. first post here. i've been enjoying reading the discussions for the last week or two.
a few years ago, i received a "handing down" of a gorgeous 1970 Guild F30 sunburst from my father. it's the first guitar he owned, it's the guitar i learned on as a teenager, and it means a lot to me. i just brought it in to a trusted local shop for a "tune up", and in honor of its upcoming 40th birthday bought it a brand new hardshell case from the new F-30 line reissue. same specs, so the case fits like a glove.
there's also a 1973 Guild 12-string F212XL in my future, currently still in my father's hands most of the time.
and then i have my 1987 GF25 NT that i bought new in 1989, the first "real" guitar that i've owned. (i was a Guild man from the start...) it means a lot to me, but not as much as the F30, which i consider priceless.
i now have two "parlor guitars", and i only "need" so many guitars at home (i also have a 1967 Gibson ES-335 sunburst...). i've just been bitten by the guitar acquisition bug, and i'm thinking i'd like to take the GF25 and trade up to a really nice, full-sized Guild. these days, i'm mostly into strumming, folk and post-modern indie folk style, and my jazz guitar roots are starting to grow again.
so, what models would people recommend i look into for a full-size strumming Guild with gorgeous, balanced sound? and should i go new, or look for used/vintage...?
oh, and do you think i'll come to regret selling my GF25...?
a few years ago, i received a "handing down" of a gorgeous 1970 Guild F30 sunburst from my father. it's the first guitar he owned, it's the guitar i learned on as a teenager, and it means a lot to me. i just brought it in to a trusted local shop for a "tune up", and in honor of its upcoming 40th birthday bought it a brand new hardshell case from the new F-30 line reissue. same specs, so the case fits like a glove.
there's also a 1973 Guild 12-string F212XL in my future, currently still in my father's hands most of the time.
and then i have my 1987 GF25 NT that i bought new in 1989, the first "real" guitar that i've owned. (i was a Guild man from the start...) it means a lot to me, but not as much as the F30, which i consider priceless.
i now have two "parlor guitars", and i only "need" so many guitars at home (i also have a 1967 Gibson ES-335 sunburst...). i've just been bitten by the guitar acquisition bug, and i'm thinking i'd like to take the GF25 and trade up to a really nice, full-sized Guild. these days, i'm mostly into strumming, folk and post-modern indie folk style, and my jazz guitar roots are starting to grow again.
so, what models would people recommend i look into for a full-size strumming Guild with gorgeous, balanced sound? and should i go new, or look for used/vintage...?
oh, and do you think i'll come to regret selling my GF25...?