'90s Guild F-20?

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My Gibson B-25N, a '66, has laminated back & sides along with the notorious plastic bridge base and height-adjustable saddle. Still sounds great. :)

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the 60s and early 70s F-20s have a 1 5/8" nut width, with a round but medium neck carve. they are short scale.

the mid 70s through maybe late 70s (or into early 80s?) has a 1 11/16" nut width, with a very chunky neck carve, and those are long scale. the body also got anywhere from 1/8"-1/4" deeper (there was variation, escpecially if you incorporate the M20s).

at some point in the early 90s, through early 2000's, they made the long scale version, with the 1 11/16" nut, but with an arched/laminated mahogany back (the earlier ones were flat back, solid wood).

the new ones from New Hartford (and/or Oxnard M-20) are the 60s short scale, flat/solid back design.

The import version M-120/GAD M-120/ "Westerly Collection" is also short scale, flat/solid back, but has poly finish instead of laquer.

great guitars!

There are examples of early Westerly F-20's that are full (25.5") scale, with 1 11/16" nuts, starting as early as 1971. My '71 is such an example.

The longer scale puts the strings under higher tension, which produces (generally) a louder guitar with greater sustain. Good stuff for a small box like the F-20, IMO. And the very early Westerly F-20's are feather light as well.

Mine has been through hell and back, and looks the part. But it still delivers tone for days.
 
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