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Hello everybody. I have browsed this site over the years and always found the answers to my Guild questions here and always thought this was a great place. To start off with I have pretty much been a Martin snob for many years, However I have had a 12 string Guild for a long time and nobody, I mean nobody makes a sweeter 12 as far as I am concerned. In the past I have also had a D55 Corona that I bought for a nice price and subsequently traded for something or other. I can't remember.. Which brings me to my latest acquisition. I had moved recently and had no access to my guitars which are far far away. The first thing I did was buy a very inexpensive Sigma D28 copy with a pickup just to have something around. I have recently started busking and the Sigma wasn't cutting it. Don't get me wrong.... Great guitar for the money and it got me through but after a few hours of banging on an acoustic with 12s it starts to get to you. I went to a Guitar shop and looked over many nice acoustics and ended settling for a 2000 D25 Tru American. I somehow had the feeling I would get a Guild as they are so robust and overbuilt as they say.... Although I must admit this one is not as heavy as some the ones I have tried in the past. To make a long story shorter... I really like the guitar. It is a very high quality guitar with probably the best action you could hope for from an acoustic. I put an LR Baggs anthem in it (under saddle/mic combo) and it is great. As good if not better than a standard Martin D18, and I would venture to say sounds a little nicer. No where near as resonant as a D-18V but then again neither is a standard D-18. The more I look at the Guitar the more I appreciate the quality build. I would like to get a compensated saddle for it but I filed back the angle of the B string so it is not too bad. I would venture to say someone would be hard pressed to find a better guitar for the money. Thanks for humouring me.