2008 f-50

adorshki

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Gorgeous guitar! Congrats!!!
JMHO, but I happen to think that the Tacoma F-50 and F-50r are among the finest guitars Guild ever produced!
I only buy used guitars, so I’m not sure how they came from the factory, but yours is late-Tacoma, so I’d guess bone nut and saddle and plastic pins. ( not completely sure about the nut though).
Play it in good health and Happy New Year!!!

Yep, nut too.
Bone nut helps with unfretted strings.
 

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Tried that link..Is this the beauty?
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WOW!
 

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Thanks for the responses, gentlemen. The previous owner had upgraded to bone (or so he said), and I haven't had time to replace the strings yet to get a closer look. I upgrade to bone for all my guitars (eventually).

So, I'm guessing that the vast majority of LTGers would agree to the superiority of bone, and it's value for adding tonal performance/enhancement. So maybe someone can help me understand Guild's reasoning for installing plastic saddles, nuts, and pins in any of their USA made guitars. Even a low end Guild USA guitar isn't "low end" by any means, and F50s are getting toward their high end models. Might this reveal the limited value of doing aftermarket upgrades to bone? Or was Guild just being cheap? Or something else?

Thanks again.
 

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So maybe someone can help me understand Guild's reasoning for installing plastic saddles, nuts, and pins in any of their USA made guitars. Even a low end Guild USA guitar isn't "low end" by any means, and F50s are getting toward their high end models. Might this reveal the limited value of doing aftermarket upgrades to bone? Or was Guild just being cheap? Or something else?

Thanks again.[/QUOTE]

WHY?
 

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Been wondering same thing about the JF65? It is not one of the 50th Anniversary D55 but a very nice upper half mid range.
If I buy it, I might just drop it off with my luthier and have bone installed but it will be hard not to take it straight home and practice on it a week. Or might just stop by luthier's place and get his opinion. At least that would give me an opportunity to see what "Chris Bozung" guitar he is, currently, building?
One of his Herringbone Dreads is on my "bucket" list.
 

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Congrats! That is one beautiful guitar! I have never owned a Guild jumbo but I will one day. What a looker and I hope you enjoy her!
 
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