They also had a natural finish F55. Why not go for that if the burst on this one is not to your liking?
Onepickyass syndrome: Gotta put that in my guitar dictionary :emmersed:
Regarding bursts in general: I wasn’t aware there was a
standard spec for bursts. I am definitely not an expert, you and TX probably know a lot more than I do, however… From what I’ve seen,
Guild bursts can vary a lot from guitar to guitar and from era to era. I don’t think it’s fair to single out Oxnard on this. Has Oxnard produced some less than stellar bursts? Probably… just like every Guild era before it has probably produced its share of less than perfect guitars. Case in point: You had the opportunity to purchase a NH F50R, but you didn’t buy it, in part because of a bad inlay job on the neck. Funny, I didn’t see anybody here on this forum call out New Hartford on shoddy inlay work…
had it been an Oxnard, some of you would have been all over that…
Here’s a F50 burst from New Hartford. Like I said, I’m no expert, but to my eye, this burst looks uneven, thicker on the right side and wider on the lower bout. But in my opinion, this is what gives it its charm. You might like it or you may not. I think part of it comes down to personal preference.
Here's the NH F50R on Reverb you were considering: To me, the burst width and gradient is much narrower than the burst on the previous New Hartford... same era, different bursts...
I also have an SJ200 burst, and the burst pattern around the sound hole towards the neck is much wider than on the lower bout, in fact it’s just “space”, and the gradient width is much wider in general than any Guild I’ve ever seen. To me, the burst on my SJ200 is simply spectacular. Like I said, in my opinion, whatever floats your boat
In closing, I find it sad that some of you find a way to criticize even before Ray has even actually received his guitar or we've even seen a picture of it. I mean come on guys, at least try to seem like you’re giving it a fair shot. You’ll have all the time in the world after he gets it to say how s***** the burst looks or how crappy it sounds.
Cause you know, an Oxnard ain’t no Guild…