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Rayk · Mar 6, 2019

I'll be short I'm looking into this guitar as I like cut aways and the burst and of coarse what a F30r lol

Specifically look at the finger board pic and zom 2-5 or 6 frets .
Is that finger nail gouges or a smudge as the seller is telling ? Something some oil can clean up so said .

Let know if I missed anything else .

Guild F-30RCE std 2012 Cutaway Sunburst https://reverb.com/item/19435439-gu...burst?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=share

chazmo · Mar 6, 2019

I didn't see where the seller said anything about it, but those look like fingerboard gouges, probably from fingernails, Ray. The guitar's been played, which is probably a good thing. Looks really nice.

chazmo · Mar 6, 2019

Oh, and no... dressing the fingerboard won't "fix" that, but it's arguable whether anything needs to be fixed anyway... The only actual repair would be frets-off and sand the board.

Rayk · Mar 6, 2019

chazmo said:
I didn't see where the seller said anything about it, but those look like fingerboard gouges, probably from fingernails, Ray. The guitar's been played, which is probably a good thing. Looks really nice.

Sorry we chatted in messenger .

chazmo said:
Oh, and no... dressing the fingerboard won't "fix" that, but it's arguable whether anything needs to be fixed anyway... The only actual repair would be frets-off and sand the board.

Wanted to make sure I was seeing it right you all know how Screw up lol

I asked last night for a close up pic while we were chatting then things on his end went quit .

I was giving up as he rejected my offer then he measseged me back last night.

I don't want to over pay and at that price I don't seeing the FB damaged .

I seen that happen before but I never had a guitar develope that kind of damage and I had some for 15 -20 years they were all I had so I played the heck out them .

walrus · Mar 6, 2019

Ray, I love my '11 F-30RCE!

But if those are fingerboard divots then it's not in "mint" condition as the seller claims, and that price is much too high. Even if those marks are a trick of the photo, or "smudges", then the price is still a bit steep, IMHO. Mine actually was "mint", bought earlier this year, and I paid less than this one.

Does the 'burst finish make it worth more? That I don't know. Mine is a natural finish.

I'd make an offer at least a few hundred dollars less and see what happens. Or, at the least, a close-up photo of the fingerboard would be useful before deciding.

** EDIT - just saw your response to chazmo after posting this! **

walrus

chazmo · Mar 6, 2019

Rayk said:
Sorry we chatted in messenger .

Wanted to make sure I was seeing it right you all know how Screw up lol

I asked last night for a close up pic while we were chatting then things on his end went quit .

I was giving up as he rejected my offer then he measseged me back last night.

I don't want to over pay and at that price I don't seeing the FB damaged .

I seen that happen before but I never had a guitar develope that kind of damage and I had some for 15 -20 years they were all I had so I played the heck out them .

Ray, I think we're on the same page here, but this really isn't "damaged," per se. I don't think you'd be overpaying, but if this is going to bother you then you should pass. I think that rosewood fingerboards are not as hard as, say, ebony or maple and this is what happens when fingernails dig in the board. I actually like that the guitar is well-played, and if the frets are good and everything is stable on this guitar then you'd be getting a great axe. Just sayin'.

Rayk · Mar 6, 2019

chazmo said:
Ray, I think we're on the same page here, but this really isn't "damaged," per se. I don't think you'd be overpaying, but if this is going to bother you then you should pass. I think that rosewood fingerboards are not as hard as, say, ebony or maple and this is what happens when fingernails dig in the board. I actually like that the guitar is well-played, and if the frets are good and everything is stable on this guitar then you'd be getting a great axe. Just sayin'.

Good points one and all , if he gets back to me I'll make a move .
I'm concern about the weather as cold as it is .

twocorgis · Mar 6, 2019

I think that price is much too high even if it's mint. MAP on them originally was $1995 IIRC.

Cougar · Mar 6, 2019

walrus said:
....and that price is much too high. Even if those marks are a trick of the photo, or "smudges", then the price is still a bit steep, IMHO....

twocorgis said:
I think that price is much too high even if it's mint....

Yeah. I'm not up on this model, but I thought the same thing -- Why is this priced so high? It's not even an ebony board. Nothing real fancy. It is a New Hartford with a burst, but....

I guess case candy on new guitars should include fingernail clippers.

The Guilds of Grot · Mar 6, 2019

You know, I'm one of those people that don't mind cut-aways on an acoustic guitar. I do think a Florentine cut-away looks best but I don't mind a nicely shaped Venetian but I find this cut-away to be down right butt ugly. It looks like somebody sat on it on a hot day!

Rayk · Mar 6, 2019

twocorgis said:
I think that price is much too high even if it's mint. MAP on them originally was $1995 IIRC.

All the guitars are priced high it's the same as privet sellers selling cars and trucks at dealer prices .

Rayk · Mar 6, 2019

How do you find out book value on these things anyone know ?

Nuuska · Mar 6, 2019

TRC is upside down . . .

Rayk · Mar 6, 2019

Nuuska said:
TRC is upside down . . .

Instint discount ! Lol

walrus · Mar 6, 2019

The Guilds of Grot said:
You know, I'm one of those people that don't mind cut-aways on an acoustic guitar. I do think a Florentine cut-away looks best but I don't mind a nicely shaped Venetian but I find this cut-away to be down right butt ugly. It looks like somebody sat on it on a hot day!

I'm the opposite! I don't care for a Venetian or a Florentine cutaway on an acoustic (unless it's an acoustic archtop), but I like the look of this cutaway a lot. To each his own! :star:

walrus

Rayk · Mar 6, 2019

The Guilds of Grot said:
You know, I'm one of those people that don't mind cut-aways on an acoustic guitar. I do think a Florentine cut-away looks best but I don't mind a nicely shaped Venetian but I find this cut-away to be down right butt ugly. It looks like somebody sat on it on a hot day!

Gorentine cut aways look like a can opener and can double as a coat hook .

Lol

geoguy · Mar 6, 2019

Definitely fingernail gouges on that fretboard.

IMO a more-rational asking price would be about $1200, possibly less given those fingernail gouges.

chazmo · Mar 6, 2019

Ray, let it go. Seriously.

Rayk · Mar 6, 2019

chazmo said:
Ray, let it go. Seriously.

I know, it's so bloody hard been looking for one like this for a bit .

Let's see what happens with the pic if anything then I'll move on .

Thanks

Rich Cohen · Mar 6, 2019

Ray,
Another one will come up soon. Don't rush. especially if he doesn't give you the pic that satisfies your concern.
Rich

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