taabru45 said:
There was this gorgeous jumbo discontinued Taylor at the pawn shop. barely a mark on it, very very nice condition. $1300...I did play it for a couple of minutes...the action was excellent.......but as nice as it was...My guilded ears said, "you know that old F112 you have at home sounds better than this"....Hard to beat a guild, it is!
Steffan
absolutely, and especially a Guild 12-string. nothing compares.
when i bought my F-50R, i walked into Willie's American Guitars, and sat down for about two hours in the acoustic room. i stated by playing a D-55; just felt and sounded so natural. after a while i picked up a vintage Martin dread. meh. so i tried a new Martin dread. meh. atypically, they had a used Taylor around, played that, and wondered what all the fuss is about...? grabbed a few Gibbys, J-45s and the like. just no presence, no "there there".
finally turned to the F-50R, and it just shut everything else down with that big sound, tone and balance. so i bought one. just nothing like a Guild.
as someone's signature says: twice the guitar, at half the price.
