adorshki
Reverential Member
So, here's my dilemma: I've got the GAD D-125M and love it. I've got $325 in it.
Will one of the American D15's on Reverb _really_ be twice as nice??
Maybe not but it'll have an arched back.
I've seen enough reviews from owners of both types that I'm satisfied that initial quality of the GAD's was very good for their price but still not quite as good as Westerly.
There're lots of little things like tuner quality (an F30 lover chucked his GAD's tuners), and poly vs nitro finish, reports of loose frets with GAD's.
Then add in reports of the intangible something in the tone of the US builts that caused guys who started with GADS to "upgrade" , and now you've got the info you need to make an informed decision according to your own scale of "value".