Overall, I think an interesting article, and he has seen a lot of Guilds so I think his opinion is certainly of note. I do wish the
article could be updated to the present, or at least through New Hartford.
I had a Tacoma D55 that was
wonderful, but sadly, the Wang-Chung piano-case makers messed up the neck and (not sadly) I got a
new New Hartford after 5 years under warranty...fit and finish equal or better than Tacoma, my mistake (I think) was asking for the state-of-the-art at the time undersaddle p/u...I think it decouples the top from the bridge, though that is just my guess. Wonderful guitar, but does not have the "rumble in my chest" of the Tacoma. Slimmer neck (depth) which is much better for me, a personal thing, hate the open back Gotoh tuners...they definately are lighter, but the Grover Rotomatics were just SO much better. Everything is a compromise
My F512 was perfect in almost every way for me...
except...New Hartford changed the string-spacing at the bridge, which changed this wonderful piece into a flatpicking-only guitar...and with great reluctance, had to move it on.
At LTG-1, I thought that Frank U. had said the block was apple-wood to reduce weight. At the time I thought it a weird choice, but wadda-I-know? Jay P. says it was changed to laminated-Birch...Did I hear that wrong, or did they make another change?
My impression was that the "Corona-problem" was a finish trouble...funny, thats what Tacoma-branded guitars seem to suffer from, but not the Guilds made there.
Never have been able to hold and try an Oxnard piece, save a very early D-40, and I am not sure it was a "Traditional," so I have to reserve my judgement as it was a few years ago.
OK, too many words, @Frono sanction me as you wish...