Can anybody help me with information on this guitar?

[Guildedagain]

He already said he liked it - loved it - enough to put money on it, an that Guilds are rare in Ireland.

The mental gymnastics might relate more to member responses than in the mind of someone just looking for information about a Guild he fell in love with, asking in the right place on the Guild forum.

So far responses of "check out the other guitar instead" "overpriced" and "trashed" are all in evidence, now veering towards just play it and buy rather than asking people.

Are you saying the color of a guitar affects the way it sounds?

Yes, it can.

Not necessarily color, but finish. Poly is widely accepted to mute guitar over Nitro so we already largely agree that finish affects tone, "the way it sounds".

Guitars with metallic pigment in the paint - like a Silverburst Les Paul or Robbie Robertson's Bronzed Strat - are also accepted to have tonal differences.

Back to the black finish on these old Guilds, it is thin, it crazes easily in ways that regular nitro doesn't on the Nat models, so yeah, it could have a positive effect on tone.

 

[fronobulax]

Are you saying the color of a guitar affects the way it sounds?

Yes, it can.

Not necessarily color, but finish. Poly is widely accepted to mute guitar over Nitro so we already largely agree that finish affects tone, "the way it sounds".

I'm just gonna be That Guy.

You were asked a question, answered No and then completely contradicted your "No" with your elaboration.

 

[FNG]

He already said he liked it - loved it - enough to put money on it, an that Guilds are rare in Ireland.

The mental gymnastics might relate more to member responses than in the mind of someone just looking for information about a Guild he fell in love with, asking in the right place on the Guild forum.

So far responses of "check out the other guitar instead" "overpriced" and "trashed" are all in evidence, now veering towards just play it and buy rather than asking people.



Yes, it can.

Not necessarily color, but finish. Poly is widely accepted to mute guitar over Nitro so we already largely agree that finish affects tone, "the way it sounds".

Guitars with metallic pigment in the paint - like a Silverburst Les Paul or Robbie Robertson's Bronzed Strat - are also accepted to have tonal differences.

Back to the black finish on these old Guilds, it is thin, it crazes easily in ways that regular nitro doesn't on the Nat models, so yeah, it could have a positive effect on tone.

I told him to check out the other guitar because for that price, a couple more bills and he could get a guitar that hasn't been used as a cricket bat. Didn't tell him to buy it, the guy said he was new to acoustics, so check out another guitar for perspective.

If I offered that guitar here for that price, I'd get hooted off the forum!!

Guilds might be rare in Ireland, but that store where the D-25 is has at least three other Guilds for sale. I understand a premium for overseas guitars, but that seems excessive.

I was giving the guy a honest opinion...the guitar looks beat up. They say they leveled the frets, which probably means that the frets are worn way down, especially looking at the wear around the top three frets. Probably due for a refret soon. The wounds on the guitar look like impact scars, so I'd certainly have someone take a hard look at the internals to see if the bracing is intact. Certainly looks like evidence of a center seam split, not a show stopper but potential evidence of failure to properly humidify the guitar.

Hopefully the guy is able to see the trees and try and get the price down some...if you all think that is a good deal, I've got some guitars to sell!!

 

[Guildedagain]

I said yes. And "not just color", not same as saying no. I proposed that it alters tone, was asked if I felt that way and answered yes.

Tough crowd.

Time to find yard chores.

 

[davismanLV]

Oh and one of the tuners is wonky with probably at least a screw loose and so it's rotated in the sleeve and if it's at a guitar store why wouldn't they have fixed such an easy thing??? It can be beat up, but it should be CLEAN and TIDY and a simple screw in the Grover tuner would fix that issue. This guitar might be an okay player but why can't it be clean??

 

[bobouz]

Luk, laminated body woods are commonly and correctly associated with less expensive acoustic instruments - but Guild’s laminated arch-back design is in a totally different category, and is not seen as a negative. Gibson has also utilized this design on a limited number of acoustics.

As for the guitar in question, That center-seam caught my eye, too, and I would want to carefully assess the instrument’s overall structural stability including bracing, neck angle, bridge lift, etc.

And finally, the folks in that shop can’t tell the difference between maple & mahogany? Really? It’s completely obvious when viewing the back & sides via the soundhole. Makes me wonder what else they don’t know about what they’re selling.