GAD 30

[joecool]

Just wanted to say that I just joined and glad to be here. I picked up a GAD 30RE last month off of ebay and it is awesome! Had a minor crack that'd been professionally repaired so I got a great deal on a guitar that with Fishman pickup, retails for almost 1G! The guy even through in the case. So now I've put some Elixir PB's on and I'm takin' fingerstyle lessons.

Anyone have any thoughts on the GAD?

Also if there's anywhere I should get advice its from LTG: the wire running from the pickup to the jack isn't taped down or anything so sometimes, when I strum the E or B string it vibrates against the soundboard and makes an annoying buzz. Any quick but effective fixes that don't involve me taking it to a shop?

Thanks

 

[killdeer43]

Anyone have any thoughts on the GAD?

Within a matter of days, almost two years ago, I picked up a GAD30 and an Epiphone EF500M. I didn't plan to keep both of them so I put them through the mill and, despite being a 40-year Guild loyalist, came to the conclusion that the Epi outperformed the GAD.
(I think the Epi is also made in China, or maybe Korea :?: , so it wasn't a matter of where it was made as much as it was the guitars themselves). They're similar in size, width at the nut, etc., but I like the satin finish on the Epi better. The GAD looked almost fragile and not altogether inviting (cute, though). The Epi is great for fingerpicking and even handles a pick well enough. Generally, it's the guitar for canoe/camping trips and doesn't take up too much room.
My son-in-law has since bought the rosewood version and he loves it! Great for slide, open tunings, etc.

Anyway, now it's back to Guilded thoughts,
Joe

 

[killdeer43]

And just today, I've thinned the herd a little more by letting the aforementioned GAD30 head out the door to a new home. I sold it to a former student who used it back when I first started teaching her to fingerpick (she didn't have a guitar of her own). I think she fell in love with it then and now she has her own Guild, albeit a GAD. But still....

I'm on a roll here: two days and two Guilds out the door. I have a plan, folks, so stay tuned!

Joe