Errant Tiger
Junior Member
I realize I'm very late to this party, but have been keeping a low profile. For the record, I've been playing my Westerly D46 since 1994 and I would never get rid of it. 3 years ago I got a GAD-120 for about $500, after trying a bunch of older Guilds, Gibsons, and Martins, and this was easily the best sound value I heard under $1000, and one of the best under $2K. (This includes the '67 M-20 I tried for $1550 from a private seller, which sounded awful.) On the other hand, I tried the GAD 125-12 and it sounded abysmal. Ditto the F-130. I guess, as others have said, individual taste and individual instruments make all, or much of, the difference.
I WOULD part with the 120 for a good M20 or something similar, but given that my guitar-buying budget is more or less exactly what I could get in trade for the 120, I'm content for the time being, despite a few minor irritations.
I WOULD part with the 120 for a good M20 or something similar, but given that my guitar-buying budget is more or less exactly what I could get in trade for the 120, I'm content for the time being, despite a few minor irritations.