ClaytonS15
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1: Thank you DeArmondhammer for alerting me to the existence of this guitar though this forum!
2: I love it! It took me about 3 minutes of playing at the Guitar Center,where it was, for me to know it was coming home with me. It’s just fantastic. No buzz, nice low action, and full, balanced sound on all strings on all frets.
3: It’s one of the only guitars I’ve ever bought where I really couldn’t immediately find ANYTHING wrong with it. I took it home, played it for 20 minutes, and did what I typically do with s new (to me) guitar. I removed the strings, cleaned the guitar and fingerboard and restrung with D’Addario PB 12s.
4: Days later: It’s still awesome! I’ve discovered only one issue. The intonation is sharp on all strings. That’s when I looked closely at the bridge saddle. It’s not compensated, and is beveled on top. It’s also leaning a bit towards the neck. So, I’m going to have a new saddle made. THAT’S IT!
I will post some pictures shortly. Last takeaway: compared to my GV-52, it is slightly quieter and is less bass heavy. It’s also more comfortable to play, especially because of the slightly thinner body (4.5”) vs (5”). I’m thinking it’s a better fingerpicking guitar than the GV-52. I’m getting the feeling I could play pretty much anything on this GF-40. Man am I happy!
2: I love it! It took me about 3 minutes of playing at the Guitar Center,where it was, for me to know it was coming home with me. It’s just fantastic. No buzz, nice low action, and full, balanced sound on all strings on all frets.
3: It’s one of the only guitars I’ve ever bought where I really couldn’t immediately find ANYTHING wrong with it. I took it home, played it for 20 minutes, and did what I typically do with s new (to me) guitar. I removed the strings, cleaned the guitar and fingerboard and restrung with D’Addario PB 12s.
4: Days later: It’s still awesome! I’ve discovered only one issue. The intonation is sharp on all strings. That’s when I looked closely at the bridge saddle. It’s not compensated, and is beveled on top. It’s also leaning a bit towards the neck. So, I’m going to have a new saddle made. THAT’S IT!
I will post some pictures shortly. Last takeaway: compared to my GV-52, it is slightly quieter and is less bass heavy. It’s also more comfortable to play, especially because of the slightly thinner body (4.5”) vs (5”). I’m thinking it’s a better fingerpicking guitar than the GV-52. I’m getting the feeling I could play pretty much anything on this GF-40. Man am I happy!
