The guitar store made good on it. They must have called Fender and gotten an earful, or thougth about the way I left the store. The owner asked me when I walked in what did I want? I told him what do you mean and he said shape, sound, style, wood, etc? Basically ran down the list of things a person might want in a guitar. I told him, and he gave me a Taylor GA4. Not Guild forum guitar content, but an awsome guitar, that costs quite a bit more than the Guild I started with.
Got a DV6 (Tacoma Built)
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Ah, well there you go Wooglins... A disappointment from a Guild point of view, but probably a happy ending for you. Your GA4 will be sapele, I think, compared to rosewood on your DV-6. I'm sure you'll like it. Sound will be quite different from the DV.wooglins said:
Best wishes.
Chazmo said:
It is a cross between Mahogany and Rosewood (OVANGKOL). I am really happy with it. All the individual parts are top notch. Ebony everywhere, Nitro Top, etc. The sound is well Taylor (Like a piano in the form of a guitar). It fits a different niche in my Guitar collection. This is a very comfortable guitar to play.
I will have to keep my eye out for a classic Guild until Fender starts offering some American made Guilds that are afforadable (probably never).
A couple of small points:
1. Taylor doesn't use nitro in any of its guitars, probably due to environmental concerns. Taylor finishes are either varnish (lower end guitars) or UV catalyzed polyurthane/polyester.
2. The original DV6 (built in mid-late 1990s) has a mahogany back and sides, so all of the Tacoma built, and now Ensenada built DV6s deviate from the original design.
Kostas
1. Taylor doesn't use nitro in any of its guitars, probably due to environmental concerns. Taylor finishes are either varnish (lower end guitars) or UV catalyzed polyurthane/polyester.
2. The original DV6 (built in mid-late 1990s) has a mahogany back and sides, so all of the Tacoma built, and now Ensenada built DV6s deviate from the original design.
Kostas
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Hope you're happy with this one. I'd have got Fender to fix the DV6 though!!!
kostask said:
I did not know that about the Nitro. The finish is UV catalyzed poly. I just read about it, quite amazing. It is what creates the shifting and shimmering apperance when you move a Taylor around while looking at finish. They fill the pores in grain of the back and sides with a clear polymer that is hardened with UV light. This clear polymer allows the detail of the wood to show in filled grain. Other finished are just filled with a brown filler.