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Beautiful!
Tim said:FNG said:Chazmo said:So, what's the story on this guitar, FNG? When did Guild have a custom shop?
Looks wonderful!!
I think the Guild Custom shop was open 1997-2000, in Nashville. They built the Valencia, Deco and Finesse models, along with the D/JF-100s, I believe.
I think this was based on the DV-52 design, according to what Guildzilla found during his research.
They also built the 45th anniversary, the firebird, and the crossroads there. And perhaps the F30R-LS.
I dont think they built the d100's or the jf100's there...but i could be wrong.
Tim.
krispood said:The Guild custom shop was opened in 1997 after Fender shut down their Spring Hill factory.
The 1997 Catalog has 5 custom shoip models. The 45th anniversary, D100, JF100, DECO and
FINESSE.
The custom shop D100 and JF100 have carved heels identical to the Westerly's D100C and JF100C
which were built from 1993-1996.
guildzilla said:Congrats, FNG, on an excellent score.
This is a very choice guitar, folks, especially for the abalone lovers. It has more abalone bling than any Guild I've held before - back seam, top edge and all the fingerboard and headstock inlays are abalone. While it doesn't have a G-shield, the Chesterfield inlay is very unique. FNG has a bunch of G-shield gits, anyway.
The bling elements don't scream at you, but there is a crafty elegance to the guitar.
It plays and sounds great. The guy who is selling it is a damn fine picker - a bluegrass guy - with a relaxed and controlled pick attack and nice dynamic range in his style. Hearing him play it brought out a lot of the subtleties of this guitar.
He told me he got it at The String Shoppe in Columbus in 1998.
Glad to help, Pat. Checking it out was fun. What's the shipping status and/or ETA?