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Guild F20 1969 $899 includes CONUS shipping. Hoboken label but built at Westerly.
The pictures make the finish dings and dongs look worse than in real life. I wanted to be thorough and took many shots with different lighting.
Pictures at:
https://picasaweb.google.com/Daveand...bovYH_2baCkgE#
Articulate tone. Some cosmetic marks as described but it is fundamentally sound. Everything is original and in working order, and it stays in tune. The honest wear comes with the territory. It had the neck reset and a refret job last year. This guitar has absolutely no issues. The action at the 12th low e is 3/32”. It is not loud but I don’t think these were designed to be loud.
The finish is lightly flaking at several limited spots (see pictures), but the underlying wood is not gouged other than the headstock is slightly rounded a bit in places on the edge, as you can see in the pictures. The headstock veneer is curled slightly on the edges. There are two significant dings on the neck, but not in a place that affects play. There is a horizontal stand burn on the finish up the neck, and occasionally I have experienced the neck finish getting just slightly tacky in the right meteorological conditions. I am overstating the flaws in the interest of full disclosure. This guitar has been around the block but it's a fun old Guild.
Beautiful woods are totally solid, with just one slight, stable surface crack near the pickguard (please see pictures). The crack does not extend to the soundhole or to the other side of the bridge. The Luthier saw no need to cleat it or otherwise do anything to it.
It’s very fun to fool around with, although I strum/flatpick with runs mostly, and I’m not really a fingerstyler. It has a distinctive woody, ringing clear tone. I have about $1,200 into it with the new Superior case, which fits perfectly.
I had it up for sale here in 2012: http://www.letstalkguild.com/ltg/sh...1969-price-drop-again-999-incl-CONUS-shipping
(The original post includes a link to pictures).
No shipping outside the US, please. Paypal and U.S. Postal Money Orders only, please. 72 hour approval for LTG posters. A donation of 3% to LTG will be made upon sale.
The pictures make the finish dings and dongs look worse than in real life. I wanted to be thorough and took many shots with different lighting.
Pictures at:
https://picasaweb.google.com/Daveand...bovYH_2baCkgE#
Articulate tone. Some cosmetic marks as described but it is fundamentally sound. Everything is original and in working order, and it stays in tune. The honest wear comes with the territory. It had the neck reset and a refret job last year. This guitar has absolutely no issues. The action at the 12th low e is 3/32”. It is not loud but I don’t think these were designed to be loud.
The finish is lightly flaking at several limited spots (see pictures), but the underlying wood is not gouged other than the headstock is slightly rounded a bit in places on the edge, as you can see in the pictures. The headstock veneer is curled slightly on the edges. There are two significant dings on the neck, but not in a place that affects play. There is a horizontal stand burn on the finish up the neck, and occasionally I have experienced the neck finish getting just slightly tacky in the right meteorological conditions. I am overstating the flaws in the interest of full disclosure. This guitar has been around the block but it's a fun old Guild.
Beautiful woods are totally solid, with just one slight, stable surface crack near the pickguard (please see pictures). The crack does not extend to the soundhole or to the other side of the bridge. The Luthier saw no need to cleat it or otherwise do anything to it.
It’s very fun to fool around with, although I strum/flatpick with runs mostly, and I’m not really a fingerstyler. It has a distinctive woody, ringing clear tone. I have about $1,200 into it with the new Superior case, which fits perfectly.
I had it up for sale here in 2012: http://www.letstalkguild.com/ltg/sh...1969-price-drop-again-999-incl-CONUS-shipping
(The original post includes a link to pictures).
No shipping outside the US, please. Paypal and U.S. Postal Money Orders only, please. 72 hour approval for LTG posters. A donation of 3% to LTG will be made upon sale.
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